Farm Tales: Fences can’t contain goats Lily and Buddy
By Jennifer Ashawasegai ALBAN –There’s a saying in the farming community: “If a fence doesn’t hold water, it won’t hold a goat.” I know this...
From Garden River to Paris, France
By Kathleen Imbert PARIS – Janice Toulouse was not competing for the yellow sweater in the Tour de France annual bicycle race, but she was...
Wagamese wins another prize
OTTAWA – Richard Wagamese is one of the first winners of the Burt Awards for First Nations, Metis and Inuit literature. Wagamese, an Ojibway from...
Ask Holly: Not in my backyard
By Holly Brodhagen I have been hearing that phrase a lot especially in the context of the proposed oil sand pipeline. No one wants to...
Mom pursues four kids, two degrees
By Meaghan Smith SAULT STE. MARIE – Many universities around the globe offer programs in modern languages – English, French, Spanish, and Italian. Algoma University...
Royal Proclamation 250th anniversary commemoration to include book launch of ‘Nation to Nation’
UOI OFFICES – Monday, October 7, 2013 marks the 250th anniversary of the issuing of the Royal Proclamation under the authority of King George III....
Chief Thomas to focus on youth
By Greg Plain MUNSEE – The newly-elected Chief of Munsee-Delaware Nation says responding to needs and concerns expressed by his First Nation’s youth will be...