Kingfisher Lake students visit Toronto
By Barb Nahwegahbow TORONTO—Shaun Quequish, a Grade 8 student from Kingfisher Lake First Nation, had one word to describe Toronto – confusing. He and 11...
‘I am hopeful for Canada 200’ says Art Jacko on Canada’s next milestone birthday
Submitted by Art Jacko They say its Canada’s 150 birthday this weekend. Below are two statements made by First Nation leaders, first at Canada 100...
Fur harvesting: learning the skills of our ancestors
By Lisa Robinson NIPISSING FIRST NATION—The Lands and Resources Department at the Union of Ontario Indians participated in a Fur Harvest, Management and Conservation course...
Bannock on a stick a hit at National Aboriginal Day Celebration
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION – Many people gathered at Nbisiing Secondary School in Duchesnay Village on the summer solstice to celebrate the...
Nation flags on permanent display at Toronto’s City Hall
By Barb Nahwegahbow The Indigenous presence in Toronto, past and present became more visible with the permanent installation of First Nations, Inuit and Metis flags...
OPINION – Canada 150: Coming Home
By Catherine Murton Stoehr Canada 150: Coming Home – previously published in Origins – Ohio State University One hundred and fifty years ago, this July...
Superior Strategies expanding
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY – Superior Strategies owner Jason Thompson is expanding his Red Rock Indian Band-based quality management consulting and training services business...
Opinion: Do we need a First Nation language law for our communities?
By Fred Bellefeuille In the 1970’s, there was significant anxiety about the steady decline of the use of the French language in Quebec, especially in...
Aanii boozhoo from the Anishinabek Nation summer students
Mickey George My name is Mickey George, and I study Civil Engineering at Carleton University in Ottawa. My summer position is in the Labour Market...
Youth gather in Ottawa for ceremony, not for protest
UOI OFFICES (Nipissing FN) June 29, 2017 – Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee says that he is supporting the youth in Ottawa who...
Canada150 is not a cause for celebration: Ontario Regional Chief Day
Regional Chief Isadore Day Statement: Canada 150 is Not a Cause For Celebration (Toronto, June 29, 2017) “On July 1st, 2017, Canadians will be gathering...
STATEMENT: From Chief Scott McLeod on Canada150
A message to non-Indigenous Canadians In a couple of days, millions of people across this country will celebrate Canada 150. But many Indigenous leaders and...
Canadore College and Kenjgewin Teg Educational Institute Sign Province’s First Principles-Based Post-secondary Education Agreement
M’CHIGEENG FIRST NATION, ON (Thursday, June 29, 2017) – In the first agreement of its kind in Ontario, Kenjgewin Teg Educational Institute and Canadore College...
Chief White-Eye receives honorary Doctor of Laws Degree at Western University
By Shirley Honyust/ Yenatli:yo LONDON—On a warm sunny June day, in the Alumni Hall at Western University, in London, ON, Chippewas of the Thames First...
AEI celebrate student success on Munsee-Delaware campus
Submitted by Frank Cooper MUNSEE-DELAWARE FIRST NATION—The Anishinabek Educational Institute Munsee-Delaware Campus held their graduation ceremonies on Friday, June 23, 2017, on the Munsee-Delaware First...