Opinion: Humour is in the eye of the beholder
By Maurice Switzer The first joke I can ever remember hearing was one told by my grandfather Moses. It was a sunny Saturday afternoon and...
Anishnawbe Business Professional Association partners with University of Toronto Law Clinic for Ring of Fire mining study
FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION (January 8, 2024) – The Anishnawbe Business Professional Association (ABPA) is proud to announce a new partnership with the International Human...
Fort William First Nation closes out 2024 with 3rd annual Ambe Anishinaabeg Round Dance
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION — Fort William hosted the Ambe Anishinaabeg Round Dance III on New Year’s Eve with Stickman Alex Copenace...
New Dokis First Nation website preserves and protects its history
By Kelly Anne Smith DOKIS FIRST NATION—A comprehensive website on Dokis First Nation offers the Nation’s history for citizen’s at home and away. “Our band...
Raptors showcase new logo for Indigenous Heritage Game
By Sam Laskaris TORONTO – An Anishinaabe artist has received some major league exposure. Luke Swinson, a member of Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation,...
Indigenous leaders call for equal and equitable community safety
By Rick Garrick NETMIZAAGGAMIG NISHNAABEG — Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg Chief Louis Kwissiwa and other leaders recently called for the federal government to take action on community...
Book review: Counting at Kits Beach
Reviewed by Alex Hebert Kitsilano Beach (Kits Beach) is a popular beach in Vancouver, British Columbia, located at the north edge of the neighbourhood of...
Book review: The Misewa Saga: The Sleeping Giant: Book 5
Reviewed by Karl Hele David Robertson’s fifth book in the Indigenous fantasy series called the Misewa Saga does not disappoint. It picks up immediately at...
Book review: Staging Indigeneity: Salvage Tourism and the Performance of Native American History
Reviewed by Karl Hele Katrina Phillips’ Staging Indigeneity: Salvage Tourism and the Performance of Native American History explores three outdoor performances created by non-Indigenous that...
Book review: The Last President: Autobiography of a Residential School Survivor
Reviewed by Karl Hele The Last President: How Aboriginal and Treaty Rights Were Entrenched in the Canadian Constitution, is a fascinating autobiography of Chief Del...
Book review: Gaa-izhi-miinigoowizid a’aw Anishinaabe: What We Were Given as Anishinaabe
Reviewed by Karl Hele Lee Obizaan Staples and Chato Ombishkebines’ monograph is an excellent source for Anishinaabe seeking to learn about and potentially follow traditional...
Book review: The Hawk Shadow
Reviewed by Alex Hebert Winter is storytelling time for Anishinaabe. This is a great book to read with your little ones and dream of spring...
Book review: Brown Tom’s Schooldays
Reviewed by Karl Hele Brown Tom’s Schooldays is a marvellous fictionalized story of author Enos Montour’s experiences at the Mount Elgin Industrial School in the...
Biidaaban Healing Lodge celebrates Christmas Spirit Contest winners
By Rick Garrick BIIGTIGONG NISHNAABEG — Biidaaban Healing Lodge recently announced the three winners of its Christmas Spirit Contest featuring videos and photos of families...
New moose research project opportunity for Fort William First Nation youth
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION — Fort William First Nation youth will have an opportunity to participate in a Ministry of Natural Resources...