First Nation expectations from Ontario’s Monday Throne Speech
WE NEED To be full partners in ALL future Economic Growth through Treaty, Inherent and Land Rights, says Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day Whitefish Island, Sault...
AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde stands with First Nations Youth on World Suicide Prevention Day
OTTAWA, Sept. 9, 2016 /CNW/ – In advance of World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde reaffirmed...
Robinson Huron Treaty celebrations begin with International Canoe Crossing
SAULT STE. MARIE (September 9, 2016)–A gathering of the Chiefs and beneficiaries of the Robinson-Huron Treaty is underway at Whitefish Island, Sault Ste. Marie. The...
Anishinabek Nation political update
Summer 2016 – Political Update The Political Office is back on track with the monthly updates. This bulletin will briefly highlight the myriad of activities...
Inspirational and educational Medicine Walk at Fort St. Joseph National Historic Site
By Rick Garrick RICHARDS LANDING—Leo Binda of Garden River First Nation enjoyed sharing his knowledge about traditional medicines at the Fort St. Joseph National Historic...
Building his future with education and culture
By Maurice Switzer NIPISSING FIRST NATION – Kirby Shipman graduated from high school the day before he “came out” as a men’s traditional dancer at...
Anishinabek support protectors of the water in the Dakotas
UOI OFFICES (Nipissing FN) September 8, 2016 – Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee extends support to the Standing Rock Sioux Nation, their leadership,...
Chippewas of the Thames First Nation Flag Raised at London City Hall to Commemorate the 220th Anniversary of the London Township Treaty
LONDON, ON (September 7, 2016)–Chief Leslee White-Eye was on-hand this morning to raise the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation’s flag at London City Hall...
Ontario Regional Chief, Isadore Day calls on Canada and the US to end ‘Oil Centrism’
OPEN LETTER: From clearing the Plains in Canada to bulldozing Sacred Sites in North Dakota: Governments and industry collaborate to commit atrocities against our Peoples...
Cultivating gardens to help cultivate food security and a healthy lifestyle
By Rick Garrick Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek—An orchard with four different types of fruit trees along Lake Nipigon has been created in Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek (BZA)...
Wee Tum Ma Keh Wina Food Symposium fed the mind, soul, and body
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—Debajehmujig Theatre Group’s Joseph Osawabine recently learned how to cook geese at the Wee Tum Ma Keh Wina Food Symposium, held...
Book Review: ‘I am not a number’ creates teachable moments
Reviewed by Carrie MacKenzie “I Am Not A Number” by Dr. Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer, with illustrations by Gillian Newland, details the real...
Water First to reflect commitment to First Nations water issues
CREEMORE, ON – Seven years after its birth as a nonprofit providing clean water to remote schoolhouses in rural Uganda, Tin Roof Global has changed...
Tales of an Urban Indian: a journey of forgiveness, transformation, and redemption
By Rick Garrick IQUALUIT—Talk is Free Theatre (TIFT) kicked off its 15th anniversary season with the July 27-30, 2016, production of Tales of an Urban...
A conversation with Elder Stanley T. Peltier
By Sharla Peltier During the late winter of 2016, Nookomis Beedasige (Josephine Mandamin) announced plans for a Great Lakes Gathering at Ojibway Park in Garden...