Wahnapitae youth hopes to create partnerships in mining
By Rick Garrick WAHNAPITAE FIRST NATION – Dakota Recollet has a long-term goal to help First Nation communities create sustainable development partnerships with mining companies...
Over 1,000 earrings sought for ‘Blanket of Hope’ project
By Marci Becking NIPISSING FIRST NATION – Union of Ontario Indians staff have started a “Blanket of Hope” that represents the Spirit of the Humans...
McGill launches Indigenous Studies undergraduate program
By Karl Hele After more than a decade in the making, on Dec. 10, 2014 McGill University officially launched its minor undergraduate program in Indigenous...
Tagged fish contest to reel in big prizes at Wikwemikong derby
Wikwemikong Tourism is pleased to announce the 7th Annual Ice Fishing Derby on February 14 from 8:00am-12:00pm at Bayside Resort on Manitowaning Bay. As always...
Curve Lake Gchi-Naaknigewin puts citizens’ engagement first
By Faye Sabourin CURVE LAKE FIRST NATION, ON – The Curve Lake Nation Building Committee is working towards the First Nation’s draft constitution and setting...
Shawbonquit NDP candidate for Sudbury by-election
By Heather Campbell SUDBURY – The race can now begin. Suzanne Shawbonquit, citizen of Atikameksheng Anishnabek, was nominated on Sunday, January 11 to represent the...
Success happens when we walk with our young people says Dokis
By Marci Becking NORTH BAY – Advisor the North Bay Indian Friendship Centre Urban Aboriginal Strategy, Doug Dokis, says that when we walk with our...
‘We don’t all learn the same way’ says Pelletier
By Rick Garrick Wikwemikong Elder Josephine Pelletier (nee Webkamigad) credits summer studies at the University of Ottawa, innovation and fun activities in the classroom for...
Sisters host ‘Toxic Tours’ of their home in Canada’s Chemical Valley
By Rick Garrick Two Aamjiwnaang sisters — former Green Teens — are hosting toxic tours of Canada’s Chemical Valley, which includes 63 petrochemical plants located...
Traditional teachings discussed at Lakehead’s Elders Roundtable
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY – Wikwemikong Elder and Waterwalker Josephine Mandamin stressed the value of passing on traditional teachings to youth during a recent...
Shawbonquit hopes to fill empty Sudbury seat for NDP
By Heather Campbell SUDBURY – The empty seats suddenly abandoned in the Sudbury riding by MP Glenn Thibeault and MPP Joe Cimino has the NDP...
Kettle and Stony Point First Nation reclaims community spirit
In the spirit of our Ancestors the Chippewas of Kettle & Stony Point First Nation – staff, community members, community businesses, and Leadership – “reclaimed”...
Land use important to our self-determination
By Rick Garrick Lake Helen’s John Carlson is conducting a traditional land use study on hunting, trapping, fishing and gathering activities in his Robinson Superior...
What’s ‘duty to consult’ all about?
By Joey Krackle Note: This summary is based on Dwight Newman’s paper: The Rule and Role of Law: The Duty to Consult Aboriginal Communities, and...
Stolen sisters – silent screams? Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: The story continues
By Beverly Sabourin and Peter Globensky A good friend of ours responded to our last article on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women – The...