Late Water Walker Josephine Mandamin inducted into Thunder Bay’s Women’s History Month exhibit
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY— The late Water Walker Josephine Mandamin was recognized on Oct. 31 as one of four new inductees to the City...
Book Review: Nibi Emosaawdang/The Water Walker
By Kelly Crawford The book, Nibi Emosaawdang/The Water Walker, is the story of Nokomis Josephine-ba Mandamin’s universally recognized fight to protect the water. This story...
Beading artisan crafts to remember Indigenous veterans
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY— An Anishinaabekwe artisan from Nipissing First Nation can hardly keep up with the demand for her beautiful, beaded poppy...
Teach your children
*Previously published in the North Grenville Times on November 14, 2018. By David Shanahan We have just marked a special Remembrance Day: the 100th anniversary...
Anishinabek Nation celebrates fourth Treaties Recognition Week
CHIPPEWAS OF THE THAMES FIRST NATION (November 4, 2019) – The Anishinabek Nation kicked off the fourth Treaties Recognition Week by hosting Treaty Education Sessions...
Indigenous youth art activation at the Royal Ontario Museum
By Brian Wright-McLeod TORONTO— It’s a special initiative to have a youth-led, contemporary, and collaborative art piece set for permanent display in a renowned museum...
Medicine walk enriches cultural knowledge for participants of environment conference
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — A group of Northern Ontario First Nations Environment Conference participants recently learned about traditional medicines during a medicine walk...