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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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Apr 22, 2021    0
Fire destroys church in Attawapiskat

The St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Attawapiskat caught fire yesterday April 21, 2021. The historic church, which was built in the 1930's, is one of the oldest buildings in the community. It...

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Health
Mar 27, 2021    0
DGC Naveau delivers March health update

Deputy Grand Chief Walter Naveau stressed the importance of working with Wawatay Communications Society to get messages out about COVID-19 during his WRN (Wawatay Radio Network) update.

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Environment
Mar 27, 2021    0
AFN holds 4th Annual Water Symposium

Indigenous journalist/author Tanya Talaga shared stories from community during her keynote presentation at the virtual Assembly of First Nations 4th Annual Water Symposium.

“I do not know...

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Mar 27, 2021    0
Something Is Missing In The Sky

When I look up at the clear blue sky these days I am missing something. For about a year now during this wretched pandemic I have hardly seen any contrails of national and international flights....

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Mar 27, 2021    0
A Legacy Of Kindness

My home community is mourning the loss of two special Elders who were deeply loved and admired by so many in Attawapiskat. My Aunt Theresa Kataquapit was a kind matriarch to her family and...

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