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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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The dangers of diabetes

Former Wawatay Radio Network broadcaster Danny Kakepetum knows the serious consequences of diabetes – he recently had his leg amputated below the knee.
“In April, they amputated one of my...

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ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐅᑎᐸᒋᒧ ᑭᑭᐢᑭᑲᑌᔕᐧᑲᓄ ᑲᔓᑲᐃᐧᐨ ᐅᐣᒋ

ᑲᔭᐢ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐊᐣᑐᑕᒧᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑎᐸᒋᒧ ᑕᓂ ᑲᑭᐱᑕᑦ ᐅᑭᑫᐣᑕᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐁᐱᒋ ᐊᓂᒪᐠ ᔓᓂᑲᐊᐧᐱᓀᐃᐧᐣ - ᓄᑯᒥᑫ ᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᑭᐢᑭᑲᑌᔕᐧᑲᓄᐸᐣ ᓇᔑᔭᐦᐃ ᐅᑭᑎᑯᐠ ᓀᑫ.
“ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓂᑭᐱᓯᑦ ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓯᐨ, ᐅᑭ ᑭᐢᑭᐢᑭᔕᓇᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐯᔑᐠ ᓂᑭᒋᓯᑕᐣᓂ,” ᑲᑭᐱᑕᑦ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ. “ᓂᑭᒪᓂᑲᔑᓭᓇᐸᐣ ᒥᑕᐢ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑲᑭ...

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Wasaya working to slow drug trade

With the prescription drug abuse epidemic growing, Wasaya Airways is working to prevent contraband items from reaching First Nations.
But the airline feels like it is fighting a losing...

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New construction projects underway in Fort Severn

A new storage warehouse and a new police detachment are currently being built in Fort Severn First Nation.
Both structures are scheduled for completion by March.
Construction for the...

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All's Well That Ends Well

In November 1993, a group of eight students from my high school English class in Attawapiskat agreed to collaborate on a Christmas play. We wrote our own script which we presented at a combined...

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