Political Quarterly Update: Summer
As summer comes to an end and we begin preparations for the upcoming autumn season, we want to send our best wishes to students, teachers,...
Government of Canada supports Indigenous economic development in southern Ontario
Two Indigenous-led businesses receive Government of Canada investment of more than $1.6 million to create new jobs and grow BARRIE (September 8, 2023) – Indigenous...
Healing through the drums at the Nipissing First Nation’s 35th Traditional Pow Wow
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION — Nipissing First Nation’s 35th Traditional Pow Wow took place September 3-4 in Garden Village attracting a bigger...
Robinson Huron First Nations hosts ceremony honouring 173rd Anniversary of 1850 Treaty signing
ROBINSON HURON TREATY TERRITORY (September 9, 2023) — Today, the Robinson Huron First Nations held a ceremony and media event on the final day of...
Long Lake #58 youth come together to support one another
By Rick Garrick LONG LAKE #58 — Long Lake #58 recently held a 10-day detox and alcohol program for about 42 youth at the Best...
Lace-up your running shoes this weekend in support of FASD
By Jesse Johnson NORTH BAY– The 2nd Annual Mahiingan Family Road Race for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness is taking place on September 9...
Sam on Sports: Al Hackner
By Sam Laskaris THUNDER BAY – Al Hackner made his decision last year. And the 69-year-old member of Red Rock Indian Band is not going...
Royalty Data Rewards Club CEO and founder a semi-finalist in Pow Wow Pitch 2023’s Technology Semi-Final Online Watch Party
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Royalty Data Rewards Club CEO and founder Donna Tremble is excited about being a semi-finalist in Pow Wow Pitch...
Revolutions are never ‘common sense’
By Maurice Switzer The problem with revolutions is that most of the casualties are usually innocent bystanders. That’s certainly the case with the Common Sense...
Robinson Huron Waawiidamaagewin gathering full of teachings, activities
By Rick Garrick GARDEN RIVER — A Treaty Renewal Ceremony is being held on Sept. 9 at the GFL Memorial Gardens in Sault Ste. Marie...
Book review: Killing the Wittigo: Indigenous Culture-Based Approaches to Waking Up, Taking Action, and Doing the Work of Healing
Reviewed by Marci Becking Doing the work – that’s the hardest part of healing. One can take as many workshops or attend conferences, but unless...
Book review: Bernice and the Georgian Bay Gold
Reviewed by Caroline MacKenzie Bernice and the Georgian Bay Gold by Jessica Outram is an entertaining and insightful story about eight-year-old Métis girl Bernice Lamondin...
Indigenous musicians take stage at Fusion Fest
Laronde, Aqua share stories of their lives By PJ Wilson NORTH BAY – David Laronde wants those who listen to his music to share his...
Book review: On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe
Reviewed by Karl Hele Caroline Dodds Pennock’s On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe explores the experiences of Indigenous Peoples who travelled willingly and unwillingly...
Book review: Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future
Reviewed by Karl Hele Patty Krawec’s Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future is a well-written and argued discussion aimed...