Walt Disney World Resort celebrates American Indian culture in new gallery exhibition
“Creating Tradition: Innovation and Change in American Indian Art” debuts inside The American Adventure pavilion at Epcot LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – American Indian history...
Anishinabek Nation Citizenship Commissioner receives Order of Canada
ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (September 7, 2018)— Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Glen Hare would like to congratulate the Anishinabek Nation’s Citizenship Commissioner Jeannette Corbiere...
Traditional Nipissing First Nation Pow Wow better every year
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION—An abundance of laughter, smiling, dancing, singing, drumming, feasting and hugging took place at the Pow Wow grounds on...
TEK Elders ask Eacom to respect Anishinabek jurisdiction on aerial spraying
By Dorothee Schreiber GARDEN RIVER FIRST NATION—On August 24, the TEK Elders Group met with two representatives of Eacom Timber Corporation in Garden River First...
Aamjiwnaang First Nation gears up for 2019 Little NHL tournament
By Colin Graf AAMJIWNAANG FIRST NATION—Hosting a hockey tournament can be a big job, but when you’re hosting the Little Native Hockey League (NHL), “big”...
Opinion: Indigenous Cultural Police and Joseph Boyden
By Maurice Switzer The Indigenous Cultural Police are at it again! Their latest target is “Through Black Spruce”, a film to be premiered this coming...
Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek celebrates 31st Traditional Annual Pow Wow
By Rick Garrick BIINJITIWAABIK ZAAGING ANISHINAABEK—Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Glen Hare enjoyed participating in Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek’s (BZA) 31st Traditional Annual Pow Wow after...
Anishinabek Nation citizens honoured with an Anishinabek Lifetime Achievement Award
By Rick Garrick CHIPPEWAS OF RAMA FIRST NATION—Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek’s Timothy Hardy and Fort William First Nation’s Leonard F. Pelletier were among 11 Anishinabek Nation...
Hockey stars appear at Espanola youth camp
By Sam Laskaris ESPANOLA—A professional women’s hockey player was one of the featured instructors at a two-day girls’ camp in Espanola this past week. Kelly...
Talented Indigenous artists sing out at music festival fundraiser
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION—Kelly McLeod-Shabogesic gave a friendly greeting. “Heyaaii you made it!” to Geneviève Couchie as she walked close to the...
Kairos Blanket Exercise touches the heart of 800 youth
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—A mass Kairos Blanket Exercise (KBE) was held with about 800 youth participants on Aug. 16 during the Canadian Lutheran Anglican...
People don’t learn on stat holidays
By Maurice Switzer Each year when I was a student at Lakefield Public School, all 300 members of our student body—from kindergarten to Grade 8—had...
Bilateral technical table discusses opportunities in procurement
THUNDER BAY–The Anishinabek Nation met with representatives of the Ministry of Transportation on July 4 and 5 in Thunder Bay. Regional Deputy Grand Council Chief...
Kettle and Stoney Point First Nation conduct blanketing ceremony
KETTLE AND STONEY POINT FIRST NATION–In an emotional ceremony that was a movement by the Community of Kettle and Stoney Point First Nation (KSPFN), the...
Indigenous youth lands volleyball scholarship, gives back teaching skills camp
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY—Tessa Pizzale has graduated from being a Laker to a Panther and this August she passed along her skills and...