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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
An ‘amazing, inspiring accomplishment’

AFN National Chief Shawn Atleo has been involved in some Idle No More rallies, and watching from the outside on others. But as he tells Wawatay’s Rick Garrick, through it all he has been inspired...

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Idle No More: What happens next?

On the surface, it appears that the Idle No More movement is waning in its support and momentum.
Following a flurry of activities in December and January that involved rallies, round dances...

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Pikangikum jingle dancer joins Idle No More rally

On Jan. 28, Idle No More (INM) supporters convened at Parliament Hill in Ottawa for what was called the INM National Day of Action. Cheryl Suggashie of Pikangikum First Nation, and her friends...

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Families prepare for upcoming inquest into youth deaths

The families of seven Nishnawbe Aski Nation youth who died while attending school in Thunder Bay gathered last week to begin preparations for the joint inquest into the deaths.
A three-day...

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Racism, safety and policing in Thunder Bay

As investigations continue on a number of incidents involving racism, harrasment and violence against First Nations people in Thunder Bay, the issue of urban safety continues to gain prominence....

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