‘Oka crisis was a watershed moment for First Nations’ says Ontario Regional Chief Day
TORONTO (Sept 25, 2015) — Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day released the following statement regarding the 25th Anniversary of the End of the Oka Crisis:...
Community looking to profit from aggregate
By Rick Garrick The Red Rock Indian Band is looking to profit from about $500,000 worth of aggregate from a Highway 11 construction project. “That’s...
All-Candidates forum: Debwewin needed in leadership
By Julie Kapyrka PETERBOROUGH – Over 150 people packed the Lion’s Club in Peterborough on the evening of September 18th, attending an all federal candidates...
Of tools and torts: Friendship Centre staff to be trained in seeking justice against Indigenous discrimination
By Laura E. Young SUDBURY – Arguably most indigenous people have faced some discrimination, either in a subtle form or as obvious as the Northern...
Opinion: Is it safe for me to travel?
By Kristin Grant When I was sixteen in the 1990’s heading out west via train to visit relatives, I knew because I am female that...
What reconciliation might look like
By Beverly Sabourin and Peter Globensky In June of this year, Justice Murray Sinclair submitted a preliminary report of the findings and recommendations of the...
Walpole Island man NDP candidate for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex riding
By Rick Garrick A Walpole Island band councillor is running for the New Democratic Party in the Lambton—Kent—Middlesex riding. “I have very strong strengths in...