Youth prepare for launch of hand-made birch bark canoe
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION—A group of Fort William youth is planning to launch the 18-foot birch bark canoe they built this summer...
Call to Action #83 art exhibit: the quest for truth and hope
By Barb Nahwegahbow TORONTO—A total of 16 artists from Simcoe County took up the quest for truth for the exhibition, Call to Action #83. Eight...
Antler River Guardians from the 4 Directions launch Thames River Canoe Trip
MUNCEY, ONTARIO (August 10, 2016)—The Antler River Guardians from the 4 Directions are going on a canoe trip August 15 – 17, to visit First...
Grandmothers create blockade to protect the water
By Colin Graf WALPOLE ISLAND—Construction of a natural gas pipeline to the Walpole Island First Nation in south-western Ontario will resume on Monday, August 15,...
Mentorship program for Indigenous youth to help create future business leaders
By Rick Garrick NORTH BAY—The In.Business: A National Mentorship Program for Indigenous Youth is returning for its second year after connecting high school students in...
Wikwemikong’s Naomi Recollet completes internship at the world’s largest museum
By Rick Garrick MANITOULIN ISLAND—Wikwemikong First Nation’s Naomi Recollet recently discovered a deck of birch bark playing cards during her Summer Institute in Museum Anthropology...
Crunch time to ready vote on Anishinabek Education Agreement that took years in the making
By Kelly Anne Smith NIPISSING FIRST NATION– Over 23 years ago, the quest began to have Anishinabek autonomy in elementary and secondary education. Now the...