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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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NAPS officers appointed as RCMP special constables

Twelve Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service officers have been appointed as special constables of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for a number of outlying islands in James Bay.
While the officers...

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Power issues barrier to processing plant

If resources are going to leave the Ring of Fire, First Nations are going to benefit from it, said David Paul Achneepineskum, CEO of Matawa First Nations Management.
Achneepineskum said if...

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Kanawayhitowin launching in Fort Frances

“Stop the abuse, we all have a responsibility to end woman abuse, enough is enough.”
Those are the beginning words on a Kanawayhitowin: Taking Care of Each Others Spirit video calling for an...

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Missing teen found in Thunder Bay

A 16-year-old Aboriginal teen missing in Thunder Bay has been found.
Leah Christie Osshag was reported missing Feb. 7. She was last heard from Feb. 2.
She is described as five-feet,...

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NDP launch national suicide prevention strategy campaign

The New Democratic Party critic for health is seeking support for her private member’s bill: An Act Respecting a National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.
Introduced by Halifax MP Megan...

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