‘Brain Gains’ session helps individuals with FASD
SHEGUINDAH FIRST NATION — Aaron Bowerman Right to Play Coordinator at Sheguiandah First Nation hosted Anishinabek Nation Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Worker Laura Liberty and...
Petahtegoose is home at last
A final blast of arctic air could not combat the warming thermal spirits of family and friends, including Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee...
Family Wellness Day in Scugog
March is a great time of year for family fun and activities to engage all community members. During the March break one of our Anishinabek...
Nipissing First Nation woman to receive kidney from Manitoba cousin next week
Nipissing First Nation citizen Mary Beaucage is scheduled to receive a kidney from her cousin next week. See the full CBC story here http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/manitoba-s-janice-pulak-donates-kidney-to-ontario-cousin-mary-beaucage-1.2998055...
‘No Shame, No Blame’ FASD conference aims to bring awareness
By Leslie Knibbs SERPENT RIVER – The North Shore Tribal Council (NSTC) held its fifth annual Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Conference at the Serpent River...
Creating our Feast Bundles
Students attending the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder program at Anishinabek Educational Institute participate in a workshop titled “Creating our Feast Bundles” with Lake Huron FASD...
Looking after Abinoojiinhswi Nibi – our birth waters
WHITEFISH RIVER FIRST NATION – “As women we play a vital role to ensure our waters are kept clean and pure, this also includes the...
University of Ottawa welcomes prospective students to Aboriginal Medicine Program
By Greg Macdougall OTTAWA – This Saturday, February 21, Aboriginal high school students will participate in the Mini Medical program put on by the Aboriginal...
Supporting children to achieve their dreams
WIKWEMIKONG -Special education resource teachers and education assistants gathered at Wasse-Abin Pontiac School in Wikwemikong Jan 28. to learn classroom interventions in support of children...
Nipissing University awarded grant to improve mental health supports
NORTH BAY – Nipissing University is launching a new project to improve counseling services for Aboriginal students. The project, titled Strengthening Campus Mental Health Supports,...
Gage D’Amour pouch for FASD workshops
By Lynda Banning, Union of Ontario Indians FASD worker – Superior Region With Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, it’s a good time to...
Kina Gbezhgomi opens urban office, work continues on becoming a child welfare agency
By Laura E. Young SUDBURY- In every marathon there are key moments en route to the finish line. Kina Gbezhgomi Child and Family Services celebrated...
Beauty for Ashes program a first for North Shore
By Laura E Young “To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes . . .” – Isaiah 61:3...
Book explores Canada’s indigenous health situation
Reviewed by Johanna Lazore Of all the issues affecting Indigenous lives in Canada, our dismal health status is the one that seems to be the...
Sisters host ‘Toxic Tours’ of their home in Canada’s Chemical Valley
By Rick Garrick Two Aamjiwnaang sisters — former Green Teens — are hosting toxic tours of Canada’s Chemical Valley, which includes 63 petrochemical plants located...