Native Earth to only cast Native actors for Native roles
By Barb Nahwegahbow The Artistic Director of Native Earth Performing Arts, Ryan Cunningham made a commitment at a May 26 community forum that in future,...
Anishinabek Nation takes historic step forward to reclaim inherent jurisdiction over child welfare
CURVE LAKE FIRST NATION – The Anishinabek Nation takes an historic step forward to reclaim the inherent right of child welfare by committing to move...
‘Canada clearly participated in a period of cultural genocide’: Sinclair
By Suzanne Keeptwo OTTAWA — Completion of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission (TRC) commenced on May 31 with the lighting of a Sacred Fire and...
Telling a story can begin social change
By KA Smith NORTH BAY – There is a warm, hopeful aura surrounding Lee Maracle. She hugs first, and then asks what’s up. When she...
Rockin with the Red Ride Tour 2015
By Kelly Anne Smith with Caroline Parnell NORTH BAY — The Red Ride Tour 2015 was billed as an “annual showcase of musically diverse indigenous...
Ont. Regional Chief calls on National Energy Board to stop Line 9
ONTARIO REGIONAL CHIEF CALLS ON THE NATIONAL ENERGY BOARD TO STOP LINE 9 UNTIL AFTER FIRST NATION LEGAL APPEAL Toronto, ON (June 3, 2015)...
Madahbee wins for third consecutive term
CURVE LAKE FIRST NATION (June 3, 2015) — Patrick Wedaseh Madahbee won his third consecutive term as Grand Council Chief of the Anishinabek Nation. Candidates...
Blanket makes ideal pow-wow memory
By Maurice Switzer NORTH BAY – Nancy Potvin’s memory might be a bit hazy about all the details surrounding her first-ever pow-wow experience. “It was...
Don’t give up – Dream Big!
By Kelly Anne Smith with Caroline Parnell NORTH BAY — Four days of non-stop arts activities in the 2015 Dream Big Conference has concluded with...
Enbridge looking for an ‘Indian Whisperer’ says Laduke
By Shirley Honyust LONDON — Winona Laduke, an Indigenous woman of Ojibway heritage, was born in 1959 in Los Angeles, raised in Ashland, Oregon, and...
Ontario Regional Chief calls on Canadians to implement TRC recommendations
TORONTO, ON (June 2, 2015) — Ontario Regional Chief Stan Beardy upholds the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) and its...
Legacy of Hope symposium enhances relationships
CURVE LAKE FN — At last week’s Legacy of Hope Residential School Symposium, Chief Phyllis Williams said that she hoped that by profiling the Legacy...
Taking Care of our Land symposium a great starting point
By Karl Hele SAULT STE. MARIE — Gdo akiiminaan ganawendanaan / Taking Care of Our Land Symposium organized by the Anishinaabe Initiative Division at Algoma...
Walking in solidarity for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission IRS survivors march
By KA Smith NORTH BAY – Local supporters walked in solidarity with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Residential School Survivors march in the Nation’s capital...
Ask Dr. Mush about mental health, addiction and wellness!
Boozhoo, Christopher Mushquash Nindizhinikaaz. Welcome to “Ask Dr. Mushquash”. My goal with this column is to invite readers to submit questions or topics for discussion...