Mary Lou Smoke honoured as educator
Mary Lou Smoke, Asayenes Kwe, Bear Clan, Batchewana Bay, was recognized in London, Ont. as a 2013 YMCA Woman of Excellence for her work in...
Serpent River moves forward on environmental jurisdiction
SERPENT RIVER FIRST NATION – Chief Isadore Day has put a call out this week for environmental commissioners who will be a critical part of...
Trent installs honourary Elders
PETERBOROUGH – Two men instrumental in the establishment of the first Indigenous Studies program in North America have been installed as honourary Elders by Trent...
Wiky woman wins NAMMY
Lena Recollet picked up the Best Spoken Word Recording at the 14th Annual Native American Music Awards on May 12. A singer and spoken word...
Low water levels impact ferry service
By Sharon Weatherall BEAUSOLEIL FN –Low water levels in the Great Lakes have had a costly impact on this First Nation’s ferry service, as well...
Beausoleil students get career hints
By Sharon Weatherall BEAUSOLEIL FN – Local high school students got some guidance about what to do after graduation at a “Post-Secondary Career Fair’ hosted...
OUR TIME IS NOW: Madahbee
UOI Offices –This year marks the 250th anniversary of The Royal Proclamation, a landmark document by which the British Crown recognized the nationhood of “the...
Statistics demonstrate First Nations potential
OTTAWA – Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo says the Statistics Canada data released May 8 from the 2011 National Household Survey...
Anishinabek flee flooding
Pic Mobert First Nation, located 270 kilometres north of Sault Ste. Marie, declared an emergency because of rising waters and the likelihood of flooding in...
Harper not learning from ‘mistakes of the past’
By Maurice Switzer First Nations know they have a good idea when the Harper government doesn’t want anything to do with it. That’s how it...
Entire school involved in pow-wow plans
By Sharon Weatherall BEAUSOLEIL FN — Students at Christian Island Elementary School put a lot of work into planning their annual pow-wow. Principal Angela Johnson...
It helps to love the sound, feel and weight of words
By Richard Wagamese I love dictionaries. I think I always have or at least I have ever since I fell in love with words. I...
Survivors adamant: It’s our turn to speak
By Karl Hele MONTREAL –Presentations by “settler” academics at times met heated responses from residential school survivors during a mini-conference on the Legacy of Residential...
Ron George named scholar
Ron George will join the Windsor Law School as Ianni-Scholar-in-Residence, effective July 2013. In making the announcement, Camille Cameron, Dean of the law school, said:...
‘Indian Horse’ makes short list
TORONTO — “Indian Horse”, the dramatic novel by Anishinabek News columnist Richard Wagamese, is among the five short-listed titles for the 10th anniversary celebrations of...