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...

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...

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...

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,...