Thin the herd, stay in your place

By Brad Gallant It seems caribou are becoming an endangered species in all regions of Canada except Western Newfoundland. I am speaking both of the...

When will the taking stop?

By Beverly Sabourin and Peter Globensky Since we have both developed a late-in-life allergy to snow and the shoveling of it, we escape to the...

Walleye Delirium, moose poop, and Foreman Grills

By Maurice Switzer Fishing on Lake Nipissing is not a body-contact sport…yet! Sometimes the feuding over who-gets-to-catch-how-much-of-what can reach alarming proportions.  But, we haven’t seen ...

Lemons and protests

By Samantha Restoule   A couple of weeks ago life handed me a lemon. “What am I supposed to do with this?” I asked myself....

Book Review: This is Indian Land

By Karl Hele Drawing inspiration and its title from Garden River’s CP Rail Bridge with its message “THIS IS INDIAN LAND”, the book seeks to...

Book Review: Price Paid

Submitted by Karl Hele Bev Sellars brings us another marvelous book drawing on her and her people’s experiences with Indian policy since the beginning. While...

Yuletide Carols…Revisited

By Maurice Switzer 1. Donald, the funny hair guy (To the tune of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer) Donald, the funny hair guy had a...

Gichi-Naaknigewin

Submitted by Arnold May – Let’s get out from under the control of the Indian Act. – We have a Chi-Naaknigewin (Constitution). – We are...

Fight ready

Submitted by Jennifer Ashawasegai So, I signed up for fighter training to compete in a kickboxing tournament in about eight months. At 42, I realize...

Our culture is a not a costume

Submitted by Steven Rickard A few days ago, a buddy of mine made some really strong points on a specific topic. I pretty much felt...