Reflecting on the Kina maamwigdoo-wiikendaasmin TRC sessions
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION—Nipissing First Nation Chief Scott McLeod has received much feedback affirming the need for the sessions. “It was really...
2017 Skookum Jim Award recipient discusses mining opportunities for First Nations
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—The winner of the 2017 Skookum Jim Award spoke at the Anishinabek Nation Entrepreneurship gathering held on March 29, in Thunder...
Moose Cree First Nation scores bid for hosting Little NHL 2018
By Sam Laskaris MISSISSAUGA—The Moose Cree First Nation has been awarded the opportunity to try to improve upon its record-breaking successes of this year’s Little...
Temagami’s Daki Menan Lands and Resources Corp investments prove to be successful
By Rick Garrick TEMAGAMI FIRST NATION—Temagami’s Daki Menan Lands and Resources Corp (DMLRC) has found success with the sale of cut and split birch firewood...
11th Annual Powwow capped off Indigenous Awareness Week at Western University
By Shirley Honyust LONDON—The atmosphere buzzed with excitement as this year’s First Nations Student Association (FNSA) Powwow unfolded at Mustang Lounge in the University Community...
Doctoral student guest speaker at Indigenous Leadership Speaker Series
By Shirley Honyust LONDON, ON—Candace Brunette-Debassige, previously the Coordinator of Indigenous Services, was invited to speak on Indigenous Women, Leadership, and Education as part of...
Former Chief Georgina Thompson passes into the Spirit World
AN Head Office (Nipissing First Nation) April 10, 2017 – Deputy Grand Council Chief Glen Hare on behalf of the Anishinabek Nation, sent out his...
Province releases Independent Report on Police Oversight Reform
By Christine McFarlane Smith TORONTO—On April 6, the Ministry of the Attorney General and the Province of Ontario released an Independent Report on Police Oversight...
Barrière Lake Algonquin triumph over Copper One Inc.
By Brett Forester RAPID LAKE—The Algonquins of Barrière Lake (ABL), a small Anishinabek community of well under 1,000 citizens have won a tenuous victory over...
Book review: The Ballad of Danny Wolfe: Life of a Modern Outlaw
By Shirley Honyust/ Yenatli:yo This book tells the epic story of Danny Wolfe, one of the lead founders of the Indian Posse, a prominent street...
North Bay and Nipissing First Nation on the road to reconciliation
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION—Kina maamwigdoo-wiikendaasmin – We Are All Learning Together, a Truth and Reconciliation public education series has exceeded the expectations...
Systemic racism will only end through implementation of cultural competency training for all police officers
Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day Welcomes Recommendations of Independent Police Oversight Review; However, Systemic Racism Will Only End Through Implementation of Cultural Competency Training for...
‘Mill Colonialism’ in Sturgeon Falls
By Catherine Murton Stoehr Stephen High had been teaching history at Nipissing University for only two months in 2002 when the news broke that the...
Aundeck Omni Kaning community complex to undergo improvements
By Rick Garrick AUNDECK OMNI KANING FIRST NATION—Aundeck Omni Kaning is looking to install a digital billboard and a paved parking lot at the Four...
Nookiiwin Tribal Council workshop helps communities plan for the future
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—The key components, benefits, and challenges of comprehensive community plans were the focus at Nokiiwin Tribal Council’s Comprehensive Community Planning workshop,...