The truth about reconciliation
By Bev Sabourin and Peter Globensky “The only way to get to the future is to pass through the present. This is the only truth...
Resources on Indian Residential Schools available online, in print
UOI OFFICES – Since the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Report earlier this month, many are seeking resources on the history of the Indian...
Wikwemikong duo among APTN’s Aboriginal Day Live celebration
By Jamie-Lee McKenzie WIKWEMIKONG UNCEDED INDIAN RESERVE – After releasing their first single “Drowning” in October 2014, Shayne and Taylor May are excited about their...
In conversation with Dr. Mike DeGagné
By Kelly Anne Smith Dr. DeGagné is the first Indigenous university president in Canada. Dr. DeGagne is President and Vice-Chancellor of Nipissing University in North...
Pic River celebrates Aboriginal Day
Story submitted by Grade 3 & 4 students, Pic River Elementary School OJIBWAYS OF PIC RIVER FIRST NATION –The community of Pic River First Nation...
Madahbee congratulates new Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day
ANISHNABE OF WAUZHUSHK ONIGUM (June 17, 2015) – Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee congratulates newly-elected Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Wiindawtegowinini Day. “People here...
Ask Dr. Mushquash: What’s the difference?
Welcome to “Ask Dr. Mushquash”. I truly appreciate the response and interest my column has received on Anishinabek News! I look forward to addressing your...
‘The Gathering’ highlights Wikwemikong talent
By Barb Nahwegahbow MISSISSAUGA – Two of the finest artists from Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve were featured on June 6 at The Gathering in Mississauga,...
Aamjiwnaang wary of new environmental report
By Greg Plain Aamjiwnaang First Nation citizens are not supporting the report released recently by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment where it has concluded...
Pic Mobert walks the talk, makes education its number one priority
By Mary Laronde Pic Mobert First Nation is making its education its number one priority, and it shows. It shows in the clean and tidy...
2015 Indspire Awards coming to Global TV and APTN on June 19 at 7:30pm
(June 12, 2015 – Ohsweken, ON) Fourteen outstanding Indigenous achievers will be honoured at the 2015 Indspire Awards gala, recorded live in Calgary, AB, and...
Working together for art and culture
By Jamie-Lee McKenzie ROUYN-NORANDA –First Nations in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue area came together on June 7 for Dialogue Deux – an event that marks the shared...
Chippewas of the Thames appeal National Energy Board decision
Submitted by Greg Plain Chippewas of the Thames First Nation is appealing the National Energy Board’s approval of Enbridge’s Line 9B pipeline which runs through...
Traditional Ecological Knowledge Elders Group continue battle against aerial spraying
By Leslie Knibbs MISSISSAUGA #8 FN – In their ongoing battle to end the spraying of glyphosate in northern Ontario forests, the TEK Elders met...
Of tradition and technology: Douglas Cardinal receives an honourary doctorate from Laurentian University
By Laura E. Young Sudbury – Douglas Cardinal turned to a computer designed for war in order to design a building in harmony with people...