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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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Aug 29, 2017    0
Chiefs clarify position on road study announcement

The chiefs of Webequie and Nibinamik held a press conference on Aug. 25 to stress that they are only working on the continuation of a previous road option study that was completed last year. The...

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Aug 29, 2017    0
Indigenous Affairs split into two departments

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Indigenous Affairs file is being restructured and will be led by two ministers instead of one as the government works to dissolve its department all together...

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Health
Aug 25, 2017    0
MARCEL AND FRANCES LABELLE FOUNDATION DONATES $50,000 TO WAHA

Weeneebayko Area Health Authority is proud to announce that they received a generous $50,000 donation from the Marcel and Frances Labelle Foundation in July of 2017.

The donation was used...

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Aug 25, 2017    0
Grades given for Seven youth recommendations

First Nation education service providers received the highest grades in the Aboriginal Legal Services 2017 Report Card on Recommendations from the First Nations Youth Inquest. Keewaytinook...

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Aug 23, 2017    0
Seventh annual Mattagami First Nation Powwow

A trio of eagles in flight greeted the Seventh Annual Mattagami First Nation Pow Wow, which took place on August 19 and 20 in the community. Elder Mike Naveau, pointed out that the three eagles...

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