Unveiling of residential school memorial site a ‘sad and happy occasion’
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY — Former Long Lake #58 Chief Allen Towegishig says the June 5 official unveiling of the St. Joseph’s Indian residential...
Book Review: Aqueduct: Colonialism, Resources, and the Histories We Remember
Reviewed by Karl Hele It is now 100 years since the opening of the completed Winnipeg aqueduct brought fresh water to a growing city through...
Lack of personal identification ‘serious problem across the north’ says Kinna-aweya Legal Clinic director of administration
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—A Lakehead University professor in partnership with Kinna-aweya Legal Clinic is receiving $196,500 from the federal New Frontiers in Research fund...
Former Indigenous hockey star receives honorary doctorate
By Sam Laskaris AUNDECK OMNI KANING FIRST NATION – Though he left school after Grade 8, Reggie Leach now has one of the highest honours...
All the teachings with drumming and dancing at the sunny Maamwi Kindaaswin Pow-Wow
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY— Dancing took place under sunny skies at the Maamwi Kindaaswin Pow-Wow. Hosted by the North Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre,...
Action Plan 2030 to protect the Great Lakes proposed
Leading Great Lakes Advocates make case for 10-year, $100M/year strategy TORONTO (June 18, 2019) – Today, following a nine-month intensive study and consultation process,...
‘Our mission is changing lives, changing families,’ says Kettle and Stony Point Family Well-Being Program worker
By Colin Graf CHIPPEWAS OF KETTLE & STONY POINT FIRST NATION—Members of Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation, along the south shore of...