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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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Aug 18, 2022    0
Award winning journalist Jody Porter passes

Former Wawatay News editor and CBC Thunder Bay senior reporter Jody Porter was remembered for her award-winning journalism on Indigenous and social justice issues after she passed on July 19....

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Aug 18, 2022    0
MP Hajdu visits Neskantaga, Yukon

Thunder Bay-Superior North MP Patty Hajdu recently announced $6.6 million in funding for teacherages in Neskantaga and $525,000 in funding for menstrual products in the Yukon in late July. Hajdu...

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Aug 17, 2022    0
You Are What You Eat

How important is it to have a healthy diet? Well, most recent research tells us that if we have a healthy diet then we have a better chance of living a long life with fewer health problems....

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Aug 13, 2022    0
2022 Keewaywin award winners

Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) recognized the outstanding contributions of six citizens and two groups during the 2022 Keewaywin Awards ceremony on the second day of the Keewaywin Conference, held...

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Aug 04, 2022    0
Protect The Vulnerable – Wear A Mask

My people have a long history of dealing with new dangerous and deadly diseases that we had no protection against. During the First World War I lost my great-grandfather to the 1918 influenza...

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