Canada and Ontario advance reconciliation with historic apologies to the seven Williams Treaties First Nations communities
RAMA, ON (November 17, 2018) /CNW/ – Today, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and the Honourable Greg Rickford, Minister of Indigenous Affairs...
Anishinabek Nation Chiefs seek to move governance ratification vote to late 2019
By Marci Becking LITTLE CURRENT – Anishinabek Nation Chiefs-in-Assembly met in Little Current on November 14-15 and have directed the Restoration of Jurisdiction department at...
Buffy Sainte-Marie visits the Toronto International Festival of Authors
By Christine Miskonoodinkwe- Smith TORONTO—A captivated audience learned how the collaboration of the authorized biography came about between author Andrea Warner and singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie...
Anishinabek Nation leadership oppose Canada’s Indigenous Rights Framework
ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (November 16, 2018)—The Anishinabek Nation Chiefs-in-Assembly unanimously oppose and reject the federal government’s Indigenous Rights Framework. The Anishinabek Nation leadership join...
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...
Biidaaban Kinoomaagegamik School garden grows kindness
By Leslie Knibbs SAGAMOK ANISHNAWBEK FIRST NATION— On October 25, a dedication of the ‘Kindness Rock Garden’ took place at Biidaaban Kinoomaagegamik School in Sagamok...
4th Annual Indigenous & Ingenious promises another stellar Show & Sale
TORONTO–Distinctly, uniquely Indigenous works by 18 talented artists, artisans and designers will be showcased and available for sale in Toronto at Indigenous & Ingenious on...
Wiikwemkoong High School robotics team head to FIRST Robotics Competition in the new year
By Rick Garrick WIIKWEMKOONG UNCEDED TERRITORY—The Wiikwemkoong High School robotics team is looking forward to another year of FIRST Robotics Competitions beginning in the new...
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 Nation leadership honour Warriors on Remembrance Day
ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (November 9, 2018)— Remembrance Day is a time dedicated to honour and remember the members of armed forces – the husbands,...
Interpreting the interpreters: a treaty week challenge
By Laurie E. Leclair In the nineteenth century, treaty diplomacy between the Crown and a First Nation usually followed a specific pattern: several months, maybe...
Land for goods: the Crawford Purchases
By Dr. David Shanahan At the end of the American War of Independence, large numbers of white settlers who had remained loyal to Britain, as...
Four Nations Alliance Belt: A lesson in Indigenous Diplomacy
By Laurie E. Leclair The “Four Nations Alliance Belt” can be found in the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford England under the accession number 1896.7.1. It...
The accidental treaties
By Dr. David Shanahan Treaties are important documents. They deserve careful consideration. However, in a couple of weeks in 1836, one man, without any formal...