Seven Fallen Feathers author kicks off CBC Massey Lectures Tour
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—Seven Fallen Feathers author Tanya Talaga kicked off her 2018 CBC Massey Lectures Tour with a lecture on What Are the Keys...
Anishinabek keynote speakers bring cultural conceptualizations of wellness at FASD forum
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—Pays Plat’s Christopher Mushquash and Wiikwemkoong’s Lisa Bishop were among the presenters at the Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) FASD (Fetal...
Two Anishinabek Nation citizens to be recognized with Indspire Awards
By Sam Laskaris CALGARY – A leader in Indigenous law and a high-ranking public servant will be among the latest individuals to be recognized nationally...
‘I don’t believe we’re ready at all’ says Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief on new cannabis legislation
By Jennifer Pereira PICKEREL—“I don’t believe we’re ready at all. A few communities have put a moratorium in place and one community is looking at...
Preserving Indian Residential School legacy
“I’m a survivor of a Residential School so it’s important for me that each generation is aware of what has happened to us in the...
Chippewas of the Thames First Nation bans provincial sales of cannabis
LONDON (October 16, 2018)—Chief Myeengun Henry, of Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, says that the First Nation has decided to ban delivery of recreational...
Uncertainty remains as cannabis legislation comes into effect
By Jennifer Pereira PICKEREL–Medical marijuana dispensaries have been cropping up in Anishinabek territory over the past few months in anticipation of the federal marijuana legislation....