Whitefish River and Lafarge cement a 40-year relationship
By Rick Garrick WHITEFISH RIVER FIRST NATION – Lafarge Canada Inc. is celebrating 40 years of operation in Whitefish River at the 40th annual Whitefish...
Cultural room at mainstream high school popular with students
By Rick Garrick MARATHON – The newly-developed cultural room at the Marathon High School, located on the north shore of Lake Superior, has been a...
Madahbee says First Nations complying with Transparency Act by fall a knee jerk reaction
From the Manitoulin Expositor MANITOULIN—The federal government has given First Nations until the end of November to comply with new transparency rules that came into...
Debajehmujig-Storytellers part of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
By Rick Garrick WIKWEMIKONG – The Debajehmujig-Storytellers recently introduced Thunderbird and Mishipeshu during the On Common Ground storytelling project at the Commonwealth Games in...
Regional Chief Stan Beardy supports ON Superior Court decision to preserve residential school testimonies
TORONTO, ON (AUGUST 11, 2014) — Ontario Regional Chief Stan Beardy supports a decision of the Ontario Superior Court to allow residential school survivors the...
‘Protecting the land is most important’: Chief Day
(Cutler ON, Friday, August 8, 2014) Serpent River First Nation Anishinabek are hosting their 24th Annual Genaabaajing Traditional Powwow this weekend, August 8-10. Drums, dancers,...
Canada needs to recognize basic human rights on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples: Beardy
TORONTO (AUGUST 8, 2014) — Ontario Regional Chief Stan Beardy acknowledges The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples today and says the federal...