Aanmitaagzi’s Mkomiiwi fascinates huge crowd at Ice Follies 2020
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY—Slowly the creatures emerged from the pressure cracks jutting out of frozen Lake Nipissing. They danced about as Nipissing First...
Status quo not working for the health of First Nations people
“Our stories are so out of norm and removed from others experience that those others have a hard time believing that these things could happen. ...
Training with Anishinabek Nation researchers
By Laurie Leclair Over the years, the Anishinabek Nation has recognized the need for specific claims research training within the communities. Although there is no...
Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief statement on coronavirus disease pandemic
ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (March 12, 2020) – Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Glen Hare states that the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the...
LNHL 2020 Tournament Update – Cancelled
NIPISSING FIRST NATION (March 12, 2020) – At 9:30 a.m. today, a conference call was held between the Little NHL Executive and host committee members...
Anishinaabe artist finds healing through artwork
By Colin Graf AAMJIWNAANG FIRST NATION— It took a lot of nudging and encouragement from family and friends to get Jill Joseph started down the...
Anishinaabe storyteller film cradles the heart
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY— At the screening of his film, Cradling the Heart: An Anishinaabek Creation Story, Terry Dokis asked the full lecture...
LNHL 2020 tournament to proceed as planned
March 9, 2020 – At 4:30 p.m. today, a conference call was held between the Little NHL Executive, host committee members from Nipissing First Nation...
Changing the language around FASD will help people live with their strengths and challenges
By Laura E. Young SUDBURY – Victim. Villain. A lifelong sentence. These are words and negative perceptions that people working in the field of Fetal...
Nipissing First Nation youth intern goes to Peru
By Summer Fisher NIPISSING FIRST NATION— Nipissing First Nation youth Summer Fisher was accepted into an International Aboriginal Youth Internship with Canada World Youth, to...
Indigenous multidisciplinary artist to host 13th Annual Outside Looking In Gala in Toronto this Spring
By Rick Garrick NORTH BAY — Indigenous multidisciplinary artist Tamara Podemski is looking forward to hosting the 13th Annual Outside Looking In Gala on May...
Anishinabek vote on Governance Agreement
ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (March 6, 2020) – The work we are doing is the building of the Anishinabek Nation Naaknigewin – our Naaknigewin. This...
Sarnia City Council adopts a land declaration to be spoken before each Council meeting
By Colin Graf SARNIA— With guidance from a committee with members from three area First Nations, Sarnia City Council here has adopted a land declaration...
First Nations call for Ontario commitment to meaningful engagement on Great Lakes
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY— Dokis First Nation academics are among the authors of a study calling for a strong commitment from Ontario for...
Keeping them safe, bringing them home: Heritage and burials protocols and community involvement
By Laurie Leclair Many of the participants in the Heritage and Burials consultations shared stories about their own experiences with repatriation. There were similarities throughout,...