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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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Aug 06, 2016    0
First Nations Youth Employment program hits Thunder Bay

Eabametoong’s Owen Boyce enjoyed the drone flying session at the First Nations Youth Employment Program Science Camp south of Thunder Bay.

“It’s pretty cool — it’s got nice controls,” says...

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Aug 03, 2016    0
SHOOTING INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY IN FORT SEVERN

On August 2, 2016, at approximately 2:30 a.m., a lone officer posted at the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS) Fort Severn Detachment reported shots fired in the vicinity of the Fort Severn...

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Jul 30, 2016    0
AFN Youth Summit focuses on wellness, mental heath

The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and the AFN National Youth Council (NYC) hosted the 2016 National Youth Summit on July 10 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The Summit brought together over 150 First...

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Jul 15, 2016    0
Canada and Ontario’s failure to negotiate policing agreement causes NAPS workers to vote to strike

Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler and Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS) Board Chair Mike Metatawabin expressed disappointment and frustration with the governments of Canada...

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Jul 15, 2016    0
Wawatay and North Star Air launch new in-flight magazine

Wawatay Native Communications Society and North Star Air have recently partnered to launch Wanakoosh, a new quarterly in-flight magazine featuring stories from First Nation communities across...

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