News briefs

Lac Seul First Nation is preparing a culinary school to open in 2014, to train cooks for industries and camps across northwestern Ontario.

Debeers is still considering legal action against winter road blockaders from Attwapiskat, even though the company completed its winter road shipping despite the blockades.

The group of youth walkers travelling from Sachigo to Thunder Bay were honoured in Sioux Lookout with a ceremony and feast, before continuing their journey.

The contributions of 16 Aboriginal partners were celebrated on the third anniversary of Thunder Bay’s adoption of the Aboriginal Liaison Strategy.

A group of Sachigo Lake youth have completed the winter-road portion of their 1,000-kilometre Journey of New Beginnings fundraising walk to Thunder Bay.

In a signing last week that marked another step towards building an electricity transmission line to Pickle Lake and then connecting 10 remote First Nations to the southern electrical grid, 13 northwestern Ontario First Nations joined Goldcorp to officially incorporate Wataynikaneyap Power.

Trappers across Nishnawbe Aski Nation have been hitting the jackpot this year with high prices and plenty of marten.

A one-year funding extension for NAPS has been signed, but threats remain that NAN will pull the plug on the force if funding levels do not increase.

A rally for indigenous women was held outside the Thunder Bay police headquarters on Apr. 6.

That’s the advice Shibastik offers in his latest video — Hand Drum — after he was asked to write a hip hop anthem for Cree people.

Chelsea Edwards of Attawapiskat First Nation was recently selected to vice-chair the new Premier’s Council on Youth Opportunities.

The federal conflict of interest commissioner has cleared interim Liberal leader Bob Rae to serve as a chief negotiator for Matawa First Nations on the Ring of Fire.

It all started in mid-December when a youth in Whapmagoostui First Nation began thinking of ways to show his support for Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence.

The reality of the sex trade in Canada, which involves for the most part victimized young girls hidden in underground sex trade and human trafficking networks, was a topic of discussion during two separate events held in Thunder Bay this March.

Welcome to Anishinaabe Aki signs are being installed on all major routes leading into Treaty #3 territory across northwestern Ontario and eastern Manitoba.