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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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Birchbark canoe artwork hangs in new art gallery

Gelineau Fisher’s uniquely painted birchbark canoe is the work of his whole family, not just himself.
“I always thought about building that canoe, ever since I was small,” said the...

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Former prime minister’s education project gets RBC boost

The RBC is donating $300,000 to the Martin Aboriginal Education Initiative to support the Aboriginal Youth Entrepreneurship program and to encourage youth to stay in school.
“This innovative...

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Shy-Anne still eligible for Juno Aboriginal Album of the Year

Shy-Anne Hovorka has successfully appealed a Juno Awards committee decision to disqualify her album Pseudo from consideration for Aboriginal Album of the Year.
“It was the opinion of the...

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Moosonee’s Dorothy Wynne honoured

Moosonee’s Dorothy Wynne has contributed more than her share of the more than 800 million hours Ontario residents volunteer annually.
For those efforts, she was a recent recipient of the...

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