Opinion: Broken trust – broken system
By Peter Globensky and Beverly Sabourin Systemic racism is rampant within the Thunder Bay Police Services (TBPS). So concludes a report recently tabled entitled Broken...
Book review: Indigenous Research: Theories, Practices, and Relationships
Reviewed by Karl Hele Indigenous Research: Theories, Practices, and Relationships, is a great recent contribution to understanding, elaborating, and developing Indigenous research methodologies. It is...
Anishinabekwe magic
By Jenny Adams I too had a dream. "I awoke suddenly, having a clear crisp memory of my dream, it had a certain realism, almost...
Opinion: Indigenous Cultural Police and Joseph Boyden
By Maurice Switzer The Indigenous Cultural Police are at it again! Their latest target is “Through Black Spruce”, a film to be premiered this coming...
People don’t learn on stat holidays
By Maurice Switzer Each year when I was a student at Lakefield Public School, all 300 members of our student body—from kindergarten to Grade 8—had...
Book Review: 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act
By Christine Miskonoodinkwe Smith In “21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality,” the...
Book Review: Claiming Anishinaabe: decolonizing the human spirit
Claiming Anishinaabe: Decolonizing the Human Spirit Reviewed by Deanna Marie Therriault Claiming Anishinaabe: Decolonizing the Human Spirit, is the latest publication by Indigenous academic and...
Opinion: I shaved my head to start anew
By Jolene Banning I grab the hair clippers and buzz off a small test patch of hair at my left ear, to see if I...
14 days and 300 jingles Later, I walked into the arbour a dancer
By Jolene Banning 14 days and 300 jingles until I dance at the annual traditional Fort William First Nation pow wow. When I signed up...
Book review: Bowwow Powwow
By Carrie MacKenzie “Bowwow Powwow” by Brenda J. Child, illustrated by Jonathan Thunder and translated into Ojibwe by Gordon Jourdain tells the story of Windy...
OPINION: Progressive Conservatives cut the line on reconciliation
By Catherine Murton Stoehr Doug Ford promised that in his cabinet, the Minister of Agriculture would be a farmer. He did not make a similar...
Opinion: putting the Papal refusal to apologize in context and where the Roman Catholic Church stands today
By Kathleen Imbert Bishops of Canada advised Pope Francis to not apologize to First Nations. Their letter addressed to "Indigenous Brothers and Sisters" said, "The...
Nipissing First Nation youth says addiction is not a choice, but a disease
By Sarita Bellefeuille Your best friend texts you one night, explaining that they can’t fall asleep because they decided to try meth for the first...
Opinion: review of Indian Horse film
By Kristin Grant Scenes in the film “Indian Horse” can be tough to watch, but are nonetheless important. They serve as a reminder of our...
Opinion: the debate on the Champlain monument
By Ben Cousineau Recently, debate has gripped the area formerly known as, “Wendake”. A certain monument has been removed from a local park for restoration...