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Eabametoong

Fiddle player dreams big

At 15 years of age, Charlie Wabano has big plans. The young fiddle player from Sioux Lookout wants to take his talent wherever it may take him.September 20, 2007: Volume 34 #19

13 in initial Oshki grad class

Thirteen people were honoured in Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education and Training Institute’s first convocation ceremony since the Aboriginally-run academic institution first opened its doors in 2001.

September 20, 2007: Volume 34 #19

Signature site to protect caribou

In an effort to protect woodland caribou, the Ontario government has announced a plan for a signature site to be created in an area north of Kenora and south of Pikangikum First Nation.

September 20, 2007: Volume 34 #19

Remote communities to get increased Internet access

Seventeen remote First Nation communities in northern Ontario are getting increased Internet access. The announcement was made July 5 by the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines in Sioux Lookout.K-Net Services was granted $2.8 million to improve the electronic infrastructure delivered to the remote First Nations. The investment was provided through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC).

Youth centre provides social activity

If it wasn’t for New Hope Youth Centre, Dylan Meekis would waste his afternoons watching television and being bored.Instead, the Sandy Lake band member plays board and card games and uses computers with other youth at the Christian centre.“I’ve been coming here since it opened,” the teen said. “I think this a great place to come to. There are all kinds of things to do and keep busy with.”There’s nothing that could stop him from coming to the centre, he said.

Personal apology demanded for human tissue sent by mail

The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre came under fire recently after an employee of the centre sent human tissue samples through the mail to members of three Nishnawbe Aski Nation communities.

Northern development and mines minister tours First Nations

Northern Development and Mines (MNDM) Minister Rick Bartolucci recently completed his second tour of northern Ontario First Nation communities.

Warriors get lit up

The Eabametoong Northern Lights women’s broomball team continued its dominance at the annual Sioux Lookout Women’s Broomball Tournament.April 19, 2007: Volume 34 #8

First Nations will decide fate of transmission line

Manitoba announced it would go ahead with its plan to build a $2-billion hydroelectric power generation station at the mighty Conawapa River in northern Manitoba.

Jan. 11, 2007: Volume 34 #01

Stan's still the man at NAN

Stan Beardy was re-elected Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief.

Forest fire causes partial evacuation

A 1,000 hectare forest fire forced the partial evacuation of Eabametoong for five days.

Boyce nets overtime winner in broomball classic

Speed versus strength.

Grand Finale for Northern Bands

It’s hard to imagine a better end to the Northern Bands Hockey Tournament for organizer Max Kakepetum.Kakepetum billed the 2006 Northern Bands as a “Grand Finale” for the tournament – the 27th and last one he would organize – and returned the event to its Sioux Lookout birthplace after staging it in Thunder Bay the past few years. All three championship games played Sunday, April 9 were decided by a single goal, two of them in overtime.

‘The Bush Prof’

More Aboriginal students needed for online education coursesMarch 23, 2006: Volume 33 #6

Israel inspires Eabametoong member

The Holy Land was everything he thought it would be.

December 15, 2005: Volume 32 #25