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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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Jul 01, 2017    0
Healing walkers reach Terry Fox memorial

The spirit walkers on the 2017 Healing Walk for all people braved two days of rainfall to reach the Terry Fox monument near Thunder Bay on June 30.

“It was very difficult, but yesterday we...

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Jul 01, 2017    0
NAN releases statement on Canada 150

Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, on behalf of the Executive Council, has issued the following statement on Canada 150 celebrations:

“Canada will celebrate 150 years of...

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Jul 01, 2017    0
Indigenous culture highlighted at Keeshigun 2017

The preparation of a sturgeon was one of the traditional activities featured at the Anishnawbe Keeshigun Festival, held at Fort William Historical Park in Thunder Bay.

“We’re going to cut...

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Jul 01, 2017    0
Thunder Bay Art Gallery opens 150 artists from the North exhibit

The Shaman Zen performance art piece was a hit at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery’s June 23 opening reception for The Perspective From Here: 150 Artists from the North exhibition.

“I really...

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Jun 29, 2017    0
CANADIAN RANGERS MOVE IN TO ASSIST IN WAPEKEKA SUICIDE CRISIS


In an unprecedented move, the Canadian Army has sent Canadian Rangers to a small, isolated First Nation in Northern Ontario to provide help in a suicide crisis.

“This is an immediate...

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