Long Lake #58 youth come together to support one another
By Rick Garrick LONG LAKE #58 — Long Lake #58 recently held a 10-day detox and alcohol program for about 42 youth at the Best...
Lace-up your running shoes this weekend in support of FASD
By Jesse Johnson NORTH BAY– The 2nd Annual Mahiingan Family Road Race for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness is taking place on September 9...
Sam on Sports: Al Hackner
By Sam Laskaris THUNDER BAY – Al Hackner made his decision last year. And the 69-year-old member of Red Rock Indian Band is not going...
Royalty Data Rewards Club CEO and founder a semi-finalist in Pow Wow Pitch 2023’s Technology Semi-Final Online Watch Party
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Royalty Data Rewards Club CEO and founder Donna Tremble is excited about being a semi-finalist in Pow Wow Pitch...
Revolutions are never ‘common sense’
By Maurice Switzer The problem with revolutions is that most of the casualties are usually innocent bystanders. That’s certainly the case with the Common Sense...
Robinson Huron Waawiidamaagewin gathering full of teachings, activities
By Rick Garrick GARDEN RIVER — A Treaty Renewal Ceremony is being held on Sept. 9 at the GFL Memorial Gardens in Sault Ste. Marie...
Book review: Killing the Wittigo: Indigenous Culture-Based Approaches to Waking Up, Taking Action, and Doing the Work of Healing
Reviewed by Marci Becking Doing the work – that’s the hardest part of healing. One can take as many workshops or attend conferences, but unless...
Book review: Bernice and the Georgian Bay Gold
Reviewed by Caroline MacKenzie Bernice and the Georgian Bay Gold by Jessica Outram is an entertaining and insightful story about eight-year-old Métis girl Bernice Lamondin...
Indigenous musicians take stage at Fusion Fest
Laronde, Aqua share stories of their lives By PJ Wilson NORTH BAY – David Laronde wants those who listen to his music to share his...
Book review: On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe
Reviewed by Karl Hele Caroline Dodds Pennock’s On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe explores the experiences of Indigenous Peoples who travelled willingly and unwillingly...
Book review: Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future
Reviewed by Karl Hele Patty Krawec’s Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future is a well-written and argued discussion aimed...
Book review: Tread of Angels
Reviewed by Karl Hele Drawing from Western American history as well as various Christian tropes, Rebecca Roanhorse’s novella, Tread of Angels, is a marvellous and...
Thessalon First Nation inventor creates Teepees and Wigwams game
By Kelly Anne Smith THESSALON FIRST NATION — Elders roll first in the new game Teepees and Wigwams. Thessalon First Nation inventor Des Barry created...
Anemki Wajiw mountain keepers capture the mountain through art
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION — The Anemki Wajiw mountain keepers wrapped up their six-week summer caretaker roles with the completion of a...
Sam on Sports: Greg Elijah-Brown
By Sam Laskaris ONEIDA NATION OF THE THAMES – Greg Elijah-Brown is hoping an already successful lacrosse season will get even better in the coming...