Special partnership to help children and youth in Aamjiwnaang First Nation
By Colin Graf AAMJIWNAANG FIRST NATION—Children and youth with special needs are getting extra help close to home thanks to a special partnership with a...
Families celebrate the grand opening of new Thunder Bay child and family centre
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—A group of parents and children helped celebrate the July 4 grand opening of Dilico Anishinabek Family Care’s Abiinojiishiik-amino-yawook EarlyON Child...
14 days and 300 jingles Later, I walked into the arbour a dancer
By Jolene Banning 14 days and 300 jingles until I dance at the annual traditional Fort William First Nation pow wow. When I signed up...
Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief remains optimistic following Throne Speech
ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (July 13, 2018)— Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Glen Hare was disappointed following the reading of the Speech from the Throne...
Threatened Indigenous curriculum in Ontario disappointing, but Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief remains hopeful
ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (July 13, 2018)— The Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Glen Hare is disappointed in the recent decisions of the Ontario government...
Book review: Bowwow Powwow
By Carrie MacKenzie “Bowwow Powwow” by Brenda J. Child, illustrated by Jonathan Thunder and translated into Ojibwe by Gordon Jourdain tells the story of Windy...
Kinoomaadziwin Education Body Directors set new strategic course
By Andrea Crawford NORTH BAY—The Kinoomaadziwin Education Body’s (KEB) Board of Directors met on May 24 and 25 in North Bay for its annual retreat....
International Indigenous Festival premieres on Manitoulin Island
AUNDECK OMNI KANING FIRST NATION (July 9, 2018)–The inaugural Weengushk International Film Festival opens Friday July 13 with closing gala Sunday July 15, 2018 at...
Wiikwemkoong hockey star joins Buffalo Beauts
By Sam Laskaris BUFFALO, NY – Kelly Babstock will continue to play professional hockey in the United States but much closer to home now. Babstock,...
Drumming for a strong community on National Indigenous Peoples Day
By Kelly Anne Smith STURGEON FALLS—National Indigenous Day was a special time at Our Lady of Sorrows (OLS) Catholic elementary school in Sturgeon Falls. Children...
Under 1850 Treaty all Crown revenues were to flow to Anishinabek
By Dorothee Schreiber SUDBURY—Over the past 168 years, the Crown has neglected its obligations towards the Anishinabek under the Robinson Huron and Robinson Superior Treaties....
Letter to the editor: a letter from Aylesbury Public School class 2/3
Dear Enbridge, We are class 2/3 from Aylesbury Public School. We want to tell you about the Great Lakes pipeline. We read a book called...
OPINION: Progressive Conservatives cut the line on reconciliation
By Catherine Murton Stoehr Doug Ford promised that in his cabinet, the Minister of Agriculture would be a farmer. He did not make a similar...
Indigenous artists highlight climate change through art
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—Indigenous artists Christi Belcourt and Isaac Murdoch recently led a Community Art Build and participated in the opening reception for their...
Chiefs in Ontario stand with Six Nations Chief Ava Hill in her call for justice
Toronto, ON (July 3, 2018)–Last Wednesday morning, jurors in a Hamilton court house found the killer of Jon Styres, a 29 year-old Indigenous man from...