Eshkawkogan featured in Top 100 Magazine of country’s business professionals
By Sam Laskaris LITTLE CURRENT – Kevin Eshkawkogan had a simple request when he was approached to be featured in a prestigious magazine. Eshkawkogan, the...
The Clench defalcation specific claim settlement
By Laurie Leclair In 1845, Canada, or rather Upper Canada, appointed 55-year old Joseph Brant Clench, a militia officer and life-long Indian Department employee, as...
Grand Council Chief outraged by lesser charge in trailer hitch killing
ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (September 17, 2020) – Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Glen Hare is outraged that the charges against Brayden Bushby have been...
Indigenous Tourism Ontario-ORIGIN partnership brings new immersive vision for Indigenous tourism industry in Ontario
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Indigenous Tourism Ontario (ITO) and ORIGIN have partnered to use virtual reality (VR) tools to enhance Indigenous tourism product...
National Newsletter Special Edition Census 2021
The Indigenous liaison program supports Indigenous communities in making the best possible use of Statistics Canada’s information and services. Once every five years, the Census...
New Anishinaabemowin children’s book hits the market this month
By Colin Graf CHIPPEWAS OF KETTLE & STONY POINT FIRST NATION— While pregnancy heralds the beginning of a new chapter in every woman’s life, for...
Land returned to Kettle and Stony Point
By Laurie Leclair The most recent special issue of Anishinabek News ((Vol. 30, issue 3) commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Ipperwash Crisis and the...
Atikameksheng Anishnawbek breaks ground on new housing project supported by $1.1 million from the Federal government
NICKEL BELT-GREATER SUDBURY (September 15, 2020) – A fundamental need for all Canadians is a safe and healthy home. That is why the Government of...
Southwestern First Nation connecting severed ties with water
By Colin Graf AAMJIWNAANG FIRST NATION— Community members will soon be able to enjoy walking down to the banks of the St. Clair River for...
Norval Morrisseau artwork to be featured in two exhibitions this fall in Manitoba
By Rick Garrick WINNIPEG — Norval Morrisseau’s artwork will be featured this fall in two separate exhibitions, at the Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art Gallery...
Biidaaban Community Service-Learning revitalizes reconciliation
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY— A North Bay professor says efforts are needed to continue Reconciliation. That’s why he is calling the Biidaaban Community...
How to Powwow Dance videos a sensation across Turtle Island
By Rick Garrick TORONTO — How to Powwow Dance instructor Deanne Hupfield’s Pow Wow dance videos include a How to Powwow Dance for Kids video...
Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services to meet with Associate Minister of Children and Women’s Issues
NORTH BAY – Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services will meet with the Honourable Jill Dunlop, Associate Minister of Children and Women’s Issues, on Thursday, September...
North Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre ensures no one goes without food
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY— The North Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre wants everyone to have enough food during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic...
Robinson Huron Waawiindaamaagewin sign historic Protocol and Declaration
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON (September 9, 2020) – At a meeting of Chiefs from the Robinson Huron Treaty territory, the Robinson Huron Waawiindaamaagewin (RHW), signed...