Opinion: Economic Development articles— Quarterly summary #2: The Entrepreneur
Submitted by the Anishinabek Nation Economic Development Department It has now been a year since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic response brought many...
Opinion: A call for an Inter-Indigenous Nation-to-Nation University
“The rush on Indigenous knowledge systems, teachings, and heritage by outsiders is an effort to access, to know, and to assert control over these resources…As...
Opinion: Minor in Nishnaabemwin another Laurentian University casualty?
By Mary Ann Corbiere Further muddled information emerging piecemeal from Laurentian University sows much confusion on this question. Two new pieces are related to Laurentian...
Opinion: Waiting at the End of the Road
By Beverly Sabourin and Peter Globensky This April 22 marks the 51st anniversary of the first Earth Day in 1970. Millions of people the world...
Book review: Pain Killer: A Memoir of Big League Addiction
Reviewed by Adam Laskaris Brantt Myhres’ life story isn’t the type of book you’ll be likely to finish in one sitting. Pain Killer: A Memoir...
Aquaculture Act proposed for Canada
By Lynn Moreau Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms in fresh or saltwater and can take place either in lakes (open-net pens) or in...
Opinion: How can Laurentian University’s ‘Indigenous perspectives’ program idea do what Indigenous studies does?
By Dr. Mary Ann Corbiere That new program idea was first mentioned in President Dr. Robert Haché’s April 15, 2021, message, which incidentally went only...
Opinion: Nipping Anishinaabemowin in the bud rather than facilitating ‘budding trilingualism’
By Dr. Mary Ann Corbiere Laurentian University President Dr. Robert Haché recently sought to settle the question of “whether the sacred character of its cultural...
Opinion: Vaccines: I’ll take mine with no screams, please!
By Maurice Switzer Even though my elementary school days are a mere dot in the rearview mirror, it’s impossible to forget Gloria Carey. We were...
Letter to the editor: When economists come for Indigenous education
Submitted by Jackson Pind As an alumnus of Laurentian University and current Ph.D. candidate in Indigenous education at Queen’s University, I have been dismayed over...
A powerful act of kindness
Submitted by Rachel Hensen MOOSE CREE FIRST NATION— You might think this is a story about hockey or hockey cards or Ethan Bear or perhaps...
Book review: Will I See?
Reviewed by Karl Hele Will I See is a powerful, evocative story that is amplified by visually stunning graphics. Through the eyes and actions of...
Opinion: Zhooniyaa Zaagigin – Agriculture and Economic Development
Submitted by the Anishinabek Nation Economic Development Department When we talk about First Nations economies, the first things you may think of are natural resources,...
Book review: Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory
Previously published on H-AmIndian (February 25, 2021) Reviewed by Jennifer McCutchen, University of Southern Maine Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road...
Opinion: Is Indigenous education in jeopardy at Laurentian University?
By Dr. Mary Ann Corbiere and Dr. Darrel Manitowabi Major strides that have been made at Laurentian University in providing education on Indigenous people and...