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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
Ontario chiefs reject First Nations Education Act

Ontario First Nations Young Peoples Council (OFNYPC) members stood in unity with Ontario chiefs to reject the First Nations Education Act at the Nov. 26-28 Chiefs of Ontario Special Chiefs...

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Environment
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Canadian Rangers tested in search and rescue exercise

Canadian Rangers from across northern Ontario have completed an advanced five-day search and rescue training exercise in the bush north of Thunder Bay. The main part of the exercise was for a “...

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Wreath laid to honour Aboriginal servicewomen

A wreath honouring Aboriginal servicewomen from World War II was laid by Mishkeegogamang’s Isabelle Mercier during the Remembrance Day ceremonies at Waverly Park in Thunder Bay.
“We had the...

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Business
Dec 01, 2015    0
William Quachegan: award-winning community builder

William Quachegan left Moose Factory for Timmins to attend high school when he was 15. In shop class, he enjoyed woodworking and found he had a knack for it.
He met his wife Loretta in...

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Business
Dec 01, 2015    0
Dan Bannon: Businessman of the Year

Dan Bannon has laid the foundation for hockey in Fort William First Nation in more ways than one.
Bannon recently received the Businessman of the Year award for 2013 from the Nishnawbe Aski...

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