Nipissing First Nation cannabis dispensary expands to Ottawa area
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION — With the second-year anniversary of Ontario’s first legal Indigenous cannabis store, Kana Leaf is expanding to the...
New insurance services offered in Fort William First Nation
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION — Orijinative founder Jacob Taylor, a Curve Lake citizen, is currently setting up a new office in Fort...
Outside Looking In launches national contest to celebrate its 15th anniversary as Canada’s largest Indigenous youth performance
Outside Looking In’s Annual Showcase makes a triumphant return with hundreds of Indigenous youth on stage in a multi-media live performance TORONTO — Canada’s largest...
Remembering a music legend: A tribute to Frank ‘Bojo’ Boyer
By Leslie Knibbs BATHCHEWANA FIRST NATION— There are no words for goodbye in Anishinaabemowin. Only prayers, and the purest of yearnings from friends and loved...
Claims process now open for First Nations Drinking Water Settlement
The courts have approved the Settlement between Canada and certain First Nations and their members who experienced long-term drinking water advisories that lasted at least...
Dreaming of growing season: Atikameksheng woman cultivating arts, food sovereignty space
By Laura E. Young ATIKAMEKSHENG ANISHNAWBEK— Aside from the watermelon she was able to grow in the wilds of Northern Ontario, Manidoo Bineshiihn marvels that...
‘Water is alive and provides life,’ says Anishinabek Nation Chief Water Commissioner during annual Water Symposium
By Rick Garrick OTTAWA — Anishinabek Nation Chief Water Commissioner Autumn Peltier stressed that no child should have to go without access to clean water...