A good deed repaid
* Previously published in the North Grenville Times. By David Shanahan In this time of an international pandemic, it is worthwhile to consider good news...
Pro Wiikwemkoong hockey player signs contract with expansion Toronto franchise
By Sam Laskaris NORWALK, CONNECTICUT – Once professional sports are able to resume, Kelly Babstock will be playing relatively close to her childhood home. But...
Book review: Talking Back to the Indian Act: Critical Readings in Settler Colonial Histories
Reviewed by Karl Hele Kelm and Smith’s edited collection of documents seeks to challenge students and general readers to undertake a critical analysis of the...
Book review: The Assassination of Hole in the Day
Reviewed by Karl Hele Anton Treuer’s The Assassination of Hole in the Day is a marvelously researched and written examination of the rise to leadership...
COVID-19 does not slow down reconciliation at Seneca College
Drumming performances along with Indigenous dances, prayers and teachings by Elders, employees and community members will be showcased at Seneca’s first-ever virtual pow wow on...
Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre brings COVID-19 testing to select southwestern First Nations
By Colin Graf DESHKAN ZIIBING (Chippewas of the Thames First Nation)— Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing is now taking place at the health centre here...
Wiikwemkoong player named top rookie on Nipissing University lacrosse squad
By Sam Laskaris NORTH BAY – Bo Peltier was able to have an immediate impact in the university men’s field lacrosse ranks. Peltier, a member...
Book review: Bear Island: The War at Sugar Point
Reviewed by Karl Hele Bear Island: The War at Sugar Point by Anishinaabe scholar and storyteller Gerald Vizenor is storytelling through epic poetry of the...
Dilico Anishinabek Family Care services continue amidst pandemic
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Dilico Anishinabek Family Care continues to provide child welfare services, health services and mental health and addiction services through...
Book review: The Porcupine Year
Reviewed by Karl Hele The Porcupine Year is the third volume by Louise Erdrich that follows the life of Omakayas. Set in 1852, Omakayas’ family...
Book review: Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country
Reviewed by Karl Hele Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country is the story of Louise Erdrich’s trip from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Lake of the Woods....
Aamjiwnaang First Nation helps at-home learners take in Anishinaabe teachings
By Colin Graf AAMJIWNAANG FIRST NATION— Many families won’t have enjoyed the warm, sweet delights of an early spring cooked breakfast at the sugar shack...
Opinion: A terrible triage: How COVID-19 speaks to a future for Indigenous Elders
By Peter Globensky and Beverly Sabourin From causes to cures, masks to missteps, instructions to regulations, economic impacts to lost livelihoods, the coverage of the...
Nokiiwin Tribal Council release authentic cultural lessons for children to learn at home during COVID-19 pandemic
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — The Nokiiwin Tribal Council plans to post a series of 13 Telling Our Stories videos and activity sheets for...
Artist beads good intentions into Treaty of Niagara Belt reproduction
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION— As a youth, Amanda Bellefeuille remembers drawing in school and in her bedroom late at night when she...