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Tom Longboat Day to be marked June 4 across province of Ontario

“This legendary Canadian has been ignored for too long,” Eglinton-Lawrence M.P.P. Mike Colle said after Ontario members of...

Sharing John Paishk’s drum with the world

Four years after witnessing the drumming and dancing at Sandy Lake, I photographed John Paishk of Red Lake, Ont., with his...

Beaver animal of choice in Mattagami

It was a beautiful day to visit Mattagami First Nation April 24 to check out the annual Beaverfest celebration in the...

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Jun 24, 2017    0
National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated in Thunder Bay

A group of seven Aboriginal Youth Leadership Program (AYLP) graduates were recognized with awards and an honour song at the National Indigenous Peoples Day Powwow in Thunder Bay.

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Jun 15, 2017    0
First Nation leaders call on RCMP to investigate youth deaths in Thunder Bay

First Nations leaders are calling on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to investigate the deaths of three community members in the city of Thunder Bay, something acting Thunder Bay Police...

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May 12, 2017    0
JOSIAH BEGG'S BODY FOUND IN RIVER

Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, on behalf of the Executive Council, expressed heartfelt condolences following the recovering of a body of 14-year-old Josiah Begg in Thunder...

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May 12, 2017    0
CHIEFS CALL FOR INQUEST AS NAN MOURNS LOSS OF ANOTHER YOUTH IN CARE

Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) is calling for accountability by the Government of Ontario following the loss of four NAN youth in care in the past six months. Chiefs-in-Assembly endorsed a resolution...

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May 12, 2017    0
Prime Minister of Canada presents Thomas Doherty with the 2016-2017 Prime Minister's Awards for Teaching Excellence

Thomas Doherty, a teacher with the Keewaytinook Okimakanak Board of Education has been recognized by the Prime Minister’s Awards (PMA) for Teaching Excellence. Mr. Doherty is one of eleven...

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