Harper not learning from ‘mistakes of the past’
By Maurice Switzer First Nations know they have a good idea when the Harper government doesn’t want anything to do with it. That’s how it...
Entire school involved in pow-wow plans
By Sharon Weatherall BEAUSOLEIL FN -- Students at Christian Island Elementary School put a lot of work into planning their annual pow-wow. Principal Angela Johnson...
It helps to love the sound, feel and weight of words
By Richard Wagamese I love dictionaries. I think I always have or at least I have ever since I fell in love with words. I...
Survivors adamant: It’s our turn to speak
By Karl Hele MONTREAL –Presentations by “settler” academics at times met heated responses from residential school survivors during a mini-conference on the Legacy of Residential...
Ron George named scholar
Ron George will join the Windsor Law School as Ianni-Scholar-in-Residence, effective July 2013. In making the announcement, Camille Cameron, Dean of the law school, said:...
‘Indian Horse’ makes short list
TORONTO -- “Indian Horse”, the dramatic novel by Anishinabek News columnist Richard Wagamese, is among the five short-listed titles for the 10th anniversary celebrations of...
Proposed education act more ‘crap’ from Harper
Anishinabek News With CBC files THUNDER BAY -- Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee says a proposed federal First Nation Education Act is another example...
‘Nish boys help Ontario skate to silver
By Sam Laskaris Troy Lajeunesse had a rollercoaster week at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships. The 15-year-old centre, from Dokis First Nation, was a member...
23,000 register for online course
Google map showing where the 23,000 students were logging into the Aboriginal Worldview course from. By Marci Becking TORONTO – Nearly 23,000 people from all...
Warriors honoured at York
By Brian Charles TORONTO --As people gathered along the Toronto shoreline, waiting for the fire to be lit for a sunrise ceremony, birds offering...
Book Review: Indigenous Peoples struggling against climate change
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Climate change's effects are starting to be felt around the world, and indigenous populations are in many cases among the first to...
Agreement changes an ‘abuse of power’
Text of a March 28, 2013 letter from Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee to Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. Dear Minister:...
Language teachers ‘Gchi-nendama’
By Sharon Weatherall BEAUSOLEIL FN -- Roseanne Monague is one of seven Christian Island language-keepers who participated in a 160-hour immersion program to equip them...
Farm tales: It turns out that goats are wimps
By Jennifer Ashawasegai Not all hay is created equal. That was news to me last spring when I took my young Billy to the vet....
Granny stops grader
Oklahoma grandmother Nancy Zorn, 79, was taken into police custody after locking herself to a piece of heavy machinery, effectively halting construction on TransCanada’s Keystone...