Hundreds in step for Every Child Matters Walk on Orange Shirt Day
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Fort William First Nation Elder shares Water Walks lecture at Thunder Bay Museum
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Fort William Elder Sheila DeCorte highlighted her most recent water walks, including the Naadowewi-Gichigami (Lake Huron) Water Walk this...
Book review: Surviving the City Vol. 3: We Are the Medicine
Reviewed by Caroline MacKenzie Surviving the City Vol. 3: We Are the Medicine is by Tasha Spillett with art by Natasha Donovan. The colouring and...
Murray Sinclair’s Memoir, Who We Are — Reflections for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
TORONTO (September 24, 2024) — Former Senator the Honourable Murray Sinclair’s Who We Are: Four Questions for a Life and a Nation is available on...
Anishinaabe youth completes Basic Military Qualification in hopes to honour family legacy and the Anishinabek
By Rick Garrick CAMP MEAFORD, ST. VINCENT TOWNSHIP — M’Chigeeng First Nation’s Pierre Debassige recently completed his Basic Military Qualification (BMQ) at Camp Meaford and...
Annual pow wow welcomes students to higher education in North Bay
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY—Hundreds of students attended the 19th Annual Welcome Back Powwow on the grass by the pond at North Bay’s Education...
John Beaucage keynote speaker at upcoming Economic Development Opportunities Forum
By Rick Garrick CHIPPEWAS OF RAMA FIRST NATION — Former Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief John Beaucage, who is involved with Indigenous green energy projects...
Chippewas of Rama First Nation educator and author takes on new role at publishing company
By Rick Garrick TORONTO — Chippewas of Rama First Nation educator and author Nancy Cooper is looking forward to taking on her new role as...
Opinion: Is It time to review Métis Nation of Ontario Relationship Agreements?
By Catherine Murton Stoehr Things have been said that cannot be unsaid: “The Chiefs of Ontario do not recognize the MNO [Métis Nation of Ontario]...
Lakehead University Bora Laskin Faculty of Law students learn from the land
By Rick Garrick NEEBING — Two groups of Lakehead University Bora Laskin Faculty of Law students recently attended the Gaa-maada’ooniding Law Camp 2024 at the...
Language Carriers honoured at Nbisiing Nishnaabe 36th Annual Dewegigewaad Pow Wow
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION—The Nbisiing Nishnaabe 36th Annual Dewegigewaad Pow Wow has a powerful theme of community strength in the language. Mindy...
Serpent River First Nation citizen brings wrestling to local communities
By Leslie Knibbs SERPENT RIVER FIRST NATION— “Wrestling brings me happiness,” he said recently. “I put my own blood sweat and tears into starting this...
Grand opening of Sagamok Anishnawbek’s new Biidaaban Kinoomaagegamik
SAGAMOK ANISHNAWBEK FIRST NATION (September 12, 2024) – A community grand opening ceremony was held in Sagamok Anishnawbek to celebrate the opening of the newly...
Lakehead University unveils Every Child Matters outdoor art installation
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Lakehead University unveiled an Every Child Matters outdoor art installation during its National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR)...
Book Review: The Rez Doctor
Based on a true story, The Rez Doctor depicts the journey of a young Indigenous man to fulfill his dream of becoming a doctor. It...