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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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Wings take flight in junior league, Northern Bands

A temporary banner hangs outside the entrance: “Welcome Northern Bands Hockey Tournament.”
Nearby, attached to the front of the Dryden arena named for him, is a giant poster of the town’s...

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Oshki-Pimache-O-Win students celebrate spring with feast

Grassy Narrows’ Jackie Swain and Roxanne Loon are enjoying their Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education and Training Institute Native Early Childhood Education placements in Thunder Bay.
“It’s...

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Lac Seul Sportsmanship
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Dryden tournament participation up, Sioux Lookout down

For those keeping score, the Northern Bands Hockey Tournament in Dryden attracted more than twice as many teams this March Break as its rival, the Northern First Nations Hockey Tournament in Sioux...

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The Red Road Project: Trading Substances for Substance

On a bright midsummer afternoon, Haley Bernard surveyed the Pictou Landing First Nation with mixed feelings.
On the one hand, the rural Mi’kmaq community is like a close-knit family. On the...

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