Book Review: Dimaline’s ‘A Gentle Habit’ leaves one with a myriad of feelings
Reviewed by Christine Smith McFarlane Imagine as a little girl there’s a bead quarry in your elementary school yard. No one knows where the...
Laronde to curate music initiative for Canada’s 150th
By Jamie Lee McKenzie Sandra Laronde, Artistic Director of Red Sky Productions has delightfully agreed to curate a Sesquicentennial Signature Music Initiative for the Toronto...
Benson finds means to facilitate Ojibwe language
By Laura E. Young SUDBURY. – When it comes to preserving the Ojibwe language, Jessica Benson is armed with a notebook and a sense of...
Ontario Regional Chief looks forward to working with Canada to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
ONTARIO REGIONAL CHIEF ISADORE DAY LOOKS FORWARD TO WORKING WITH CANADA ON FULL ENGAGEMENT AND PARTNERSHIP IN IMPLEMENTING THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS...
Roots to Harvest partnership launched in Fort William
By Rick Garrick Fort William launched an Ontario Works Community Garden in partnership with Roots to Harvest on May 4 to provide Ontario Works clients...
Sagamok Anishinawbek to upgrade Ritchie Falls Resort
By Leslie Knibbs Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation received an investment of $500,000 on April 26 this year from Fed Nor; for “business development and growth, job...
Canada becomes a full supporter of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
NEW YORK, NY, May 10, 2016 /CNW/ – The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, today announced that Canada is now a...
Killarney Provincial Park to sign MOU with Point Grondine Park at Trails Symposium
On Tuesday May 11, Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory and Killarney Provincial Park will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Since 2012, the Enaadmaagehjik Development Commission Tourism...
‘We should have had gold’ says Ontario coach
By Sam Laskaris Despite the fact she led her team to a silver medal at a national championship, Karen Bell is not happy. Bell, a...
17 year old playwright reaches out with ‘Empty Regalia’
By Sharon Weatherall “When I declare myself as an Aboriginal woman to all of creation, I am not singular. I represent all of those women...
Residential Schools part 2: Nee-bing No-pi-meeng – Summer in the wilderness
Nee-bing No-pi-meeng Summer in the Wilderness No-pi-meeng kee-way-ti-nong nee-bing nin-gee-o-ta-min-no-ming. Nin-gee-i-zhi-taa-min Washi Saa-gay-i-gun-neeng. O-way gee-i-shi-zay 1960 kaa-a-go-ching Shaa-gun-naa-shee gee-zis man-zi-nay-i-gun. Kee-a-tay mi-tig waa-ga-i-gun chee-ga-beeg...
Genoodmagijig welcomes new associates
RAMA, ON, April 21, 2016 Nahwegahbow, Corbiere – Genoodmagijig/Barristers and Solicitors (NC Firm), the largest First Nations-owned law firm in Ontario acting exclusively for First...
Fort William announces new housing development
FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WITH CMHC SECTION 95 ON-RESERVE HOUSING PROGRAM May 9, 2016 – Fort William First Nation is proud to...
Dokis celebrates opening ceremony of Okikendawt Hydro Generating Plant
By Kelly Anne Smith DOKIS FIRST NATION — With a history of at least 7000 years, the Dokis First Nation now moves into a bright...
Book Review: Indigenous Nationhood: Empowering grassroots citizens
Reviewed by Shirley Honyust/ Yenatli:yo Pamela Palmater’s book, Indigenous Nationhood, inflames the passions of knowledge and that hunger as it addresses a number of issues...