Young northern entrepreneurs have tasty business ideas
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FN – Wesley Jacob turned his love of bannock and pizza into a tasty business idea during his school’s youth...
Scholarships for Indigenous managers
MONTREAL – The EMBA McGill – HEC Montreal is launching a scholarship program aimed at Canada’s Indigenous population. Each year, a manager of Indigenous origin...
For those carolling at 24 Sussex Drive this year (with video!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAu-pAkWgHQ By Maurice Switzer JOY TO THE WORLD F-N-E-A Val-court de-crees, Trust us to teach your kids! Forget about the paaaast, The...
Heroes and friends stand beside us, through thick and thin
There’s a country song I thought of recently. I haven’t actually heard it for years but I found myself humming it one day as I...
Respond to racism with reconciliation: Wesley-Esquimaux
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY – Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux is calling for outreach and healing after a rash of apparently racist incidents in the Lake Superior...
FASD affects former Miss Illinois
By Leslie Knibbs SUDBURY – Emily Travis, 22, is a former Miss Southern Illinois, and is about to graduate from university with a degree in...
Best ‘fad’ diet the oldest
By Holly Brodhagen I remember when I was in grade school our health class talking about healthy food choices and the four basic food groups....
School survivors died on city streets
By Christine Smith (McFarlane) TORONTO – Tucked away where no one can really see it in the heart of Canada’s largest city is a weather-beaten...
Atikameksheng Anishnawbek outgrows band office
By Jennifer Ashawasegai ATIKAMEKSHENG ANISHNAWBEK – Chief Steve Miller understands that proximity to neighbouring municipalities can have its advantage for a First Nation experiencing growth....
Anishinabek insist on rightful share of mining revenues
By Marlene Bilous SUDBURY – Anishinabek Nation citizens understand they have the right to share in the wealth generated by extraction of natural resources from...
Police admit they’re part of problem
By Barb Nahwegahbow TORONTO – Police have admitted to John Fox that they might be part of the “systemic failing” in finding the truth about...
Blue-ribbon month for Sagamok
By Colleen Toulouse SAGAMOK ANISHNAWBEK–It’s a blue-ribbon month in this North Shore First Nation as community members stage a number of activities designed to promote...
New adventure for Rabbit and Bear Paws
“Council of the Animals” – the sixth instalment in the popular Adventures of Rabbit and Bear Paws series – is now available. Chad Solomon’s graphic...
Fasting camp teaches respect
LONG LAC 58 – It was four years ago that Veronica Waboose, former Chief of this Superior Region First Nation, started thinking of ways that...
Anishinabek lead ‘No’ chorus on education act
Anishinabek Nation leaders, youth and citizens were front and centre Dec. 4th in rallies across Ontario that championed the argument for First Nations Control of...