A sweet business on Christian Island
By Sharon Weatherall BEAUSOLEIL FN –Ted Marsden went back to his roots when he started producing maple sugar this year. The Christian Island man is...
‘The Orenda’ tells some tough history
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY – Pic River’s Russell Twance hopes Joseph Boyden’s bestselling The Orenda” will lead to improved relations between First Nations...
Jiibay helps illustrate choices
By Christine Smith McFarlane TORONTO – Chad Solomon, the creator of the graphic novel series “Rabbit and Bear Paws”, introduced a new puppet character to...
‘Tribe’ breaking through at Junos
By Marci Becking OTTAWA – Ian Campeau, aka DeeJayNDN and one-third A Tribe Called Red, says that being nominated for the Juno Awards’ Breakthrough Group...
Bannock one of Canadore’s winning ingredients
By Emma Williams NORTH BAY – Canadore College Culinary Arts students have been cooking up a storm by serving dishes with a First Nations flavour....
Book Review: Inside look at foster care
Tara was born in a remote fly-in First Nation community. As an infant, she was deceptively removed from her 15-year-old birth mother by the “authorities”...
Art class gets important lesson in beadwork
By Barb Nahwegahbow TORONTO – Art students got a different perspective about beads from a February presentation at OCAD (Ontario College and Design) University. An...