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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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Algonquin students complete birch bark canoe

Grade 7 and 8 students at Algonquin Avenue Public School held an assembly June 24 where they handed over a nine-foot long model birch bark canoe to representatives of Fort William Historical Park...

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Chiefs question discrepancy in education funding levels

Different funding levels for on-reserve and off-reserve First Nation students were raised by chiefs at the Nishnawbe Aski Nation Keewaywin Conference.
“In our community if we were to send a...

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Living like 1910
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Worker says solvent abuse begins at eight years old

Pikangikum’s Sheldon Keesickquayash is helping young gas sniffers overcome their addiction.
“There are more youth that sniff gas – they are little kids,” said the solvent abuse worker during...

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Sandy Lake members look into past, create family trees

Family connections are branching up around Sandy Lake as members trace their lineage through family trees.
“We were trying to come up with something from as far back as we can,” said former...

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