Powwow, gala in Thunder Bay
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I’m happy to see the ongoing support and assistance in our northern remote communities to help our people cope with so many lifelong and generation
Chris Kornacki - Special to Wawatay News
Fort William First Nation powwow
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George Kenny signs books and shares stories
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Lac Seul’s George Kenny recently shared short stories and poems from his book Indians Don’t Cry at a book signing at Chapters in Thunder Bay. “The writing is about my family, my relations and about the natural world at Lac Seul,” says Kenny, who wrote the book in the 1970s. “(My book has) real examples of how Anishinabe people are people, just like anybody else in the world.
Garnet Angeconeb receives order of Canada award
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Garnet Angeconeb was presented with the Insignia for the Order of Canada by the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. “Garnet has always been front and centre when there was a call for justice and a voice of reason,” said Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day. “He is involved locally and regionally on many boards and committees and also nationally through his work with the Aboriginal Healing Foundation and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
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I’m happy to see the ongoing support and assistance in our northern remote communities to help our people cope with so many lifelong and generational issues...
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