Sisters in Spirit vigils honour missing and murdered women – and call for change
By Greg Macdougall CURVE LAKE FIRST NATION – This Saturday October 4 will mark the ninth annual Sisters in Spirit vigils, honouring the lives of...
Cleaning up West Beach on Christian Island
By Sharon Weatherall BEAUSOLEIL FIRST NATION – West Beach on Christian Island is debris-free thanks to an energetic group of students and community members who...
The Mike Harris ‘common sense revolution’ discussed at legacy event
By Marci Becking NORTH BAY – Nipissing First Nation councillor Arnold May recalled some memorable Mike Harris moments and the impacts on his community at...
CCAB leading the way in progressive aboriginal relations
TORONTO – The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) is pleased to announce this year’s results of the Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) program —...
Colombian court orders mining companies to return land to natives
BOGOTA, Sep 25, 2014 (Reuters) – A Colombian legal tribunal has ordered 11 companies to halt gold-mining operations in a 50,000-hectare (124,000-acre) reserve in the...
KTEI alumni awarded Maplegrove Scholarship
By Kelly Crawford SUDBURY – Cyndil Corbiere, M’Chigeeng First Nation, is the first recipient of the Maplegrove United Church $7500.00 scholarship. “I strived; I conquered...
Indigenous adoptees find strength in each other
By Christine Smith (McFarlane) OTTAWA – Sixties Scoop and foster care survivors converged Ottawa Sept. 20-21 to the Indigenous Adoptee Gathering entitled: Bi-giwen, which...
Does anyone know who these murdered boys are from 1955?
Memories of a Murder On September 24, 2014 The National aired “Memories of a Murder” — Paul Hunter shares the story of an Ontario...
Dokis’ Lajeunesse plays first game for OHL Sarnia Sting
By Marci Becking SARNIA – When Troy Lajeunesse, citizen of Dokis First Nation, laces up his skates tomorrow night in Sault Ste. Marie, it will...
Ferry delivery delayed due to hold on INAC funding
By Sharon Weatherall BEAUSOLEIL FIRST NATION – A ferry purchased from Alabama by Beausoleil First Nation (BFN) in August 2013 could be delayed another year...
Exhibition includes vamps for children who haven’t returned from residential school
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY – Pic River’s Beatrice Twance-Hynes felt the spirits of missing and murdered women after helping install the Walking With Our...
Royal visit addresses language, education and treaties
By Marci Becking NORTH BAY – Language teacher Tory Fisher and Princess Edward, Countess of Wessex agreed on one thing for sure at last week’s...
Job readiness program helps youth make decisions
By Heather Campbell GARDEN RIVER FIRST NATION – For several young people this past summer were offered the opportunity to develop job readiness skills through...
Trent University celebrates 50-year friendship with Curve Lake First Nation
A long-standing relationship between Trent University and Curve Lake First Nation began with a two dollar donation when, in 1964, Curve Lake Chief Dalton Jacobs...
More Anishinabek communities on board with their own constitutions
By Marci Becking and Faye Sabourin M’CHIGEENG FIRST NATION – Jenny Restoule-Mallozzi says that community constitutions are made up of fundamental laws that clearly establish...