Students honoured at N’Amerind Friendship Centre banquet
By Shirley Honyust LONDON – The room buzzed with friendly chatter as the 16th Annual Urban Aboriginal Student Awards banquet took place at N`Amerind Friendship...
Demerah featured in APTN’s ‘Hit the Ice’ reality show
By Rick Garrick Fort William First Nation’s Dalton Demerah is one of 25 Aboriginal hockey players featured during the third season of APTN’s 13-week Hit...
NIIGAN GA-ZHAAMIN: Moving Forward Together
NIIGAN GA-ZHAAMIN: Moving Forward Together The Restoration of Jurisdiction Department at the Union of Ontario Indians has been in negotiation with Canada since 1995 regarding...
Garden River Tykes and Atoms successful at Little NHL tournament
By Sam Laskaris For Cody Boissoneau it was a perfect way to end a lengthy week. Boissoneau coached a pair of Garden River teams to...
Smooth jazz coming out of Fort William
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY – Fort William’s Robin Ranger is planning to release his third jazz album in late April. “I’m really pleased with...
Little NHL player dies in vehicle collision
MISSISSAUGA (March 19, 2015 ) – Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee, along with Little Native Hockey League tournament organizers express their deepest condolences...
Nipissing First Nation woman to receive kidney from Manitoba cousin next week
Nipissing First Nation citizen Mary Beaucage is scheduled to receive a kidney from her cousin next week. See the full CBC story here http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/manitoba-s-janice-pulak-donates-kidney-to-ontario-cousin-mary-beaucage-1.2998055...
TVO’s Agenda tackles northern resource issues
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY – First Nation benefits from an east-west transportation corridor to the Ring of Fire mineral development area were highlighted during...
‘No Shame, No Blame’ FASD conference aims to bring awareness
By Leslie Knibbs SERPENT RIVER – The North Shore Tribal Council (NSTC) held its fifth annual Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Conference at the Serpent River...
Couchie inducted into Human Rights Hall of Fame
Retired OPP officer George Couchie of Nipissing First Nation is this year’s inductee to the Nipissing District Human Rights Hall of Fame. For the full...
Olympic gold visits Little NHL in Mississauga
By Sam Laskaris MISSISSAUGA – While the on-ice action continued on Tuesday, there was also a buzz off the ice at the 44th annual Little...
Mural helps promote value of Indigenous knowledge
By Maurice Switzer BRAMPTON – Jodie Williams was well into her university studies before she says she learned about “the real Canadian history.” “I was...
Dokis First Nation improves governance
DOKIS FIRST NATION– Ten Anishinabek communities have begun the constitution development process under the Restoration of Jurisdiction Constitution Pilot Project since 2005 in an effort...
TVO’s Agenda focuses on changing demographics in Thunder Bay
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Red Rock First Nation’s Samantha Crowe called for a focus on the “amazing and wonderful things” First Nations youth...
Creating our Feast Bundles
Students attending the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder program at Anishinabek Educational Institute participate in a workshop titled “Creating our Feast Bundles” with Lake Huron FASD...