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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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KI member slain in Thunder Bay hotel

A 30-year-old Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug band member was killed Sept. 3 in what Thunder Bay Police are calling a homicide.
Verna Patricia Sturgeon was found dead in a room of a West Arthur...

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A Visit From Mikisew

I spent some time in the deep forest this past week. It felt great to breathe in the fresh air and to stir the coals of a fire while the weather turned cool and wet. One morning, a young eagle, or...

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30 Editions from 30 Years
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DFC opens volleyball season

Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School opened its senior boys volleyball season with a three-set match against Churchill High School Sept. 27. DFC lost in straight sets 25-11, 25-10, and 25-8.

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30 Editions from 30 Years
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NADF staff prepare for Run for the Cure

Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund employees held a lunchtime barbecue and bake sale fundraiser Sept. 22 at Centennial Square for their CIBC Run for the Cure team. They raised $419 during the event....

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Bill 191 under debate in Ontario legislature

Bill 191, the Far North Act, is being debated in the Ontario Legislature with a vote likely to be held Sept. 23.
“If Bill 191 passes Third Reading, NAN will not recognize it,” said Nishnawbe...

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