Pic Mobert cultural centre
By Rick Garrick MOBERT—The grand opening of Pic Mobert’s new Cultural Centre featured the recognition of a former trading post master who assisted community members...
Young leaders show projects at provincial Heritage Fair
By Barb Nahwegahbow TORONTO—At six feet tall or thereabouts, 13-year-old Shade Kaiser, citizen of M’Chigeeng First Nation is a striking figure in his dance regalia....
The best in Indigenous writing gather for a weekend of fine literature
By Christine Smith McFarlane TORONTO—Topics which include Cultural Preservation through Story; Fiction and Non Fiction as Tools for Survival featuring Leanne Simpson, Lee Maracle, and...
Opening the Doors to Dialogue Visits Nogojiwanong
By Julie Kapyrka NOGOJIWANONG (Peterborough) – Residential school survivors, intergenerational survivors, Church representatives, and members of the general public came together at the Nogojiwanong Friendship...
From shoebox to website: Dominic Beaudry named education person of distinction
By Laura E. Young SUDBURY– It all began with Dominic Beaudry’s Grandmother Mary, his family’s first historian. She kept a diary of the events in...
Sacred Walk to save a Sacred Site
By Suzanne Keeptwo OTTAWA—Anishinaabe/Algonquin Elders were joined by 600 supporters, including Christian groups, Muslim families, academics, labour unions, historians, and environmentalists to “walk in solidarity”...
Raising the Nipissing First Nation Flag—soon once and for all
By Kelly Ann Smith NORTH BAY—Satisfaction and gratification were evident on the faces of members of Nipissing First Nation as they watched Chief Scott McLeod,...