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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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Former grand chief walks six miles a day

“Be active, whichever way you know how.”
Those are the words of advice from former Nishnawbe Aski Nation grand chief Bentley Cheechoo, who has been following a regular walking routine for...

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ᑲᔭᔥ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᓀᐢ ᓂᑯᑕᐧᓯ ᑎᐸᐦᐊᑲᐣ ᑲᑫᐧᑕᐦᐊᑐ ᑕᓯᑭᔑᑲ

“ᒧᔕᐠ ᐊᐧᑲᐃᐧᐣ, ᐊᓂᓂᑯ ᑲᐃᔑ ᑭᑫᐣᑕᒪᐣ ᒋᑐᑕᒪᐣ.”
ᐊᒥᐦᐃᐁᐧᓂ ᑲᑭ ᐃᔑ ᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᑫᐨ ᑲᔭᔥ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᑭᒋ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓀᐢ ᐯᐣᓫᐃ ᒋᒍ, ᓂᐃᐧᐊᐦᑭ ᐊᔕ ᐁᐅᐣᒋ ᐱᒥ ᑲᑫᐧᑕᐦᐊᑐᐨ.
“ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᐊᓂ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑲᐃᐧᔭᐣ, ᑲᑭ ᐊᓄᐣᒋ ᒥᓇᒪᐣᒋᐤ ᐃᒪ ᑭᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᓂᐠ,” ᒋᒍ ᐃᑭᑐ, ᐁᑭ...

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NADF CEO follows fasting routine

Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund president and CEO Harvey Yesno still gets in a regular walk even though he has a collapsed arch and a bad ankle.
“I used to jog quite a bit,” Yesno said,...

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Former regional chief on no sugar, no salt, no fat diet

Although former Ontario regional chief Charles Fox can no longer run distances, he tries to walk a minimum of one hour every day.
“And if I can, I’ll do a couple of hours,” Fox said. “As age...

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NAN deputy grand chief challenges communities to get active

Nishnawbe Aski Nation Deputy Grand Chief Mike Metatawabin wants more fitness facilities developed across NAN territory.
“I think we should encourage our communities to have fitness...

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