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...
Opinion: Whitewashing White Supremacy
By Peter Globensky and Bev Sabourin It is not an over-statement to suggest that now, more than ever, we have become aware of the racism...
Book review: Settler Identity and Colonialism in 21st Century Canada
Reviewed by Karl Hele Settler Identity and Colonialism in 21st Century Canada written by two United Kingdom-educated academics explores Settler Canadian identity in terms of...
The Great Gathering
By David Shanahan When William Johnson met with 24 nations at Niagara in 1764, one of the promises made by him on behalf of the...
Opinion: Whose Law is it Anyway?
By Alain Bartleman and James C. Hopkins Section 88 of the Indian Act was intended to clarify the application of laws on a reserve. Instead,...
Opinion: Business Incubators and Innovation Centres
Submitted by the Anishinabek Nation Economic Development Department In our last article, we examined the important role that small to medium-size enterprises could play in...