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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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Feb 26, 2025    0
I Will Try To Do Better

Winter flu season is causing all kinds of sickness and notably for our senior citizens and those with compromised immune systems. This past couple of weeks have been so hard as two of my favourite...

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Feb 12, 2025    0
Where I Come From – Omushkegowuk Aski

Attawapiskat First Nation is my home community and it was where I was born and raised with my family. When I think about where I grew up, I feel like I came from some different country or part of...

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Jan 31, 2025    0
Eighty Nine Seconds And Counting

My father Marius Kataquapit, a hunter, trapper and traditional person from the remote Attawapiskat First Nation could understand the English language but seldom spoke it yet every night he tuned...

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Jan 17, 2025    0
Emmy’s Chocolate Cake Therapy

When I first met my partner Mike’s mom Emily McGrath so many years ago I was immediately struck by how open and kind she was. Everyone knew her as Emmy and she reminded me so much of all the...

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Jan 07, 2025    0
Welcome To 2025

Here we are in a new year and hoping that 2025 will be a positive experience for all of us as individuals and for our civilization on planet earth. If I did a full review of how things went over...

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