Anishinaabe videographer brings to life the stories of Matawa First Nation citizens
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Long Lake #58’s Sterling Finlayson recently captured stories from Matawa First Nation citizens about their lives on the land...
‘Twas the night before Christmas
By Maurice Switzer (With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore) ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the House not a creature was stirring,...
Imagery speaks to culture and resilience, the art of Jay Soule
By Brian Wright-McLeod TORONTO— The Idle No More movement was a high-water mark for contemporary Indigenous activism across Canada. It was also the catalyst for...
Indigenous filmmaker shoots first feature-length film in Anishinaabemowin
By Rick Garrick KITIGAN ZIBI ANISHINABEG — Indigenous filmmaker and artist Caroline Monnet recently returned to her mother’s community of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg in Quebec...
Letter to the editor: Open letter to the Anishinabek Nation
My name is Chantal Dostaler, I am 11th generation French-Canadian. I likely have Ojibwe Ancestry. This isn’t something I can currently substantiate, I feel it...
‘Inclusion and welcoming of our northern neighbours to Thunder Bay is not a difficult decision,’ says ORIGIN owner
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — ORIGIN owner Melissa Hardy-Giles was pleased to co-sponsor a Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce Lunch and Learn with Wake...
New magazine promises to empower Indigenous women
By Brian Wright-McLeod TORONTO— In October, the Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) launched the inaugural edition of their biannual official publication, She is Wise. The...