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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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Bruce Moonias coroner’s inquest postponed

The coroner’s inquest into the Dec. 11, 2006 death of Bruce Moonias, 27, has been postponed.
The inquest into the Neskantaga man’s death – at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre...

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Radio-a-thon raises funds for Seven Youth Media, Mikinakoos

Two agencies raised $20,000 in pledges during the Juvenescence radio-a-thon Jan. 14-17 on Wawatay Radio.
Mikinakoos, the short term assessment and treatment unit run by Sioux Lookout First...

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House fire takes two lives in Nibinamik

Two young lives were lost in a fatal house fire in Nibinamik Jan. 13.
A third youth – also under five years old – is currently being treated for injuries sustained in the fire, according to...

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Fort Severn explores alternative energy

An alternative energy source is blowing through Fort Severn and the community is determined to harness it.
Fort Severn is working on a plan for its wind power project.
“We are...

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‘No need to reinvent the wheel’ for consultation: Lazar

There are many economic challenges and opportunities facing Nishnawbe Aski Nation.
These were discussed during the Keewaywin Conference, June 8-10 in Sandy Lake.
Fred Lazar, an...

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