‘First Nations must be involved in mining ventures’: Day
No mining venture will succeed without First Nations participation at the earliest stages. That’s whatAnishinabek Nation Lake Huron Grand Chief Isadore Day, Wiindawtegowinini, told those...
Alice sheds light on solar power
By Margaret Hele GARDEN RIVER FN – Using solar power and a generator to provide light and heat for your home is a blessing – ...
FASD team studies case management
By Chochi Knott PETERBOROUGH – The Union of Ontario Indians Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) program participated in FASD Case Management Training over the past...
Being open to hearing the land tell its stories
By Richard Wagamese The land holds stories within it. The trick is to make yourself open to them and when you do they have a...
Social workers find tools to help work on prevention
By Marci Becking SAULT STE. MARIE – “First Nations and urban aboriginal agencies need to work together to meet the needs of our clients,” says...
Teachers agree to raise bar, close gap
By Kelly Crawford SUDBURY – Debbie Debassige used her skills as a conference energizer to get a room full of teachers on their feet and...
Delivering urban Anishinabek engagement through partnerships
By Tammy Desmoulin and Mary Laronde The Community Engagement Strategy 2013-2014 focussed on the Anishinabek Education System, the supporting Anishinabek Nation Education Agreement, constitutional...
Cutting land claim research ‘self-destructive’: Madahbee
UOI OFFICES (February 26, 2014) – The Harper conservatives are demonstrating self-destructive behaviour by trying to step away from their lawful obligations to fund land claim...
Evaluations: that time of year again!
By Rhonda Couchie Ugh! It’s that dreaded time of year again. You know the one: evaluation time. Yes it’s here; the hustle and bustle of...
Rugby player passes on bragging rights
By Jorge Antonio Vallejos TORONTO – Noah Johnston-Brochmann may have earned some bragging rights on the rugby field. But the Sagamok Anishinawbek citizen prefers to...
At least 4,000 children perished in residential school deathtraps
By Mark Kennedy, Postmedia News OTTAWA — Thousands of Canada’s aboriginal children died in residential schools that failed to keep them safe from fires, protected...
First Nation skaters create lots of buzz
By Marci Becking WHITEFISH RIVER FN –Olympic hockey tournament participants Carey Price, T.J. Oshie, and Ted Nolan attracted the attention of a lot of First...
Eagles fishing at Aamjiwnaang
By Greg Plain AAMJIWNAANG FN – At least 12 Bald Eagles and one Golden Eagle have been seen along the banks of the St. Clair...
We wait too late to get healthy
By Sarah Blackwell NORTH BAY – Why do so many people wait until they are sick or nearly dying before they make changes to improve...
‘Get brown or get lost!’
By Barb Nahwegahbow TORONTO – “Get brown or get lost!” That’s what Hayden King told an audience of 50 people gathered to learn how settlers...