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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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Suicides across NAN reach ‘staggering’ numbers

The numbers of confirmed and attempted suicides in Nishnawbe Aski Nation have reached “staggering” numbers, a group of Canadian Forces instructors attending a suicide prevention course were told....

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New Wawatay CEO calls for quality of service

Wawatay Native Communications Society’s new CEO is looking to implement a quality management system at the long-running communications organization.
“When I was working at the Royal Bank of...

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Student successes hailed at FNSSP conference

Ninety-two percent of Keewaytinook Internet High School students successfully passed their courses in the 2009-2010 school year.
While the KiHS is proud of its students’ successes to date,...

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Kwayaciiwin curriculum reflects First Nation way of life

Kwayaciiwin Education Resource Centre’s curriculum reflects the way people live in the Sioux Lookout district’s 24 First Nation communities.
“It is culturally appropriate,” said Kwayaciiwin...

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Education funding letting students down

More funding won’t close education gap: INAC
First Nation education funding is like buying a car.
In the same way power windows or a remote car starter makes life easier but will cost...

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