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,...
Chief addresses club ‘elders’
By Maurice Switzer Speaking to an audience he described as “Elders in your community”, Chief Isadore Day told members of the North Bay and District...
Teachers give top marks to Rabbit and Bear Paws
TORONTO – Anishinabek author and children’s educator Chad Solomon has won the 2013 Children’s Literature Award sponsored by the Elementary Federation Teachers of Ontario (EFTO)....
Research investigates loss of languages
VANCOUVER – Simon Fraser University researcher Marianne Ignace is leading a new initiative aimed at saving the region’s indigenous languages and the heritage they help...
Medicines everywhere we walk
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FN – Traditional healers once travelled for years to trade medicines and learn from one another on the slopes of...
Book review: Planet problems
By Laura Dokis Ruby Bloom begins to amass a “galaxy” of planets when her grandfather gives her an unexpected gift. Her relationships with her mother...
The genius of Morriseau
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY – The significance of Norval Morrisseau’s art is still not fully recognized in Canada even though his work has been...
From Garden River to Paris, France
By Kathleen Imbert PARIS – Janice Toulouse was not competing for the yellow sweater in the Tour de France annual bicycle race, but she was...
Wagamese wins another prize
OTTAWA – Richard Wagamese is one of the first winners of the Burt Awards for First Nations, Metis and Inuit literature. Wagamese, an Ojibway from...
Royal Proclamation 250th anniversary commemoration to include book launch of ‘Nation to Nation’
UOI OFFICES – Monday, October 7, 2013 marks the 250th anniversary of the issuing of the Royal Proclamation under the authority of King George III....