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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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Special Olympics Unified Event frozen out

Big Grassy’s Lauryn Horton travelled through -30 to -35 C conditions to reach the Special Olympics Ontario Winter Games Jan. 20-23 in Thunder Bay.
“It took us six hours to drive here,” said...

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First there is Melanie

Her personality is vibrant.
And she carries herself like someone used to attention.
She’s also not afraid to speak first.
“You ask the questions and we’ll answer them,” she said...

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Hazel wants to smile again

“I wasn’t smiling any more. I woke every morning and I didn’t feel good. I didn’t have that feeling of waking up and being happy.”
Hazel Chapman is 23. She has two children – a five-year-old...

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Accurate understanding of treaties essential: Beardy

Students, youth and the general public will have an opportunity to discuss Treaty No. 5 and Treaty No. 9 during a treaty symposium Feb. 23-24 at Lakehead University.
Hosted by the Nishnawbe...

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Rayanne won’t quit quitting

Rayanne Tait is 20, the youngest of the five women. She is mother to two girls.
She wants to show people she’s not a quitter.
“I was scared (the first time I walked through these doors...

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