Four Nations Alliance Belt: A lesson in Indigenous Diplomacy
By Laurie E. Leclair The “Four Nations Alliance Belt” can be found in the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford England under the accession number 1896.7.1. It...
The accidental treaties
By Dr. David Shanahan Treaties are important documents. They deserve careful consideration. However, in a couple of weeks in 1836, one man, without any formal...
Anishinabek Nation hosts Treaties Recognition Week education events
ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE (November 5, 2018)— Anishinabek Nation leaders and educators highlighted treaty education resources at a living library event held at the Harris...
Chippewas of Rama First Nation woman elected as NAIG Council president
By Sam Laskaris ORILLIA – Dale Tamara Plett got a bit more than she bargained for when she attended a recent annual general meeting in...
Anishinabek Nation remembers Wiikwemkoong Elder and WWII Veteran
By Rick Garrick WIIKWEMKOONG UNCEDED TERRITORY—Wiikwemkoong Elder Andy (Andrew) Manitowabi is fondly remembered by many for starting up Andy’s General Store and initiating plans to...
Koganaawsawin to staff up April 1
By Marci Becking BIINJITIWAABIK ZAAGING ANISHINAABEK – Social Services Director Adrienne Pelletier has big plans for Koganaawsawin. “We want a better deal for an Anishinabek...
Chief’s Island grave story
By Laurie Leclair On Thursday, November 8, 1923, a workman putting through a new sewer line across a property on St. Mary’s Street made the...