Andrea takes her heritage onto the ice

By Maurice Switzer NIPISSING FN – Andrea Goulais incorporates her First Nations heritage into her figure skating routine, as well as her skating regalia. The...

Moose hide bags will outlive buyers

  By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY – Fort William’s Raili Saarinen cannot keep up with the demand for his Raali Alexander line of hand-sewn and...

Puppet play stars Rabbit & Bear Paws

PETERBOROUGH – Rabbit and Bear Paws are expanding their comic adventures off the printed page. Chad Solomon’s familiar graphic novel characters are the stars of...

Wild rice weapon in food war

By Jennifer Sinclair Food has long been used as a weapon against First Nations. Hunger and malnourishment are powerful tools — strong enough to make...

Wild rice tasty….but not dry!

By Maurice Switzer TORONTO – It might not have been as flashy as the $75,000 casting pond, or the young woman who was sculpting animal...