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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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Health
Dec 01, 2015    0
Concerns raised over Non-Insured Health Benefits program

Regional Chief Stan Beardy is calling for changes to the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) program due to a widening gap in health outcomes.
“The outcomes gap between First Nations and non-...

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Environment
Dec 01, 2015    0
Indian Boarding School monument planned

A monument is being planned for the former St. Joseph’s Indian Boarding School (Fort William Indian Residential School) location at the corner of Arthur and Franklin Streets in Thunder Bay....

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Environment
Dec 01, 2015    0
Snap! Crackle! Boom! Did a quake startle you awake?

Strange sounds have been heard across Ontario as the province goes through a deep freeze.
Perhaps you heard loud booms during late December and early January that woke you at night. You may...

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Letters to the Editor
Dec 01, 2015    0
Soo youth group attends NFL game

A Sault Ste. Marie Aboriginal youth group attended a National Football League (NFL) game in Detroit last month.
The trip was the culmination of fundraising efforts from a Football Leadership...

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Politics
Dec 01, 2015    0
Five new NAPS officers now serving the north

Five new police officers are in the midst of their first month of serving in northern communities after they received their Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service badges last month.
Dawn Loker,...

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