Decolonization a daily chore
By Christine Smith (McFarlane) TORONTO – Being Indigenous requires a daily struggle to resist colonization. That was the message Dr. Jeff Corntassel brought to the...
‘I thought I was just a bad kid’
By Leslie Knibbs MISSISSAUGA FN – Matt St. Clair thought he was “just a bad kid”. Originally from Peter Ballantyne Cree First Nation in Saskatchewan,...
Anishinabek art on display at third Biindigen Arts Festival
By Barb Nahwegahbow SUTTON, ON – Suzanne Smoke has a mission. “I just want to showcase Aboriginal people as the magnificent people that we are,...
Watts honoured by Indspire
OHSWEKEN, Ont. — The former Program Manager for the Union of Ontario Indians, Bob Watts is one of 14 Indigenous Canadians who have been selected...
Sharing the land crucial to any conversations about reconciliation
By Leanne Simpson In the mid-1990s I moved to Mi’gma’gi to go to graduate school. I was expecting to learn about juvenile Atlantic salmon on...
Canada, Aboriginal tension erupting over resource development, study suggests
Canada has been singled out as the country with the most risk of conflict with aboriginal communities in a new study examining treatment of indigenous...
Shania turns tragedy into triumph
By Barb Nahwegahbow TORONTO –Shania Tabobondung packs a powerful punch in her short film, My Story. Just nine minutes long, My Story screened Oct. 18...
Chimnissing trail teaches and protects
By Sharon Weatherall BEAUSOLEIL FN – A 6-kilometer trail around Douglas Lake has been opened that will have educational, environmental, and tourism benefits. Douglas Lake...
Canada breaking ‘rule of law’ every day!
By Daniel Wilson Sometimes it helps to put things in order, in precedence and priority, in order to see them clearly. This is one of...
Ceremony starts Highway 69 talks
By Jennifer Ashawasegai – SHAWANAGA FN – A ceremony was held to re-open negotiations with the Ministry of Transportation regarding the twinning of Highway 69....
Canada, U.S. pay lip service to treaties
By Laura Finley Last I heard, contracts negotiated between two consenting and capable parties are supposed to be binding, with repercussions if one party violates...
Anishinabek mourn passing of Musqueam Chief Ernie Campbell
UOI OFFICES (Nipissing FN) October 29, 2013 – Anishinabek Nation leaders are paying tribute to former Chief of the Musqueam Indian Band, Ernie Campbell who...
Alice Corbiere supporting women’s issues
By Margaret Hele TORONTO –Alice Corbiere, a citizen of Garden River First Nation, is one of two alternate delegates to the board of directors of...
Serpent River seeks sustainable development
By Leslie Knibbs SERPENT RIVER FN – This North Shore community’s first-ever Lands and Economy Summit Oct. 22-24 was a first step in calling government...
Smoking prevention meets Ultimate Frisbee in M’Chigeeng
By Tony Jocko M’CHIGEENG FN – Kirk Nylen and Mark Agius, top players and coaches from Canada’s Nation Ultimate Frisbee team program, joined forces with...