Farm tales: Free rooster nice bonus
By Jennifer Ashawasegai ALBAN – A few days after the new year chimed in, I jumped on Kijiji and found an ad for two free...
Moccasins draw mixed emotions
By Jennifer Ashawasegai PARRY SOUND – Viewers of the “Walking With Our Sisters” exhibit experienced mixed emotions. They see 1,600 moccasin vamps (tongues) that are...
Transitions students meet presidents
By Kelly Crawford NORTH BAY – Kenjgewin Teg Transitions students met the first Aboriginal president of a Canadian university. “Welcome to Nipissing University. It is...
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Red Rock Community Profile: Renovated lodge key element of business plans
By Rick Garrick The Red Rock Indian Band is looking to benefit from a recently-announced suspension bridge project by opening the Chalet Lodge for business....
What Stephen Harper didn’t learn in school
By Maurice Switzer We are what we learn. What we hear from our teachers, copy from blackboards, and cram from our textbooks helps shape the...
Storyteller took poetic turn
By Greg Macdougall OTTAWA – Vera Wabegijig’s first book, “wild rice dreams”, comes after 20 years of writing poetry. The mother of two was born...
‘Gchi nendam gwa noonga maa yaa yan’
By Sharon Weatherall BARRIE –When he has completed the two year Anishnaabemowin Language Program at Georgian College’s Barrie Campus, Tyler Taylor hopes to share what...
Aboriginal Affairs ‘paternalistic, self-serving’ in its use of ‘take-it-or-leave-it’ offers
APTN National News The Specific Claims Tribunal blasted a branch of Aboriginal Affairs for being “paternalistic, self-serving, arbitrary and disrespectful” in a recent ruling impacting...
Puffing on poison sticks
By Albert Dumont I was a big smoker at one time. Started out with Export A in my teen years, then switched to Player’s Filter...
Constitutional Development snapshot
A constitution is the supreme law of a Nation. It is a set of laws that a People have made and agreed upon that make...
Order of Ontario recipients create equal opportunities for First Nations
UOI OFFICES – Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee says that the two Order of Ontario recipients – Ronald Common and Allison Fisher...
Opinion – Anishinabek system ‘healthier’ approach
By Kelly Crawford The establishment and implementation of the Anishinabek Education System will support First Nation student success, First Nation jurisdiction and ensure strong Anishinaabe...
First Nations vow to oppose imposed education act
Report encourages feds to pony up parity By Michael Erskine Manitoulin Expositor MANITOULIN—The decision of the Harper government to forge ahead with a First...
CBC interview: More First Nations constitution in the works
Nipissing First Nation recently passed its own constitution. 31 other First Nation groups are working on constitutions of their own. We spoke to Fred Bellefeuille,...