Book review: Land Too Good For Indians – Northern Indian Removal
Reviewed by Karl Hele Land Too Good For Indians offers the reader an examination of northern Indian removal that has largely escaped mainstream memory. Thus...
The ‘Site Specific’ art and politics of Aylan Couchie
By Catherine Murton Stoehr NORTH BAY – Nipissing University doesn’t host a lot of speakers who get quoted in the New York Times but last...
Long Lake drum group getting ready to travel with new songs
By Rick Garrick Long Lake #58’s Young Crew drum group of nine young drummers are enjoying the opportunity to learn new songs and travel to...
Healing through the arts with Maaniihs
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY – After giving an opening smudge for the Healing Through the Arts workshop, Maaniihs Mary Pheasant exclaimed, “My name...
First Nations beware of human traffickers
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION – Young women thrown overboard Great Lake ships after sexual abuse. Women trapped in relationships. Gangs targeting vulnerable...
The Ribbon Skirt: Symbol of surviving cultural genocide
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION – Hearing her mother’s wisdom, Tala Tootoosis became brutally honest about her own path – began to...
Giipkinaagewin! Bingo held to promote Anishinaabemowin
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION – Dabbers were raised and ready for the first ball to be called in the packed Nbissing Secondary...
Threading what reconciliation means to them
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY – The creation of artwork from the printed pages of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was...
Nipissing University President to shape National Reconciliation Council
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY – Nipissing University President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Mike DeGagné has been appointed to form Canada’s new National Council on...
Two artists, one message
By Barb Nahwegahbow TORONTO – Two Anishinawbe artists had a very successful showing of their work last month at the First Unitarian Congregation Art Gallery...
The Reconciliation Manifesto: Debunking Nice Canadian Myths and Moving Forward
By Erica Commanda In the words of Arthur Manuel, “to truly reconcile Aboriginal and Crown title, Canada and the provinces would first have to recognize...
Chapman’s Gas Bar Christmas Craft Sale ‘booming’
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION—A variety of historical necklaces created by Wiikwemkoong’s Teresa Trudeau were among the arts and crafts on sale at...
Red Drum Motorcycle club raises awareness on National Day of Remembrance
By Kathleen Imbert WIKWEMIKOONG TERRITORY – Naandwechige-Gamig Wikwemikong Health Center’s lodge welcomed unexpected attenders to the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against...
Anishinaabay Inngohnigaywin
By Eli Baxter Anishinaabay Innagohnigaywin Indian Act Anishinaabay Innagohnigaywin kaween geeabachichigaatayzinoon. Anishinaabay Law was not used. Weenawa peewatayg ogeeozhitoonawaa. They, the visitors, are the ones...
Neechee Studio Illustration workshop a hit
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY – The Nov. 18 Neechee Studio Illustration workshop was a hit with a group of Fort William community members at...