Vote for Best Blues CD

David Laronde’s CD titled “Right City Wrong Town” has been nominated as BEST BLUES CD 2013 by Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards.  Now it is...

Language learners want more homework

By Margaret Hele SAULT STE. MARIE – A group of adult Anishinaabemowin learners have convinced their teacher to give them more homework. After completion of...

Youth gather for nation-building

By Kelly Crawford NIPISSING FN – The Restoration of Jurisdiction department in partnership with the Anishinabek HIV/AIDS program at the Union of Ontario Indians will...

How about Tecumseh Day?

A Niagara Falls man has launched a petition to redesignate Victoria Day as Tecumseh-Norton-Brant Day. “Its purpose is to honour all the First Peoples who...

Idle No More inspired ‘Nish boys

MONTREAL – Two Anishinabek Nation boys are winners in the 2013 Canadian Aboriginal Writing and Arts Challenge conducted by the Historica-Dominion Institute. Robert McCue, 16,...

Students learn two very important words

By Sharon Weatherall BEAUSOLEIL FN — Participants in the 4th Annual Christian Island Elementary School Pow-Wow learned two very important words in Anishinaabemowin — and...

Another award for Basil Johnston

TORONTO – Anishinaabe storyteller Basil Johnston is the 2013 recipient of the Ontario Arts Council Aboriginal Arts Award. A citizen of the Chippewas of Nawash...

Walkers pray for Georgian Bay

By Lisa Abel MUNSEE-DELAWARE NATION – Christian Island narrowly averted a state of emergency due to low water levels in Georgian Bay, Beausoleil First Nation citizen...

Crystal concert headliner

WINNIPEG – Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) is hosting live events from Winnipeg and Iqaluit on Saturday, June 22, in what is billed as Canada’s...

Teacher stronger for listening to students

By Laura Dokis NIPISSING FN – Peter Beaucage has helped hundreds of people overcome their addictions, and trained hundreds more to be effective addiction counsellors....