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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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Environment
Mar 16, 2016    0
Leaders disappointed with inaction from Prime Minister Trudeau on climate change

At least one indigenous leader stormed out of a premier's meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, calling the reunion a "shamble" and a "failure."

Chief Allan Adam from Alberta wasn’t...

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Education
Mar 15, 2016    0
Matawa hosts education conference in Thunder Bay

Matawa First Nations and Keewaytinook Okimakanak partnered to present the Oshki Maajichiikewinan New Beginnings education conference on March 9-10 at the Valhalla Inn in Thunder Bay.

“We’re...

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Breaking News
Mar 12, 2016    0
Legal action is pitting ‘Cree vs. Cree’

Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, Mushkegowuk Council Grand Chief Jonathan Solomon and First Nation Chiefs in northeastern Ontario have affirmed their unwavering resolve to...

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Education
Mar 12, 2016    0
Self identification conference held in Thunder Bay

First Nations ownership and control of information was one of the issues raised at Confederation College’s We Are Here: Indigenous Learners in Postsecondary Education conference.

“First...

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Culture
Mar 08, 2016    0
Nishnawbe Aski Nation reinstates NAN Youth Gathering

Nishnawbe Aski Nation reinstated the NAN Youth Gathering with a variety of traditional and cultural teachings from March 3-7 at the Best Western Plus Norwester in Thunder Bay.

“It’s been so...

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