Sisters in Spirit vigils honour missing and murdered women – and call for change
By Greg Macdougall CURVE LAKE FIRST NATION – This Saturday October 4 will mark the ninth annual Sisters in Spirit vigils, honouring the lives of...
Cleaning up West Beach on Christian Island
By Sharon Weatherall BEAUSOLEIL FIRST NATION – West Beach on Christian Island is debris-free thanks to an energetic group of students and community members who...
The Mike Harris ‘common sense revolution’ discussed at legacy event
By Marci Becking NORTH BAY – Nipissing First Nation councillor Arnold May recalled some memorable Mike Harris moments and the impacts on his community at...
CCAB leading the way in progressive aboriginal relations
TORONTO – The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) is pleased to announce this year’s results of the Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) program —...
Colombian court orders mining companies to return land to natives
BOGOTA, Sep 25, 2014 (Reuters) – A Colombian legal tribunal has ordered 11 companies to halt gold-mining operations in a 50,000-hectare (124,000-acre) reserve in the...
KTEI alumni awarded Maplegrove Scholarship
By Kelly Crawford SUDBURY – Cyndil Corbiere, M’Chigeeng First Nation, is the first recipient of the Maplegrove United Church $7500.00 scholarship. “I strived; I conquered...
Indigenous adoptees find strength in each other
By Christine Smith (McFarlane) OTTAWA – Sixties Scoop and foster care survivors converged Ottawa Sept. 20-21 to the Indigenous Adoptee Gathering entitled: Bi-giwen, which...