‘Our kids deserve the right to their culture’: Hare
TORONTO – Anishinabek Nation leaders have told provincial government officials that their children in care deserve the right to their culture. “We need to leave...
Bursary helps Wiky youth pursue carpentry
TORONTO – A Wikwemikong youth is the 2013 recipient of the Bill Messenger Memorial Bursary, awarded by the Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres to...
Students learn two very important words
By Sharon Weatherall BEAUSOLEIL FN — Participants in the 4th Annual Christian Island Elementary School Pow-Wow learned two very important words in Anishinaabemowin — and...
Youth participate in Grand Council Assembly
By Jon Cada MUNSEE DELAWARE NATION – There were some youthful faces at this year’s Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Assembly in Munsee-Delaware Nation in June....
First Nations policing should be funded by the feds, not the province
TORONTO – Serpent River Chief Isadore Day Wiindawtegowinini says that while he’s appreciative of the provincial funding in the Ontario budget, it’s the federal government...
Northern Superior Chief supports Generating Station conversion
FORT WILLIAM FN – With the increase on the demand for hydro imminent in the region due to the mining development in the North, Northern...
Anishinabek meet with Premier
Anishinabek Nation leaders joined members of the First Nations Political Confederacy in a June 12 meeting with Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, Madeleine Meilleur, Minister of...
Cartoon – Harper’s inbox is full
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Former Chief receives Certificate of Recognition
CURVE LAKE FN – Councillor Keith Knott is a well-known figure in the Peterborough area, both as an advocate for cultural equality for First Nations...
Serpent River First Nation challenges subdivision
SERPENT RIVER FIRST NATION – Chief Isadore Day says that his community and the City of Elliot Lake are in talks with the province of...
Mom earns bachelor’s degree
TORONTO – Marcella Nabigon-Guerin and her daughter graduated from university the same week. Marcella, 40, a citizen of Long Lac #58 First Nation, received a...
Harper uses cuts to silence critics
By Johanna Lazore In the first week of June, it has been reported that the Harper government notified 43 Aboriginal representative organizations – including the...
AFN Chief notes 5th anniversary of Parliament apology for Residential Schools: ‘Actions must match words’
(Ottawa, ON) – On the fifth anniversary of Parliament’s Apology for Indian Residential Schools, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo called...
Anishinabek officers honoured
OTTAWA –Two Anishinabek members of the Ontario Provincial Police Aboriginal Policing Bureau have been appointed to the Order of Merit of the Police Forces. In...
Walkers pray for Georgian Bay
By Lisa Abel MUNSEE-DELAWARE NATION – Christian Island narrowly averted a state of emergency due to low water levels in Georgian Bay, Beausoleil First Nation citizen...