Board selection for Kinomaadswin Education Body begins
By Kelly Crawford Two Regional Education Council (REC) meetings took place in the month of September; the REC #2 meeting took place on September 16-17...
Farm tales: Nothing goes to waste on our little hobby farm
By Jennifer Ashawasegai ALBAN – Nothing is wasted on our little hobby farm. Food scraps, hay, straw and scrap wood are all recycled in some...
‘Tree of life’ stood out in the crowd
By Marci Becking KLEINBURG, ON – Donald Chretien’s “Tree of Life” beamed like a spotlight through the crowd of people parading past exhibits at an...
Laura Spence, Nicole Whiteduck located northwest of Kitigan Zibi reserve, chief says
CBC NEWS – Two aboriginal mothers missing from the Kitigan Zibi reserve in western Quebec have been found safe in a rural area northwest of the...
Miawpukek First Nation ‘didn’t have to reinvent the constitution wheel’
By Kelly Crawford SAULT STE. MARIE – The First Nation Constitution Development Workshop “Empowering Jurisdiction” took place in Sault Ste. Marie on October 1-2, bringing...
Events show varied perspectives on Royal Proclamation
By Karl Hele BOSTON/OTTAWA – “What exactly are we commemorating?” is the question I was left with after attending two distinct events surrounding the Royal...
Alderville says ministry should call miners
By Marlene Bilous ALDERVILLE FN – Chief James Marsden has requested the Minister of Northern Development and Mines to uphold the Honour of the Crown....
Create our own laws or face government bully
Aanii, Boozhoo, As we welcome a new season and prepare for the winter months, I encourage Anishinabek citizens to get involved with community engagement sessions...
Putting national heroes on two-dollar bills
Contrary to what some would have you believe, there have always been good people in the world. Humans have a strange tendency to excuse sins...
UOI counsel on committee to study jury representation
By Marci Becking TORONTO – Jenny Restoule-Mallozzi, counsel for the Union of Ontario Indians and citizen of Dokis First Nation, is one of 11 people...
Rally a reminder to honour the treaties
By Barb Nahwegahbow TORONTO – People gathered on October 7, 2013 at Trinity-Bellwoods Park in Toronto’s west end to mark the 250th anniversary of the...
Participants share their constitution development journeys
By Kelly Crawford SAULT STE. MARIE – Day two of the First Nation Constitution Development Workshop began with a panel entitled, “Our Experience with Constitution...
Nicole Hannah Whiteduck, Laura Spence last seen Sunday on Kitigan Zibi reserve
CBC NEWS – Police are looking for two women from the Kitigan Zibi reserve in western Quebec who have been missing since Sunday morning. Friends and family of...
‘Show our women respect’ says Hare
By Marci Becking NORTH BAY – Sisters in Spirit vigils to remember murdered and missing Aboriginal women and girls were held across Canada on Oct....
Young leaders learn to make healthy decisions
By Sarah Blackwell This past summer I was honoured to be asked to facilitate a wellness workshop to over 90 aboriginal youth who attended the...