Deputy political champion
By Doris Peltier If someone would have told me a few years ago that Chiefs in one tribal region would one day pass a resolution...
Kids’ case under way
OTTAWA — After a seven-year legal fight waged by aboriginal-children’s advocate Cindy Blackstock and the Assembly of First Nations against the federal government, the Canadian...
Anishinaabemowin-Teg packs them in again
By Margaret Hele SAULT ST. MARIE, MI – Spending four days at the 19th annual Anishinaabemowin-Teg language conference was a blast. There were many awesome...
Thames land claim will form basis for ‘better future’
CHIPPEWAS of the THAMES – Community members of this southwest Ontario First Nation are hopeful that resolution of a 195-year-old land claim will be a...
Sportsmen talk treaties, wild rice
By Jackie Ouellette TORONTO – For the second year, members of the Anishinabek/Ontario Resource Management Council (A/ORMC) staffed a booth at the Toronto Sportsmen’s Show...
‘Genocide, genocide, genocide’
By Marci Becking Dr. Pam Palmater is frequently asked by Canadians “Why don’t First Nations people just get over it”. “The second they can tell...
Henvey Inlet looks at its own citizenship law and constitution
By Mary Laronde On March 20, more than 30 citizens of Henvey Inlet First Nation engaged in discussions with Chief Wayne McQuabbie and Anishinabek Nation...