Sports Series: Former pro hockey player keen to resume motivational talks in Indigenous communities
By Sam Laskaris AAMJIWNAANG FIRST NATION – Though it has been about a decade since he played his last professional hockey game, Jason Simon is...
Announcement naming Mike Harris to the Order of Ontario ‘an insult’
ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (January 2, 2021) – Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Glen Hare says that the announcement of former premier Mike Harris being...
Nipissing University creates new Indigenous student awards with $75,000 CIBC donation
NORTH BAY – Nipissing University has created new student awards for Indigenous students made possible by a $75,000 donation from CIBC over three years. The...
Aaniish Naa Gegii app receives positive response from Indigenous communities and organizations
By Rick Garrick WIIKWEMKOONG UNCEDED TERRITORY — The Naandwechige-Gamig Wikwemikong Health Centre and Evaluating Children’s Health Outcome Research Centre at Laurentian University recently launched the...
Sports Series: McCormick would welcome Buffalo-area coaching gig
By Sam Laskaris BUFFALO, N.Y. – Cody McCormick would welcome another opportunity to be more involved in a sport he was forced to abruptly end...
Book review: Words Have a Past: The English Language, Colonialism, and the Newspapers of the Indian Boarding Schools
Reviewed by Karl Hele Jane Griffith in Words Have a Past: The English Language, Colonialism, and the Newspapers of the Indian Boarding Schools uses language...
Sports Series: Former elite Indigenous fastball pitcher continues to enjoy the sport
By Sam Laskaris GARDEN RIVER FIRST NATION – Though he turned 60 in August, Darren Zack has no plans to retire from the sport he...