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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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Pumping up business partnership

More than four years ago, Louise Dupuis and Pierre Pelletier were presented with an opportunity to take over a business in their community.
In the time that has passed, the siblings have...

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Massage business a handful

Dorcas Barnes loves working with her hands.
After working for 15 years in a children centre in the social services sector, she began researching and planning a business idea.
That plan...

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Livin’ a rez life

Life on the rez has kept me busy this past month.
I grew up in Toronto, so I never realized what people in First Nations do to prepare for a cold winter.
But now I understand.
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Remembering Gaston Lascelle

A lot of good things have happened to me over the past 14 years.
When I first met my best friend Mike, he introduced me to a life of sobriety. My time before this was difficult. Now that I...

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Four-legged power
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