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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 02, 2017    0
NAN, Fort William and Thunder Bay sign Statement of Commitment to First Nation youth

Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, Fort William Chief Peter Collins and Thunder Bay city councillors Joe Virdiramo and Iain Angus signed A Statement of Commitment to First Nation Youth and Families on Aug...

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Politics
Aug 01, 2017    0
Aboriginal Skills Education Training Fund, focus at Liberal caucus meeting

Summer jobs for Indigenous youth and the potential renewal of the Aboriginal Skills Education Training Fund were among the topics raised at a Liberal Party of Canada Northern Ontario Caucus...

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Feature stories
Aug 01, 2017    0
Kasabonika youth attend national science camp

Kasabonika Lake’s Joe Brown enjoyed meeting Indigenous youth from across Canada at Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada’s week-long National Science Camp in Regina and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan....

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Culture
Jul 29, 2017    0
Windigo to Peawanuck: a canoe trip of a lifetime

Paddling the traditional canoe route from Windigo Lake to Peawanuck is something Jack Palen always wanted to do. His mother did the same trip twice when she was younger.

The 16 year old is...

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Jul 28, 2017    0
Motion for resignation of MMIWG Commissioners not passed

A late draft resolution put forth at the 2017 AFN General Assembly for the current Commissioners of the National MMIWG Inquiry to resign was not passed in a vote late Thursday evening.

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