Mahiigan Family Road Race a local success
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY— With the blow of the whistle, about 200 walkers and runners of all ages zoomed over the starting line...
Jays Care supports Indigenous youth through baseball
By Leslie Knibbs MISSISSAUGA #8 FIRST NATION —It’s estimated that six in 10 Indigenous boys aged 12 to 17 take part in active sports; this...
Niijaansinaanik Orange Standard: Redesigning child well-being
NIIJAANSINAANIK OFFICES (SEPTEMBER 13, 2022) – Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services begins the journey of establishing a new standardized approach to providing Indigenous child, youth,...
Indigenous Tourism Ontario announces Weekend for Truth and Reconciliation event in Sault Ste. Marie this fall
AUNDECK OMNI-KANING (September 12, 2022) – ITO presents an impactful, educational, commemorative, and fun-filled weekend event in Sault Ste. Marie for the second annual National...
Apitipi Anicinapek Nation gathering brings together Treaty Knowledge Speakers
By Catherine Murton Stoehr APITIPI ANICINAPEK NATION — It turns out that conversations about “treaties” or “treaty” held on the land in community can have...
Shakespeare and Indigenous histories collide in the world première of 1939
STRATFORD (August 23, 2022) – 1939, a Stratford Festival commission written by Jani Lauzon and Kaitlyn Riordan, started previews at the Studio Theatre on August...
Phyllis Webstad to see orange Niagara Falls in-person this Orange Shirt Day
Trigger warning: readers may be triggered by the recount of Indian Residential Schools. To access a 24-hour National Crisis Line, call: 1-866-925-4419. Community Assistance Program...
Chippewas of the Thames First Nation MMA fighter preparing for title bout
By Sam Laskaris ST. CATHARINES – Ashley Nichols believes she can have a life-changing moment later this month. Nichols, 36, is a mixed martial arts...
Indigenous gathering resumes with in-person programming
By Sam Laskaris ST. CATHARINES – Organizers of the Celebration of Nations Indigenous Arts Gathering are thrilled they will once again be able to offer...
Sault College hosts annual pow wow
An Exciting day of Culture and Expression SAULT STE. MARIE, ON (September 8, 2022) – Sault College is excited to once again be hosting our...
Lake Nipissing Beading Project opens to public today
NORTH BAY (September 7, 2022) – Nipissing University is pleased to announce the public launch of the Lake Nipissing Beading Project (LNBP), a five-metre community-based reimagining...
Stigma and lateral violence further perpetuate negative social behaviours conclude participants of UNDRIP Act session
ANISHINABEK NATION TERRITORY— The Anishinabek Nation Legal Department continues to host its United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) Act virtual engagement...
Book review: Our Long Struggle for Home: The Ipperwash Story
By Maurice Switzer There have been many stories written about the Ipperwash tragedy of 1995, but they all end the same way. A greenhorn premier...
Book review: What the Chickadee Knows: Poems in Anishinaabemowin and English
Reviewed by Karl Hele What the Chickadee Knows: Poems in Anishinaabemowin and English is Margaret Noodin’s second poetry collection in Anishinaabemowin and English that calls...
Wiikwemkoong citizen promotes lacrosse during Premier Lacrosse League event in Seattle
By Sam Laskaris SEATTLE – Wayne Kaboni finally got an opportunity to promote an association that he co-founded during a weekend of pro field lacrosse...