Books: The challenge of living in two worlds
By Shelley J. Pearen “Balancing Two Worlds: Jean-Baptiste Assiginack and the Odawa Nation, 1768-1866” is a new book published by Dr. Cecil King, an Odawa...
Book review: Mi’kmaq persistence
By Karl Hele No Need of a Chief for This Band is an excellent examination of federal attempts to replace Mi’kmaq governance with an imposed...
Rabbit and Bear Paws
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Dibaajmowin
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Book review: Treaty insight
“Four Voices” reveals the innermost thoughts of the people who assembled 150 years ago to negotiate the future of Manitoulin Island. This book brings to...
Many forks in this road
By Laura Dokis The journey from the first chapter to the last takes many “forks in the road” and despite the fact that the story...
Good food is good medicine
By Perry McLeod-Shabogesic SUDBURY –The Shkagamik-Kwe Health Centre (SKHC) believes that good food is good medicine. In operation since 1998 promoting the integration of traditional...
Early Anishinaabe had their own ‘powerpoint’
By Sharon Weatherall ORILLIA –John Snake says writing symbols on birchbark scrolls was like “powerpoint” to early Anishinaabe people, who told their stories orally, and...
Anishinabek art on display at third Biindigen Arts Festival
By Barb Nahwegahbow SUTTON, ON – Suzanne Smoke has a mission. “I just want to showcase Aboriginal people as the magnificent people that we are,...
Shania turns tragedy into triumph
By Barb Nahwegahbow TORONTO –Shania Tabobondung packs a powerful punch in her short film, My Story. Just nine minutes long, My Story screened Oct. 18...
Ceremony starts Highway 69 talks
By Jennifer Ashawasegai – SHAWANAGA FN – A ceremony was held to re-open negotiations with the Ministry of Transportation regarding the twinning of Highway 69....
‘Tree of life’ stood out in the crowd
By Marci Becking KLEINBURG, ON – Donald Chretien’s “Tree of Life” beamed like a spotlight through the crowd of people parading past exhibits at an...
Send your masterpiece to the Kids’ Fish Art Contest
Calling all kids! Grab your paints and pencil crayons. The Kids’ Fish Art Contest is back. This annual contest, sponsored by the Ministry of Natural...
Glasses focus on charity
VANCOUVER – Claudia Alan Inc. – a fashion house focusing on the creation of specialty accessory programs – is donating an estimated $80,000 from sales...
Indian ‘performers’ not just stereotypes
By Karl Hele Linda Scarangella McNenly examines Native performers’ involvement in both the original Wild West shows, undertaken by the likes of Buffalo Bill Cody,...