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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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brandons life redirect
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Eabametoong residents fear for their safety: chief

Dozens of arsons, animal mutilations and three murders already this year have residents of Eabametoong First Nation fearing for their safety.
The community, which has an on-reserve...

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Bonding with Two Skunks

When I was in my late 30s I traveled to the Temagami area of northern Ontario. There was a retreat there for Native men who had experienced cultural dislocation, who’d been displaced from...

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First Nations need to be ‘managers and beneficiaries’ over land use planning in Far North

To the Editor:
Even in the explanatory notes, and in the main body of the proposed Bill 191, the area of interest is referred as the Far North area.
For the Ojibway and Cree Nations,...

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First Nation youth answer to job shortages in Canada

To the Editor:
Anyone thinking seriously about the future of our region – and Canada – will start asking questions about the education of a key group of youth.
Firstly, Canada’s...

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