The hilariously honest depictions of Indians in NBC’s Parks and Recreation
By Keith Corbiere In April of 2009, a show began to air on NBC called Parks and Recreation, also commonly referred to as “Parks and...
1,050 Christmas wishes fulfilled for babies, children and youth in care in Thunder Bay area
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — The 11th annual Dilico Anishinabek Family Care Christmas Wish Bag Campaign has filled about 1,050 bags of gifts for...
Chapman’s Gas Bar Christmas Craft Sale success grows as shoppers embrace Christmas spirit
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION — The Chapman’s Gas Bar Christmas Crafts Sale was a hit with artists, craftspeople and customers on the...
The Spirit of Giving makes the season merry and bright
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY— Presents are heaped under the 10 trees in the atrium of the Ministry of Government Services building and public...
Anishinaabe videographer brings to life the stories of Matawa First Nation citizens
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Long Lake #58’s Sterling Finlayson recently captured stories from Matawa First Nation citizens about their lives on the land...
‘Twas the night before Christmas
By Maurice Switzer (With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore) ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the House not a creature was stirring,...
Imagery speaks to culture and resilience, the art of Jay Soule
By Brian Wright-McLeod TORONTO— The Idle No More movement was a high-water mark for contemporary Indigenous activism across Canada. It was also the catalyst for...
Indigenous filmmaker shoots first feature-length film in Anishinaabemowin
By Rick Garrick KITIGAN ZIBI ANISHINABEG — Indigenous filmmaker and artist Caroline Monnet recently returned to her mother’s community of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg in Quebec...
Letter to the editor: Open letter to the Anishinabek Nation
My name is Chantal Dostaler, I am 11th generation French-Canadian. I likely have Ojibwe Ancestry. This isn’t something I can currently substantiate, I feel it...
‘Inclusion and welcoming of our northern neighbours to Thunder Bay is not a difficult decision,’ says ORIGIN owner
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — ORIGIN owner Melissa Hardy-Giles was pleased to co-sponsor a Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce Lunch and Learn with Wake...
New magazine promises to empower Indigenous women
By Brian Wright-McLeod TORONTO— In October, the Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) launched the inaugural edition of their biannual official publication, She is Wise. The...
‘Our governance is our way of life,’ says Anishinabek Nation Kwe-Wuk Council Member, Marina Plain
By Cindy Males AAMJIWNAANG FIRST NATION – As a member of the Anishinabek Nation Kwe-wuk Advisory Council, Marina Plain is looking forward to the upcoming...
Over 200 classes worldwide participate in Junior Water Walkers initiative inspired by Late Josephine Mandamin
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — The elementary school teacher whose students developed the Junior Water Walkers initiative after meeting with the later Water Walker...
‘The voice of the people is what I carry,’ says Michipicoten Gimaa Kwe on the Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement
By Cindy Males SUDBURY – Michipicoten First Nation Gimaa Kwe Patricia Tangie believes Anishinabek First Nations must work together if they are to remain strong...
Anishinabek Nation Regional Deputy Grand Council Chief visits Navajo Nation
From November 17-20, I travelled to Window Rock, Arizona, capital of the Navajo Nation, on behalf of the Anishinabek Nation along with other Anishinabek Nation...