Demonstrations to happen against ‘Round Up’
By Leslie Knibbs MISSISSAUGA #8 FIRST NATION – The Traditional Ecological Knowledge Elders Group (TEK) met on April 14 at Mississaugi First Nation to...
Artists honour Anishinaabe Mino Bidmaadiziwin through photography
By Julie Kapyrka PETERBOROUGH – Anishinaabe Kwe Georgie Horton-Baptiste and George Campana, photographers extraordinaire, share the beauty of their artistic talents at Peterborough’s SPARK PHOTO...
Kina Gbezhgomi designation: Anishinabek looking after our children
* The Mnidoo Mnising Anishinabek Kinoomaage Gamig drum group recited the preamble Ngo Dwe Waangizid to the Chi-Naaknegewin – the Anishinabek Nation Constitution. Elder Gordon...
Halton District School Board names new school ‘Oodenawi’
By Rick Garrick OAKVILLE – Oodenawi — an Anishinaabemowin word which means community — was a recent unanimous choice for the name of one of...
Pic River announces major investment in forestry
Investment will create jobs, support ongoing forestry initiatives and add supply stability for area mills PIC RIVER FIRST NATION – The Pic River First Nation...
Mississauga #8 celebrates ratified constitution
MISSISSAUGA #8 – Citizens and leaders from Mississauga #8 First Nation came together on April 2 to celebrate the successful ratification of the Misswezahging Constitution...
Opinion: Innergex renewable energy and thier goal – ‘Environmental’ – Part one of three
Innergex plans on building 50 to 60 Industrial Wind Turbines (IWTs) in the Merrick area near North Bay. Innergex Representative Francois Morin said “the exact...
The viability of remote FN communities – last in a series
Different Paths – Common Ground The viability of remote First Nations communities – Parting Thoughts By Beverly Sabourin and Peter Globensky This series of articles...
New Delaware Nation nature trail wins conservation award
MORAVIANTOWN – The Delaware Nation’s new nature trail in Moraviantown is being recognized for its conservation efforts of Carolinian habitats and species at risk. The...
Setting targets more important than hitting them
By Maurice Switzer Part-way through my first-ever archery lesson it struck me as sort of funny that a white guy was teaching an Indian how...
Ontario Regional Chief Beardy calls on CN rail to drop injunction against Grassy Narrows First Nation women
TORONTO – Ontario Regional Chief Stan Beardy is calling on CN Rail to immediately drop injunction laid against Judy DaSilva, a Grassy Narrows First Nation...
First Nations language-based Mental Health First Aid Program delivers results
NORTH BAY – A two-year agreement between Canadore College in North Bay, Ont. and the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities to deliver a First...
A story of our time – Waawaase’aagaming film review
– Film review by Bob Isenberger I recently witnessed a refreshing change of pace from the usual fare on offer at the Water Docs Film...
Response to Canadian Mining Journal’s ‘First Nations beating War Drums’ article
“There was a time when discriminatory slurs and insidious racial commentary fired at Indigenous people were accepted in Canadian society – the tragedy; it still is...
Giiwedin Noodin, Northland Power Inc. close funding deal for Grand Bend Wind Project
By Greg Plain AAMJIWNAANG FIRST NATION –Bkejwanong Territory, Aamjiwnaang and Northland Power Inc., announced the closing of project financing for the Grand Bend Wind Project,...