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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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Jul 31, 2024    0
Kattawapiskak Keekehwin Gathering 2024

My home community of Attawapiskat First Nation on the James Bay coast has been filled with excitement for the past few months in anticipation of Kattawapiskak Keekehwin Gathering 2024. A major...

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Jul 29, 2024    0
The Summer Season: Weather Contrasts and some Heat Warmings

Warmer than average temperatures prevailed across Northern Ontario in early June. For gardeners in the Northwest this warmth was accompanied by generous rain amounts, hence a good beginning to the...

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Jul 29, 2024    0
Seventeenth Annual Wabun Youth Gathering Celebrates Culture And Traditions

The 17th Annual Wabun Youth Gathering was held in Mattagami First Nation in a week long event from July 15 to 19 for over 38 First Nation youth. The event was organized by the Wabun Tribal Council...

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Jul 24, 2024    0
Open Job Posting: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of Wawatay

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO)

Wawatay Communications Society is currently looking for a dynamic and results-driven Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who brings management expertise and embodies...

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Jul 16, 2024    0
Goodbye To The Honey Bucket

I never quite realized how hard life was when I was growing up in my home community of Attawapiskat on the James Bay coast. At the time in the 1980s, our Elders saw the community as becoming...

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