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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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Apathy is Boring Engages the Rage

[Editor's note: This is part of a series of reports on successful youth-focused projects resulting from collaboration between Indigenous communities and philanthropic organizations. Leading...

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AANDC purchased trucks from Florida-based firm for northern communities

If a fire truck had been ready and able to carry water to the scene, disaster may have been averted in a Feb. 13 house fire that claimed four lives in Mishkeegogamang First Nation.
“There is...

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‘Apathy is Boring’ Engages the Rage

The first sound to crystallize over the crunching snow was the drums.
Thrum, thrum, thrum - just a hair faster than a heartbeat. As the crowd advanced, the singing began. A break opened in...

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Youth check out entrepreneurship and business opportunities

Entrepreneurship for youth was the focus of Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund’s recent Nishnawbe Kids Business Program at the Landmark Inn in Thunder Bay.
“We’re hoping these programs will...

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Lac Seul Elder teaches trapping in northern Ontario

The first animal Kaaren Dannenmann ever trapped was a martin.
“I wasn’t very happy,” Dannenmann laughed when asked about the experience. “It’s not a pleasant thing, to kill an animal. That’s...

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