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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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Dec 01, 2015    0
Peetabeck basketball team make OFSAA

The Fort Albany senior girls basketball team’s run to the provincial championships this fall is Wawatay’s #1 Sports story of the year.
“It was good feeling to be there,” said Amber Nakogee,...

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First Nations looking to manage Whiskey Jack Forest

Grassy Narrows Chief Simon Fobister called for First Nations management of the Whiskey Jack Forest during the Feb. 4-5 First Nations Forestry Summit in Thunder Bay.
“We’re willing to explore...

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Dec 01, 2015    0
ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐅᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐠ ᐁᔭᐣᑲᐧᒣᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐁᐧᓂ ᑭᒍᑭᒪᐣ ᑲᑭᔑ ᐸᑭᑎᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᐃᐧ ᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᓂ

ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐅᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐠ ᐊᐣᑲᐧᒣᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐠ ᑕᐱᐡᑯᐨ ᐸᐦᑲᐣ ᒋᐃᐧᐣᒋᓯᓭᐠ ᐃᐁᐧᓂ ᑭᒍᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᔑ ᐃᐧᐣᒋᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑕᑲᐧᑭᓯᐨ ᑭᓯᐢ 7 ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓂᐨ ᐊᐁᐧ ᔓᓂᔭ $1.9 ᐱᓫᐃᔭᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᓂᓱᔭᐦᑭ ᐃᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᐃᐧᓂᓂᐠ.
ᐃᐁᐧ ᐅᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᔑ ᐅᓇᑌᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ, ᑲᑭᔑᐅᓇᑌᑭᐸᐣ...

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Business
Dec 01, 2015    0
Fort William businesses losing $50k daily due to bridge closure

Despite economic and safety impacts growing daily to Fort William First Nation and the City of Thunder Bay, the James Street swing bridge linking the communities together remains closed.
The...

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Education
Dec 01, 2015    0
Feds announce $1.9 billion for First Nations education

First Nations leaders have expressed caution or disappointment after the Canadian government announced it would invest $1.9 billion into First Nations education over three years.
On Feb. 7,...

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