Three business entrepreneurs closer to realizing dreams
By Colin Graf AAMJIWNAANG FIRST NATION— Three local entrepreneurs are a little closer to realizing their dreams after winning a business pitch competition in Aamjiwnaang...
6 tasks you can do to support the “6(1)a All the Way!” Campaign
Submitted by Lynn Gehl There are six tasks that you can do to support the “6(1)a All the Way!” Campaign: 1.) E-mail or telephone Prime...
Sudbury, Ontario, author releases book on Chapleau, Ontario, Residential Schools
Submitted by William McLeod William E. “Bill” McLeod has just released his 408-page book “St. John’s (Anglican) Residential Schools, Chapleau, Ontario, 1907 to 1948.” Like...
Autumn Peltier appointed Anishinabek Nation Chief Water Commissioner
ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (April 26, 2019)— Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Glen Hare is pleased to announce that the new Anishinabek Nation Chief Water...
‘We lived in fear. We were not able to sleep,’ recalls Kashechewan First Nation evacuee
Submitted by Aimee Williams This is my story. I grew up in Kashechewan First Nation near James Bay in Northern Ontario, along the northern shore...
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender donates over $25,000 to benefit Thunder Bay area children
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—A donation of about $24,720 by Pittsburg Penguins goalie Matt Murray and the upcoming Mazinaajim Children’s Foundation 3rd Annual Dare to...
Dancing with ancestors to take back the land
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY—Dancer/choreographer Christine Friday first dazzled with a live dance performance and then through film where she stunned the audience with...
Wiikwemkoong Robotics Team heading to World Championships in Detroit, Michigan
WIIKWEMKOONG, MANITOULIN ISLAND (April 23, 2019) -The Wiikwemkoong Robotics Team 5672 have been successful in achieving the financial support they needed to attend the FIRST...
Kettle and Stony Point First Nation musical duo win big in Tennesee
By Colin Graf CHIPPEWAS OF KETTLE AND STONY POINT FIRST NATION— After only a year as musicians, two brothers from Kettle and Stony Point First Nation...
Book Review: The Marrow Thieves
Reviewed by Shirley Honyust/ Yenatli:yo A celebratory book launch was held on March 4 to herald the acquisition of a new book by the London...
Elders in the Classroom
By Margaret Hele SAULT STE. MARIE—The “Elders in the Classroom” program, which commenced last year in Public Schools of Sault Ste. Marie, was so well...
Hanzlik hoping to help Sudbury Lady Wolves to national title
By Sam Laskaris NIPISSING FIRST NATION—An Indigenous goaltender will be among those hoping to lead a Sudbury girls’ hockey team to a national title on...
Historic Niijaansinaanik agency to protect Indigenous children
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION—A newly independent Indigenous child and family protection service celebrated with a Spring Forward Ceremony and a new name....
‘We need Indigenous students to understand that they have more choice,’ says Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation’s Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux spoke about reconciliation and the opportunity for employers to make a positive change...
Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Glen Hare cautiously hopeful following release of 2019 Ontario Budget
ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (April 15, 2019)—The 2019 Ontario Budget: Protecting What Matters Most sets a tone of system changes and investments to a healthier...