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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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Dec 01, 2015    0
Return to harmony, the healing land

The land is a sacred being. You learn that when you spend enough time with her. Eventually, you come to regain your senses and you discover that you’ve learned to see a different way, attuned...

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OPP remain in Pikangikum after dispute over arrest

Pikangikum has new Ontario Provincial Police officers after community members protested the actions of previous officers.
“They didn’t want their members being beaten up by police officers...

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Transition period for HST kicks in for First Nation consumers

While some First Nations people are planning to hold onto their sales receipts, others are not happy with having to pay the provincial portion of the HST tax.
“It’s too much,” said Bearskin...

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Dec 01, 2015    0
Watch out, you may get clocked

Over the weekend at Mount McKay in Thunder Bay, a realization hit me harder than the beating sun.
Time was not on my side. I can’t control what anyone else does, no matter what the impacts...

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Dec 01, 2015    0
Gulf Coast oil spill will impact First Nations

The man-made environmental disaster taking place in the Gulf of Mexico is absolutely horrific.
The oil spill is extremely concerning because of the catastrophic damage it is causing to the...

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