Wiikwemkoong continues to offer youth hockey programming during pandemic
By Sam Laskaris WIIKWEMKOONG UNCEDED TERRITORY – Back in late August, it was announced that the Wiikwemkoong Minor Hockey Association would not have any of...
Indian day school survivors are seeking truth and justice
* Previously published in the conversation.com By Jackson Pind, Raymond Mason, Theodore Christou In January 2020, Canada began accepting claims emerging from a billion-dollar settlement...
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...
Chippewas of the Thames First Nation harm reduction team find new ways to address substance-abuse problems amidst pandemic
By Colin Graf DESHKAN ZIIBING (CHIPPEWAS OF THE THAMES FIRST NATION)— Efforts to fight a pandemic running parallel with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic—...
Lakehead University celebrates Treaties Recognition week through education
By Rick Garrick CHIPPEWAS OF GEORGINA ISLAND — Chippewas of Georgina Island’s Elder Shelley MandawKwe Charles and Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux recently spoke about the Clan System...
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...
Focused intervention program for children recognized for its role in the Thunder Bay area community
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Dilico Anishinabek Family Care’s Stop Now and Plan (SNAP) program for children who struggle with behavioural issues was recently...
Award-winning Anishinaabe storyteller and author joins Lakehead University for online reading
By Rick Garrick PETERBOROUGH — Alderville First Nation storyteller and writer Leanne Betasamosake Simpson looks forward to speaking about her latest book, Noopiming: The Cure...
$50,000 reward offered in Oliver homicide investigation
KETTLE AND STONY POINT FIRST NATION – The Government of the Province of Ontario is offering a total reward of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for...
Additional rapid access to specialized addiction services in a healing environment available in Thunder Bay
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION — Dilico Anishinabek Family Care and Fort William opened a new Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) Clinic on...
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...
Award-winning film to premiere on demand Nov. 17
By Rick Garrick KANESATAKE MOHAWK TERRITORY — Rustic Oracle, an award-winning Nish Media film about a missing Indigenous teen told through the eyes of her...
Hearts and minds come together for 43rd annual pow wow in Chippewas of the Thames First Nation
By Colin Graf DESHKAN ZIIBIING (CHIPPEWAS OF THE THAMES FIRST NATION)— Pow wow organizers in Chippewas of the Thames First Nation (COTTFN) have successfully held...
Indigenous ‘Treaty Teachings’ launched during Treaties Recognition Week
MISSISSAUGAS OF THE CREDIT FIRST NATION– Carolyn King dreams of the day when every elementary school student in Ontario is learning about Indigenous treaties, territories...
Mya Headrick accepts scholarship to join Minnesota’s Bemidji State University
By Sam Laskaris OAKVILLE – Though currently in Grade 11, Mya Headrick already knows what her post-secondary academic and athletic careers will look like. The...