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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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Chapman exhibit explores 14 ‘large don’ts’

Don’t be nervous. Don’t pollute the water. Don’t marry white girls.
These were some of the warnings Christian Chapman received when he was growing up in Fort William First Nation.
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NADF Business Awards 2010

The Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund awards were handed out Oct. 20 at the Valhalla Inn in Thunder Bay. The ceremony marked the 20th annual NADF Business Awards, growing from two awards –...

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Eabametoong residents fear for their safety: chief

Dozens of arsons, animal mutilations and three murders already this year have residents of Eabametoong First Nation fearing for their safety.
The community, which has an on-reserve...

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Bonding with Two Skunks

When I was in my late 30s I traveled to the Temagami area of northern Ontario. There was a retreat there for Native men who had experienced cultural dislocation, who’d been displaced from...

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