Dokis First Nation member provides insights on A.I. at Toronto conference
By Sam Laskaris TORONTO – When it comes to artificial intelligence (A.I.), Doug Dokis has some mixed thoughts. Dokis, who is a member of Dokis...
Enkiitmajig Wii-Aabiziitoong Anishinaabemowin comes together to grow Anishinaabemowin
By Kirk Titmuss NIPISSING FIRST NATION – Gii-skigaade shkode. The fire has been lit. The fire to revitalize and learn the traditional language of Anishinaabemowin...
Manitoulin Ice Showdown is back for 2024!
MANITOULIN ISLAND (November 24, 2023) — For the first time since 2020, the Manitoulin Ice Showdown is making a triumphant return to the ice through...
Anishinabek Nation welcomes new advisory council
ANISHINABEK NATION TERRITORY - With the goal of bringing 2SLGBTQQIA + voices to the political forefront, the Anishinabek Nation Nation 2SLGBTQQIA+ Advisory Council was formed....
Dokis member offers thoughts of economic reconciliation at Toronto conference
By Sam Laskaris TORONTO – Karen Restoule believes it is time for change. Restoule, a member of Dokis First Nation in Northern Ontario, shared her...
Noojmawing Sookatagaing Ontario Health Team a voice for citizens
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — An Indigenous Service Providers Showcase and Leadership Session was hosted by the Noojmawing Sookatagaing (Healing Working Together) Ontario Health...
ABPA responds to the Liberal Government’s Announcement of a National Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program
ROBINSON-SUPERIOR TREATY AND FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION TERRITORY, THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO (November 22, 2023) - This week, the Liberal government announced the next steps for...
Bull offers insights into national Indigenous procurement mandate
By Sam Laskaris TORONTO – The federal government has had a mandated commitment to have at least five per cent of its contracts awarded to...
Mikinakoos Children’s Fund launches $15,000 fundraiser for GivingTuesday
THUNDER BAY (November 22, 2023) — Mikinakoos Children's Fund, an Indigenous children’s charity providing essentials to youth in remote First Nations in Northwestern Ontario, is...
Buffy Sainte-Marie Statement of Response to CBC’s The Fifth Estate
TORONTO (NOVEMBER 23, 2023) — I want to begin by thanking the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for the honour. As one of...
Fort William launches National Addictions Awareness Week with information sessions
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION — Fort William launched National Addictions Awareness Week with presentations on Naloxone usage and the Good Samaritan Act,...
Lakehead University students connect with Indigenous culture and community through ribbon skirt-making
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Lakehead University’s Indigenous Student Services Centre held a Ribbon Skirt Making Workshop for students on Nov. 18 at the...
Book review: Inventing the Thrifty Gene: The Science of Settler Colonialism
Reviewed by Karl Hele Travis Hay’s Inventing the Thrifty Gene: The Science of Settler Colonialism is a wondrous exploration of the bonds between settler colonialism and...
Curve Lake member appointed to Ontario Arts Council
By Sam Laskaris CURVE LAKE FIRST NATION – Missy Knott already had a rather busy life, but when an offer came her way earlier this...
Biigtigong Nishnaabeg lawyer talks treaties during Treaties Recognition Week
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Biigtigong Nishnaabeg’s Nicole Richmond recently delivered presentations on the history of treaties and treaty relationships during Treaties Recognition Week...