Hurt people, hurt people
By Marci Becking NORTH BAY – Rapper and painter Shibastik from Moose Cree First Nation tells some 40 participants at the annual HIV/AIDS conference hosted...
Fort William FN will not give up inherent rights to CN
FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION–Fort William First Nation supports the City of Thunder Bay’s decision to reject the most recent and final offer from CN and...
First Nations Public Library Week celebrates 15 years
By Marci Becking NIPISSING FIRST NATION – Former librarians were honoured during First Nations Public Library Week at Nipissing First Nation’s public library in Garden...
Canadore College signs historical Canada Indigenous Protocol
NORTH BAY – Canadore College signed an historical Canada Indigenous Protocol on Feb. 7. Initiated by Colleges and Institutes of Canada (CICan), the national and...
Gage D’Amour pouch for FASD workshops
By Lynda Banning, Union of Ontario Indians FASD worker – Superior Region With Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, it’s a good time to...
Lakehead University looking for Aboriginal alumni
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY – Lakehead University is calling out for Aboriginal alumni to participate in the Thunder Bay and Orillia campuses 50th anniversary...
Writing to make songs…and pursue dreams
By Maurice Switzer NIPISSING FIRST NATION – Susan Aglukark’s writing is most familiar to Canadians as lyrics in nine record albums that have sold half...
Being a team player the focus of this year’s Little NHL
By Rick Garrick This year’s 44th Annual Little NHL (Native Hockey League) tournament is incorporating a focus on team players instead of star players. “Let’s...
Teen working to protect water in Beausoleil
By Sharon Weatherall BEAUSOLEIL FIRST NATION –”Our mother is being poisoned, and in turn she is dying. I want to be a part of something...
Different paths – Common ground
By Beverly Sabourin and Peter Globensky “He who opens a school door, closes a prison.” Victor Hugo – novelist and human rights activist. Conventional wisdom...
Pic River citizen now Chamber of Commerce chair
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY – Pic River’s Joe Moses aims to encourage more dialogue between Aboriginal and non-aboriginal stakeholders as the 2015 chair of...
Pelletier to receive posthumous Congressional Medal of Honour in Washington
By Laurie McLeod-Shabogesic WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 3) – The Devil’s Brigade (also known as the Black Devils) have received the highest honour the US has...
Festival features indigenous filmmakers
By Heather Campbell SUDBURY –The success of indigenous women filmmakers across Canada is worth celebrating and the University of Sudbury’s department of Indigenous Studies did...
Bringing treaties into the classroom
By Marci Becking SUDBURY – Former teacher and fluent Anishinaabemowin speaker Gloria Oshkabewisens welcomed some 140 educators and principals to the Miigwewin education conference by...
Youth helps species at risk in Highway 400 expansion through Magnetawan
By Rick Garrick Magnetawan’s Terry Jones is proud of the work he completed last summer for his Robinson Huron community’s Species at Risk project to...