Artist beads good intentions into Treaty of Niagara Belt reproduction
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION— As a youth, Amanda Bellefeuille remembers drawing in school and in her bedroom late at night when she...
Online healing circle reconnects participants in isolation during COVID-19
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Red Rock Indian Band’s Ron Kanutski is now hosting his long-running Sister Margaret Smith Centre Healing Circle through the...
A visit with Dr. Neal Ferris at Sustainable Archaeology
By Laurie Leclair In 1975, the province of Ontario passed the Ontario Heritage Act designed to give municipal and provincial governments the power to protect...
Chippewas of the Thames First Nation art fair organizers hope to inspire youth in artistic entrepreneurship
By Colin Graf DESHKAN ZIIBING (CHIPPEWAS OF THE THAMES FIRST NATION)— Plans are still underway to help encourage would-be artistic entrepreneurs in Chippewas of the...
Aamjiwnaang Heritage & Culture: E’Maawizidijig help community members learn about dodem identity
By Colin Graf AAMJIWNAANG FIRST NATION— To find out who you are, you need to find out where and who you came from— that was...
Visit to the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation
By Laurie Leclair M’CHIGEENG FIRST NATION— Founded in 1974 with a mandate to preserve and renew Anishinabek culture, language, arts, traditions and spirituality for the...
Nipissing First Nation Chief uses isolation period to channel creativity to share with all
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION— Scott McLeod, Nipissing First Nation (NFN) Chief and Anishinabek Nation Lake Huron Regional Chief, is doing his best...