Opinion: The Indian Day School Settlement
This is the first of a series of Anishinabek News articles discussing the Indian Day School settlement process. For more information about the Indian Day Schools,...
Opinion: Small businesses – kick-starting and driving local economies
Submitted by the Anishinabek Nation Economic Development Department In our previous article, we discussed the importance of diversification in the drafting of our community economic...
Opinion: Economic diversification – A fancy term or a path to financial freedom?
Submitted by the Anishinabek Nation Economic Development Department More often than not when we hear about economic development initiatives in our communities, we assume that...
Opinion: Some thoughts on section 87 of the Indian Act
By Alain Bartleman and James C. Hopkins Arguably, the most famous section of the Indian Act, section 87 is a source of constant confusion to Indigenous...
Opinion: Section 89 and the challenges of on-reserve business financing
By Alain Bartleman and James C. Hopkins Section 89 is a barrier to aboriginal financing. But, like many walls, it’s easier to sidestep it than...
Opinion: The exoneration of Louis Riel is long-overdue
By Peter Globensky Recent media reports have indicated a resurgent interest among Métis leaders in insisting the Canadian government right a long-standing wrong. The president...
Opinion: Political words about treaties ooze hypocrisy
*Previously published in the North Bay Nugget By Maurice Switzer For the past five years, the province of Ontario has designated the first week in...

