Kairos Blanket Exercise touches the heart of 800 youth
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—A mass Kairos Blanket Exercise (KBE) was held with about 800 youth participants on Aug. 16 during the Canadian Lutheran Anglican...
People don’t learn on stat holidays
By Maurice Switzer Each year when I was a student at Lakefield Public School, all 300 members of our student body—from kindergarten to Grade 8—had...
Bilateral technical table discusses opportunities in procurement
THUNDER BAY–The Anishinabek Nation met with representatives of the Ministry of Transportation on July 4 and 5 in Thunder Bay. Regional Deputy Grand Council Chief...
Kettle and Stoney Point First Nation conduct blanketing ceremony
KETTLE AND STONEY POINT FIRST NATION–In an emotional ceremony that was a movement by the Community of Kettle and Stoney Point First Nation (KSPFN), the...
Indigenous youth lands volleyball scholarship, gives back teaching skills camp
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY—Tessa Pizzale has graduated from being a Laker to a Panther and this August she passed along her skills and...
Little NHL to host inaugural fundraising golf tournament in September
By Sam Laskaris MANITOWANG—The long-running Little Native Hockey League (LNHL) tournament is still a couple of years away from celebrating its milestone 50th anniversary. But...
Contact North I Contact Nord opens a new online learning centre at Brantford Campus
BRANTFORD, ON – Contact North | Contact Nord officially has a new home in Brantford at Six Nations Polytechnic (SNP), and it’s the perfect fit....
Indigenous youth spend time at the Canadian Armed Forces youth camp
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION—Camouflage and assault boat training were among the highlights for a group of Indigenous youth at the Canadian Armed...
Funding your agricultural business
By Lynn Moreau NIPISSING FIRST NATION—Are you interested in starting a new agricultural business or in expanding or improving an existing farm enterprise? The Canadian...
Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek artist delivers workshop for Fort William First Nation citizens
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION—A group of Fort William citizens are sporting jackets, t-shirts and bags with bear paw and tomahawk designs thanks...
Deputy Youth Chief Lance Copegog condemns Michelle Rempel’s undemocratic actions
CHRISTIAN ISLAND, ON (August 20, 2018) — Lance Copegog, the Deputy Youth Chief of the Beausoleil First Nation Youth Council, has released the following statement...
Youth inspired by the Aanmitaagzi Summer Arts Program to create art
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION—The creative, energetic youth of The Aanmitaagzi Summer Theatre Arts Program has helped Big Medicine Studio bring art to...
First Nations highschool students get a taste of college life
By Colin Graf SARNIA—A group of First Nations high school students are getting a taste of college life this summer—both the challenges and the fun—thanks...
Housing top priority for Indigenous Friendship Centres
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY—”Friendship Centres are more than just advocates for social housing.” These words from the Executive Director of the Ontario Federation...
Photovoice aims to bring healing to participants
By Colin Graf AAMJIWNAANG FIRST NATION—While a picture may not always be better than a thousand words, staff at the Aamjiwnaang Community Health Centre hope taking...