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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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May 18, 2019    0
2019 Miinookaamin language conference a success

The Miinookaamin Language Conference 2019 featured panel discussions and stories featuring the Ojibway, Cree and Oji-Cree languages of Nishnawbe Aski Nation on April 24-25 in Thunder Bay.

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May 18, 2019    0
Emancipation Via the Royal Proclamation

Traditionally, I was told that life was without dysfunction and all peoples embraced their individual, family and community moments, with language and culture unmolested. No one was without their...

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May 18, 2019    0
Our Lady Of Paris

In Paris this week, the roof of the Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire and brought sections of it crashing down onto the inside of this historic building. I had the opportunity to visit this amazing...

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May 03, 2019    0
Statement by Chief Leo Friday on Kashechewan flooding

Next week, plans are underway for Kashechewan First Nation youth to witness another promise: the signing of the implementation agreement to begin the relocation of the Kashechewan community to...

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May 03, 2019    0
A Move To Higher Ground

It is time for the federal and provincial governments to seriously deal with the annual flooding and evacuations of Kashechewan First Nation or Kash as we, the Cree people of the James Bay, refer...

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