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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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Everyone has a role to play in rights protection

To the Editor:
Over these many years, there has been no or very little reporting by Wawatay News on the abrogation of our treaty rights by our own leaders and their staff. It is not only...

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Fundraising for a Cure
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Mushkiki celebrates 10 years with community gathering

A jigging Elder was one of the highlights of Anishnawbe Mushkiki’s 10th anniversary celebration: A Decade of Community Success.
“A lot of older people came – I saw one person get up and jig...

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Plenty of prizes in Bearskin fishing derby

Amidst the high white-capped waves built up by an extra strong northwest wind a line of boats are barely visual due to the hard pelting rain drops that has been falling since late last night....

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Some Aboriginal women don’t feel safe in city

About 150 men, women and children gathered Sept. 23 to walk in memory of Aboriginal and Métis friends and loved ones missing or murdered in northwestern Ontario.
The sixth annual Full Moon...

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