Sacred corn husk dolls bring remembrance, support to Indigenous child and family services in Ontario
By Laura E. Young SUDBURY – Delicate yet packing significance that belies their size, the sacred travelling Corn Husk dolls are more than just exquisite...
2022 Governor General’s Literary Award winner Eli Baxter highlights how Indigenous knowledge holders will be teaching others
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — 2022 Governor General’s Literary Award winner Eli Baxter highlighted how Indigenous knowledge holders will be teaching others during his...
Style and compassion at Anishwe
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY — Anishwe is a way of being: a shop in North Bay; a design studio with designer clothing and...
Beausoleil First Nation Anishinaabekwe lends a helping hand in Central America
By Johnny Hawke PANAJACHEL, GUATEMALA – A Beausoleil First Nation community member is helping to empower Indigenous children in Guatemala by volunteering through Fundamaya, a...
New book announcement: Heart Berry Bling
Written by the award-winning co-author of the bestselling picture book I Am Not a Number. VANCOUVER — On a visit to her granny, Maggie is...
Formal statement regarding appropriation of Mother Earth Water Walk and Josephine (Biidaasige)-ba Mandamin’s legacy
TURTLE ISLAND (December 27, 2022) – This statement is written on behalf of the late Grandmother Water Walker Josephine (Biidaasige)-Ba Mandamin’s Estate and a group...
Nipissing First Nation Anishinaabekwe brings compassionate knowledge and healing in a pandemic world
NIPISSING FIRST NATION — Michèle J. Chrétien, Shawanoong Noongoose Kwe (Southern Star Woman), attended an in-person graduation ceremony on Oct. 27 and was honoured as...
Political Quarterly Update: Fall 2022
The fall season is upon us with a full gust of activities over the past season. Many communities have spent time during the past months...
Laurentian University mini pow wow an opportunity to share and learn about Indigenous culture
By Rick Garrick SUDBURY — Laurentian University Indigenous Student Affairs Mini Pow Wow Head Dancers Melanie Roque and Paskwa Lightning enjoyed sharing their culture on...
Dream comes true for Fort William First Nation Elder
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION — Fort William Elder Rita Fenton recalled how in 2012, she first dreamt about The Healing Place, which...
Nimosôm “my grandfather,” documentary premieres at the imagineNATIVE Film Festival
By Rick Garrick KEHEWIN CREE NATION — Nimosôm “my grandfather,” a short documentary that premiered at the imagineNATIVE Film Festival on Oct. 19, highlights the...
Retaining Anishinaabe language and culture under the Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement key focus of virtual conference
By Rick Garrick ANISHINABEK NATION TERRITORY – Anishinaabemowin words associated with traditional tasks, a virtual reality Anishinaabemowin teaching tool and an Anishinaabemowin language nest were...
Incarceration rates are still increasing: is the criminal justice system, restorative justice, and Gladue working?
ANISHINABEK NATION TERRITORY— The Anishinabek Nation Legal Department continues to host its United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) Act virtual engagement...
Canada-New Zealand collaboration on Indigenous trade issues and inter-governmental a powerful catalyst for change
By Rick Garrick NEW ZEALAND — Waubetek Business Development Corporation’s Dawn Madahbee Leach shared Waubetek’s model with the Māori during a late August visit to...
Nipissing First Nation celebrates 34th Annual Traditional Pow Wow
By Kelly Anne Smith GARDEN VILLAGE— Nipissing First Nation 34th Annual Traditional Pow Wow, Nishnaabe Mshkiki Emiikshkaagyand “The Medicine that connects us all”, welcomed crowds...