Book review: Treaty Promises: Indian Reality – Life on a Reserve
Reviewed by Karl Hele Treaty Promises: Indian Reality – Life on a Reserve is a story of Harold LeRat, his ancestors, and Cowessess First Nation’s...
Latest Anishinabek Nation UNDRIP engagement session explores social issues
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...
Camp Loon a success for both Junior Canadian Rangers and Canadian Rangers
By Peter Moon SPRINGWATER LAKE — After being cancelled each of the last two summers because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Camp Loon, the popular Junior...
Biigtigong Nishnaabeg receive funding for multi-purpose outdoor community arena
By Rick Garrick BIIGTIGONG NISHNAABEG — Biigtigong Nishnaabeg is looking forward to building an outdoor arena for recreational, cultural and marketplace purposes through $499,999 in...
The Bannock Lady offers diverse menu to Thunder Bay shoppers
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Pays Plat’s Jeanette Posine has been having success with her bannock burgers and other foods since opening up The...
Regularly testing carbon monoxide alarms saves lives
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM — Fort William fire prevention officer William Solomon recently stressed the importance of having working carbon monoxide alarms in the...
Koganaawsawin moving forward as a not-for-profit corporation
ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (August 2, 2022) – Koganaawsawin, the central coordinating body of the Anishinabek Child, Youth, and Family Well-Being System, has received direction...
Anishinabek Nation hosts inaugural UNDRIP engagement session
ANISHINABEK NATION TERRITORY— The Anishinabek Nation Legal Department conducted its inaugural United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) Act virtual engagement session,...
Book review: Indigenous London: Native Travelers at the Heart of Empire
Reviewed by Karl Hele Coll Thrush’s Indigenous London: Native Travelers at the Heart of Empire contains an appendix that offers a guided tour to the...
Book review: Before Ontario: The Archaeology of a Province
Reviewed by Karl Hele Before Ontario: The Archaeology of a Province is an interesting up-to-date accounting of archaeological knowledge aimed at non-specialists – students or...
Grassy Narrows First Nation continues to fight against environmental injustices with Grassy Narrows River Run
By Justin Rhoden TORONTO— “We need the land to heal for our people to heal,” said Grassy Narrows Chief Randy Fobister in his remarks to...
Book review: UnFair Labor? American Indians and the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago
Reviewed by Karl Hele Author David Beck’s UnFair Labor? American Indians and the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago is an exploration of Indigenous participation...
Jody Porter practised compassionate journalism
By Maurice Switzer Jody Porter may have looked physically frail, but she was journalistically fearless. The deeply-entrenched anti-Indigenous racism that is rampant in both the...
Canadian Rangers rescue father and son after their boat engine fails
By Peter Moon BEAR SKIN LAKE FIRST NATION — Canadian Rangers in a remote Northern Ontario First Nation quickly organized a successful search and rescue...
Upcoming fundraising concert for Henvey Inlet First Nation
By Rick Garrick HENVEY INLET — Mark Beachey Entertainment and the Henvey Inlet First Nation Health Centre are planning to hold a fundraising concert and...