This past month, I was happy to attend two Pow Wows I hadn't been to in years. I attended the Mattagami First Nation Pow Wow and the Matachewan First Nation...
I was happy to see my home community of Attawapiskat on the James Bay coast announce the opening of the new St Francis Xavier Parish Church on August 25....
Matawa First Nations chiefs met with Ontario’s premier on March 6, in an effort to begin negotiations on working together to develop the Ring of Fire.
Following the meeting, Matawa Chiefs Council announced that it is “ready and willing” to enter into bilateral negotiations with Ontario, so long as the negotiations have a regional focus and are community-driven.
Allegations of a starlight tour made by a First Nations youth against members of the Thunder Bay police have turned out to be untrue.
The 19-year-old male had alleged that on the night of Dec. 2, 2012, he was dropped off on the outskirts of Thunder Bay and left to walk back to his residence in the city.
After an investigation, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have determined that the allegations were unfounded.
Kenora Conservative MP Greg Rickford is highlighting the emphasis that the new federal budget puts on First Nations issues, especially on northern First Nations.
Rickford, the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, noted a number of initiatives laid out in budget 2013, including infrastructure investments, Ring of Fire capacity building monies and post-secondary skills training funding for First Nations youth.
In total over $700 million in investments for First Nations was included in the budget, Rickford said.
Dryden police have made an arrest in the case of an assault on a First Nations man in a Dryden restaurant during the Northern Bands hockey tournament.
Christopher Donylyk of Geraldton was arrested by the Dryden Police Service on March 21 after turning himself into police.
Donylyk appeared in court in Sioux Lookout on March 22 for a bail hearing on the charge of assault.
The arrest comes after a video of Donylyk assaulting a man from Pikangikum at a Dryden restaurant spread rapidly on social media.
A federal judge has ruled that three experts who Cliffs Resources tried to block from testifying can indeed give their opinions on Matawa First Nations’ Ring of Fire judicial review.
Cliffs and Canada had tried to block the experts – including Justina Ray of Wildlife Conservation Society of Canada and Professor Robert Gibson of the University of Waterloo’s Environmental Studies department – from testifying in the case.
Dryden police have made an arrest in the case of an assault on a First Nations man in a Dryden restaurant during the Northern Bands hockey tournament.
Christopher Donylyk of Geraldton was arrested by the Dryden Police Service on March 21 after turning himself into police.
Donylyk will appear in court in Sioux Lookout on March 22 on the charge of assault.
The arrest comes after a video of Donylyk assaulting a man from Pikangikum at a Dryden restaurant spread rapidly on social media.
For 23 years, Trevor Stratton of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation has been living with HIV/AIDS.
He has seen incredible struggles, not only in his own life but in the challenges facing Aboriginal people living with HIV/AIDS over that time.
He has also witnessed and been involved in monumental progress in the way Aboriginal people living with HIV/AIDS are treated on and off reserve, and the services available to them.
With files from Bryan Phelan
The City of Dryden is looking back fondly at the Northern Bands hockey tournament, and promising that the town’s involvement next year’s tournaments will be even better.
Andi Kidd, Dryden’s community events coordinator, said having hundreds of First Nations people from across the north in Dryden for the week was “wonderful.”
“The event really grew and blossomed, and it was so successful,” Kidd said.
In what is being called a “milestone” by the leadership of Wapekeka, the First Nation has ended its agreement with Nishnawbe-Aski Police Services (NAPS) by signing the Ontario First Nations Policing Agreement.
The signing on March 22 in Sioux Lookout by Wapekeka Chief Norman Brown means the First Nation will now consider how best to provide policing for its members – either through an agreement with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) or through a community-operated police force.
Players at the James Bay coast high school basketball powerhouse Peetabeck Academy had the chance to further advance their skills during March break, as a southern Ontario basketball camp visited Fort Albany.
Instructors at the Canadian Elite Basketball Academy (CEBA), based out of Cambridge Ontario, spent four days in Fort Albany from March 11-14 running a basketball camp for players on Peetabeck’s boys and girls basketball teams.
This past month, I was happy to attend two Pow Wows I hadn't been to in years. I attended the Mattagami First Nation Pow Wow and the Matachewan First Nation...
I was happy to see my home community of Attawapiskat on the James Bay coast announce the opening of the new St Francis Xavier Parish Church on August 25....