Anishinaabemowin shown love in Little Current
By Kirk Titmuss WEWEBJIWANG, LITTLE CURRENT FIRST NATION – Youth are the future to the revival of Anishinaabemowin. That conclusion was evident during the Zaagitoodaa...
Matawa Health Co-operative youth pow wow brings together youth and youth-at-heart
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — The Matawa Health Co-operative hosted the Youth Powwow during the Tournament of Hope and it was a hit with...
Sheguiandah member tops Indigenous music charts with song titled The Flood
By Sam Laskaris TORONTO – Graeme Jonez has fulfilled a dream most musicians dream of – having a Number 1 hit. Jonez, a member of...
Cultural teachings for children in Kelsey Borgford’s, What’s in a Bead?
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION - A colourful new book will have children reading about close family relationships, the art of beading in...
Concert series to make a return in Fort William First Nation this summer
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM — Crossroad Music owner Steve Lalonde is looking forward to the second year of a summer concert series featuring Indigenous...
Passing on the knowledge of traditional lacrosse stick-making
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM — Fort William’s Traditional Lacrosse Stick Making Workshop, held March 18-22 at the Fort William First Nation Gymnasium, was a...
Action and positive change: the pathway forward to address Indigenous racism in health sector
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Serpent River’s Isaac Murdoch stressed the importance of focusing on action and positive change during his March 18 presentation...
Singing and dancing brings healing and positive energy at the Minweyaang Round Dance
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION—Nbiising Secondary School in Nipissing First Nation was the venue for the annual Minweyaang Round Dance on Saturday, March...
Lakehead University kicks off pow wow trail with 34th Annual Indigenous Cultural Traditions Club Powwow
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Lakehead University’s 34th Annual Indigenous Cultural Traditions Club Powwow was a success with about 11 drums, more than 200...
Sublime poetry by Nbisiing youth in Once the Smudge is Lit
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION— Two creative youths have written the book of poems Once the Smudge is Lit, revealing intimate portraits of...
Biigtigong Nishnaabeg artist reclaims language through art workshops
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Biigtigong Nishnaabeg artist Joshua LeClair’s experience of being adopted into a Sámi family while studying at the University of...
Indigenous theatre production takes the stage at Magnus Theatre in Thunder Bay
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Audiences are enjoying Magnus Theatre’s production of Indigenous playwright Falen Johnson’s Two Indians play about two cousins reuniting in...
Fort William Keewaytinook Internet High School Classroom to host variety of events in January and February
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM — The Fort William Keewaytinook Internet High School (KiHS) Classroom is holding a variety of events during January and February,...
Biigtigong Nishnaabeg Elder performs during Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra’s Symphony Sing-Along concert
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Biigtigong Nishnaabeg Elder Beatrice Twance-Hynes enjoyed performing the Asemaa’Kwe Song with about 450 Lakehead Public Schools students during the...
Anishinaabe Elder shares teachings on naming ceremonies
By Sam Laskaris NIPISSING FIRST NATION – It took Perry McLeod-Shabogesic about two decades to receive his spirit name. But now, McLeod-Shabogesic, a member of...