Send your masterpiece to the Kids’ Fish Art Contest
Calling all kids! Grab your paints and pencil crayons. The Kids’ Fish Art Contest is back. This annual contest, sponsored by the Ministry of Natural...
Communities trying energy conservation
By Greg Plain TORONTO –The Ontario Power Authority (OPA), together with Minister of Aboriginal Affairs David Zimmer, announced in August that 12 communities have been...
Database identifies certified Aboriginal businesses
CALGARY – The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) has launched the “Certified Aboriginal Business” platform. The Canada-wide directory of pre-qualified Aboriginal businesses is publicly-available...
Cranberry harvest full of tradition and goodness
By Rick Garrick ATIKAMEKSHENG ANISHNAWBEK – Traditional artisan Ken Wabegijig enjoys harvesting –and eating – wild cranberries from a bog near his mother’s home community...
BREAKING NEWS: Shale gas company loses bid for injunction to halt N.B. protests
A New Brunswick judge has found no reason to place or extend an injunction on the people of Elsipogtog First Nation. Read more about this...
Chief addresses club ‘elders’
By Maurice Switzer Speaking to an audience he described as “Elders in your community”, Chief Isadore Day told members of the North Bay and District...
Serpent River First Nation to host inaugural Lands and Economy Summit
Serpent River First Nation (Monday, October 21, 2013) – A summit will take place in Serpent River First Nation this week to discuss Lands and...
First Nations in Ontario stand in solidarity with Elsipogtog First Nation
(THUNDER BAY, ON) October 18, 2013 – Since June of this past summer, 133 First Nations in Ontario have held strong positions on the events...
Concordia now offering First Peoples Studies Bachelor Degrees
By Karl Hele MONTREAL – Concordia University now offers a Major and Minor Bachelor’s degree in First Peoples Studies (FPST). First Nation students such as...
Creating Partnerships evening links business with First Nations
By Peter Gorrie TORONTO – The audience roared as Patrick Madahbee, Grand Chief of the Anishinabek Nation, described an incident on Manitoulin Island: A cruise...
UBCIC Denounces Canada’s Brutal Assault on Elsipogtog
COAST SALISH TERRITORY/VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 17, 2013 – The UBCIC Executive and the UBCIC Chiefs Council stand in full support with Elsipogtog community and leadership...
Letter to Royal Canadian Mounted Police from Chiefs of Ontario
Royal Canadian Mounted Police National Headquarters Attn: Commissioner Bob Paulson 73 Leikin Drive, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R2 Sent Via Fax: (613) 993-0260 Dear Commissioner Paulson:...
Teachers give top marks to Rabbit and Bear Paws
TORONTO – Anishinabek author and children’s educator Chad Solomon has won the 2013 Children’s Literature Award sponsored by the Elementary Federation Teachers of Ontario (EFTO)....
Thunder Bay welcomes Aboriginal dollars
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY –Local businesses are being encouraged by the Chamber of Commerce to post “Status Cards Welcome” decals and to make their...
Throne Speech ‘colonial’: Madahbee
UOI OFFICES (Nipissing FN) October 17, 2013 – Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee sees a colonial agenda in Wednesday’s Speech from the Throne....