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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
Stolen Sisters – Silent Screams? Part Two

How ironic that Valentine’s Day, a day that is meant to be filled with love and it’s sweet memories can be a source of so much pain for so many. Anishinabe quay Sharon Johnson, one of the...

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Education
Dec 01, 2015    0
Grade 8 students create faces for Faceless Dolls Project

The issue of missing and murdered Aboriginal women was recently shared with students in Thunder Bay through Lakehead University’s local faceless dolls project.
“I think it’s sad, mainly,...

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Business
Dec 01, 2015    0
First Nations interested in mutual gain: Ovide Mercredi

Former national chief Ovide Mercredi called for mutual advantages from resource development during the Grow Greenstone Expo, held March 17-18 in Thunder Bay.
“It’s time for us to remind...

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Health
Dec 01, 2015    0
North Spirit Lake battling bedbugs

North Spirit Lake member and resident Donna Rae and her family have been suffering from a bedbug infestation for the last four years, and the mother of six wants help dealing with the intruders....

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Politics
Dec 01, 2015    0
NAN women’s forum features talk on lateral violence

The 2014 NAN Women’s Council Forum took place on March 18-20 in Thunder Bay.
This year’s conference included a series of special events including performances by Dennis Franklin Cromarty’s...

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