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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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Feb 27, 2021    0
In The Spirit Of My Great Aunt Mary

My people have always had a great fear of new diseases and illnesses.

Many Elders have stories from First Nations in the north along the James Bay coast of outbreaks of measles, polio,...

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Breaking News
Jan 23, 2021    0
Constance Lake First Nation declares state of emergency due to COVID-19

Constance Lake First Nation (CLFN) Chief Rick Allen and Council have declared a 2nd COVID-19 State of Emergency in response to COVID-19 outbreak in the community which was identified by the...

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Jan 23, 2021    0
NAN calls for police video footage to be admitted in Mamakwa-McKay inquest

Nishnawbe Aski Nation is supporting the call for a Thunder Bay Police video depicting the police dragging a First Nation inmate by the leg across the floor to be admitted as evidence in an...

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Jan 23, 2021    0
DGC Naveau gives latest COVID-19 update

Deputy Grand Chief Walter Naveau spoke about the plans to deliver Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations in Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) communities during his WRN (Wawatay Radio Network) update.

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Politics
Jan 23, 2021    0
More funding announced for winter roads

The provincial government recently announced about $6 million in funding for 3,170 kilometres of winter roads to Moosonee and 31 remote First Nation communities for the 2020-2021 winter season....

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