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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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Dec 01, 2015    0
Land-use plan can secure important territory

Continued from previous column published in the Nov. 12 and 25 editions of Wawatay News.
A withdrawal order does not affect pre-existing mining rights and tenure such as mining claims,...

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Sandy Lake awarded $72,000 in Trillium funding

Sandy Lake has been awarded $72,000 for a youth media outreach project.
“Funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation contributes to building economic and social resilience in communities...

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OWNA upset Sister’s funding cut

Five years of research under the Sisters in Spirit initative has essentially been thrown out when it was not allowed to continue, according to the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC)....

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Cheechoo still looking for another shot at NHL

Jonathan Cheechoo has almost come full circle in his hockey career.
From humble beginnings on the tip of the mighty James Bay in his tiny community of Moose Cree First Nation, to the heights...

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Activities at the heart of diabetes prevention: Manoakeesic

Because diabetes doesn’t take a break, neither does Gary Manoakeesic.
“It is a constant battle for our community,” Manoakeesic, the diabetes prevention program coordinator in Sandy Lake,...

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