Magnetawan First Nation artist works featured throughout Northern Ontario
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY and SUDBURY — Magnetawan First Nation artist Autumn Smith currently has large pieces of her artwork on display at the...
Anishinabek youth dance for healing
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION — A group of youth enjoyed dancing during the Anishinabek Nation’s Eshki-niigijig Maawanjidiwaad 2023 Youth Gathering drum social...
Benbowopka Treatment Centre holds a ground-breaking ceremony for the new facility
By Leslie Knibbs BLIND RIVER — Following approval from Indigenous Services Canada, the Benbowopka Treatment Centre recently held a ground-breaking ceremony to celebrate the building...
Nipissing First Nation actor captivates audience
By Rick Garrick TORONTO — Nipissing First Nation’s Jonathon LeRose has enjoyed his role as Hamish in Shakespeare in Action’s Summer 2023 theatrical production of...
Anishinabek Nation responds to the Auditor General’s Special Report on Ontario’s Greenbelt Development Plan
ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (August 18, 2023) – The Anishinabek Nation is disappointed in the recent findings that the Ontario government’s plan to encroach on...
Opinion: A respectful Indigenous stereotype
By Maurice Switzer It seems there are stereotypes that really do honour Indigenous peoples. Thankfully, cartoonish depictions of Native Americans on the uniforms worn by...
Magnetawan First Nation artist and Hilroy Canada collaboration now available in Wal-Mart Canada
By Rick Garrick MAGNETAWAN FIRST NATION — Magnetawan First Nation artist Autumn Smith is enjoying her collaboration with Hilroy Canada to create artwork for their...
Biigtigong Nishnaabeg and Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg sign Territory Overlap Agreement
By Rick Garrick NETMIZAAGGAMIG NISHNAABEG — Biigtigong Nishnaabeg and Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg recently signed a Territory Overlap Agreement focused on partnership and continued relationship building on...
Anishinabek Nation hosts Eshki-niigijig Maawanjidiwaad youth gathering
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Climate change, housing needs, and mental health and addictions support were among the issues raised during the Anishinabek Nation’s...
Anishinabek Nation post-secondary students recognized as recipients of 2023 TD Scholarship for Indigenous Peoples
By Rick Garrick ANISHINABEK NATION TERRITORY — Anishinabek Nation citizens Chett Monague, Jaden McGregor, Sydney Allison, and Taylor Campbell are looking forward to $15,000 in...
SNC-Lavalin signs Co-Operation Agreement with Anishinabek-owned construction company to pursue Highway 69 widening project in Ontario
MONTREAL (August 9, 2023) – SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC), a fully integrated professional services and project management company with offices around the world, has signed a...
Sam on Sports: Mikayla Williams
By Sam Laskaris CURVE LAKE FIRST NATION – Curve Lake First Nation member Mikayla Williams will be taking her talents to Southern Maine University women’s...
Crystal Shawanda collaborates on new single ‘The Rez’
By Brian Wright-McLeod (with notes from Eric Alper) TORONTO— Crystal Shawanda, a two-time JUNO Award-winning blues and country music artist collaborates with the multi award-winning...
School of Indigenous Learning offers traditional Anishinabek knowledge and land-based skills for youth
By Rick Garrick NEEBING — Fort William’s Jeordi Pierre created the School of Indigenous Learning (SOIL), located about 35 minutes south of his community, in...
Woodland art is freedom for artist Donald Chrétien
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION – The Amazon has Nipissing First Nation artist Donald Chrétien enthralled. “The patterns in nature here in the...