Little NHL set to be a record-breaking event
By Sam Laskaris MISSISSAUGA – Though it is still a couple of weeks away, officials for this year’s Little Native Hockey League tournament already know...
Housing has to meet the needs of the occupant
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY – Adaptive Housing and Architecture Planning were among the 18 workshops presented at the First Nations Housing Conference, held Feb....
The ‘Site Specific’ art and politics of Aylan Couchie
By Catherine Murton Stoehr NORTH BAY – Nipissing University doesn’t host a lot of speakers who get quoted in the New York Times but last...
Enjoying Family Day out on the ice
By Leslie Knibbs SAGAMOK ANISHNAWBEK – Family Day in Sagamok Anishnawabek saw many families taking part in the annual ice fishing derby on Big Lake...
Consultation on aerial spraying STILL not working
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY – The right to fish, hunt, gather and harvest within the Robinson Huron Treaty territory has been infringed upon...
Opinion: Boushie case may improve relations
By Kristin Grant As horrified as I am about the miscarriage of justice in the Colten Boushie case, I can see something positive developing. First...
Long Lake drum group getting ready to travel with new songs
By Rick Garrick Long Lake #58’s Young Crew drum group of nine young drummers are enjoying the opportunity to learn new songs and travel to...
Robinson Treaty Annuities Trial hears from Ministry of Northern Development and Mines
By Dorothee Schreiber SUDBURY – This week the Robinson Huron Treaty Annuities trial heard from Ontario’s “fact witness” Scott Mantle, an accountant who also happens...
Red dresses mark the 11th Memorial March for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Sault Ste. Marie.
By Lynne Brown SAULT STE. MARIE – The 11th Annual Memorial March for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls took place on February 14. The...
Wikwemikong’s Babstock an all-star in the National Women’s Hockey League
By Sam Laskaris HAMDEN, CONNECTICUT – For the second consecutive year Kelly Babstock was an all-star. The 25-year-old Ojibwe forward is a member of the...
Constitutions, best practices discussed at Our Past, Present and Future conference
By Marci Becking SAULT STE. MARIE – Wiikwemkoong’s Ogimaa Duke Peltier and Nipissing First Nation Chief Scott McLeod made presentations on their constitutions, laws and...
We cannot become extinct: Implementation of our E-Dbendaagzijig has to happen now
By Marci Becking SAULT STE MARIE – Anishinabek Nation Citizenship Commissioner Jeannette Corbiere-Lavell says that she is pleased that we are at this point in...
Anishinabek leadership calls for consultation for successful partnerships
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY – “They have to talk to us right from the start, right from phase one of the project. “...
Ontario taking action on Indigenous Health Care
Partnership Between Province and Indigenous Communities Key to Efforts Ontario and Indigenous partners are working together to improve access to care and increase the involvement...
Robertson awarded Order of Ontario
By Colin Graf AAMJIWNAANG FIRST NATION – Elder Geraldine Robertson, 82, has been awarded the Order of Ontario for her work in educating people...