‘Our time is now – or else!’: Madahbee
By Maurice Switzer MUNSEE-DELAWARE FN – Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee added two words and a sense of urgency to the theme for the 2013...
‘Citizens Speak’ at Serpent River on water and treaty issues
SERPENT RIVER FIRST NATION – Robinson Huron Treaty leaders plan on holding more community meetings over the next year to bring the treaty discussion into...
First Nations leaders urge UN to denounce ‘colonial’ doctrine of discovery
NEW YORK – A joint statement by First Nations and international human rights organizations urges the United Nations to implement the UN Declaration on the...
Constitution must be like mirror
By Kelly Crawford SAULT STE. MARIE – Anishinabek community members must see themselves reflected in their constitutions, says education negotiator Tracey O’Donnell. “If the document...
Ask Holly: Nothing says love like a tub of worms!
By Holly Broadhagen Okay, in theory Spring is here, but hopefully we are past the snow part and firmly into the growing season. This year...
Redskins manager suggests team’s championships more important than nickname
By the Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Washington Redskins general manager Bruce Allen was attending his first trademark hearing. He heard lawyers and judges fuss over dictionaries,...
Banking on language summit
Mama-Wes-Wen, The North Shore Tribal Council, will be holding the Mamaweswen Anishinaabe Mowin Summit on June 11, 12 and 13. RBC Royal Bank donated $...
Millions sought NAHO information
By Greg Macdougall OTTAWA – In its last full year before being shut down by the 2012 federal budget, the National Aboriginal Health Organization had...
Huron remains to be reburied
WENDAKE, QC — Grand Chief Konrad Sioui of the Huron-Wendat Nation has signed an agreement with the University of Toronto and the Heritage Trust of...
A grateful nephew mourns his most influential teacher
By Waub Rice OTTAWA –My aunt Elaine Rose Kelly, also known as Shawishkokeeshigogue (Blue Sky Woman), died suddenly on Wednesday morning (May 8) at the...
Dictator convicted of anti-Maya genocide
NEW YORK –Former military dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt has been convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity against the indigenous Mayan Ixil population during...
Students submit business plans
KAMLOOPS, BC – The “Kanata of Youth” team from Winnipeg won the 2013 top prize in the E-Spirit Business Plan competition with a proposal for...
Indigenous health project using old ideas
By Christine Smith (McFarlane) TORONTO – When Dr. Janet Smylie talks about doing things in a new way, she really means in an old way...
Canada Council salutes Sandra Laronde
TORONTO – Sandra Laronde, Red Sky Performance’s Founder and Artistic Director, is a recipient of the 2013 Victor Martyn Lynch‑Staunton Award. The awards, presented by...
Banking on Phil Fontaine
TORONTO – Phil Fontaine, former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), has been appointed to a second three-year term as Special Advisor...