Contest winner contributes to big change for First Nation
By Jamie Lee McKenzie KEBAOWEK FIRST NATION – With a lot of community support, a big change is happening to Eagle Village First Nation. After...
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”...