Sagamok Anishnawbek show strength and unity as they walk for addiction awareness
By Leslie Knibbs SAGAMOK ANISHNAWBEK FIRST NATION—On November 3, Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation held their first annual walk and rally to recognize National Aboriginal Addiction...
Research points to the need for a Northern Centre of Excellence for Addiciton and Mental Health in Thunder Bay
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—The need for a Northern Centre of Excellence for Addiction and Mental Health was among the findings of a recently released...
Indigenous Interprofessional Primary Care Team to offer traditional programs to support First Nations
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY—Indigenous peoples in the Nipissing-Timiskaming region will have access to a full range of health care services now that an...
Aamjiwnaang First Nation environmental activist teams up with University of Toronto researchers
By Colin Graf AAMJIWNAANG FIRST NATION—Environmental activist Vanessa Gray is teaming up with researchers from the University of Toronto (U of T) to create new...
Anishinabek keynote speakers bring cultural conceptualizations of wellness at FASD forum
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—Pays Plat’s Christopher Mushquash and Wiikwemkoong’s Lisa Bishop were among the presenters at the Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) FASD (Fetal...
Uncertainty remains as cannabis legislation comes into effect
By Jennifer Pereira PICKEREL–Medical marijuana dispensaries have been cropping up in Anishinabek territory over the past few months in anticipation of the federal marijuana legislation....
Fifth annual recovery event rocks Thunder Bay
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—Fort William Chief Peter Collins says the Thunder Bay Drug Strategy’s Fifth Annual Rockin’ Recovery event, held Sept. 5 at Marina...