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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
Jade Willoughby

Whitesand First Nation’s Jade Willoughby is Wawatay’s second runner-up for the Youth Story of the Year.
Last April, Willoughby, 22, signed a contract with Wilhelmina Models and Talent...

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Arts & Entertainment
Dec 01, 2015    0
Weagamow musician performs at national music awards show

Nick Sherman’s performance at and nomination to the Aboriginal People’s Choice Music Awards is Wawatay’s #1 Entertainment story of the year.
“I was really excited to share the stage with...

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Politics
Dec 01, 2015    0
Fort Hope shaves heads for youth conference

Eleven members of Eabametoong First Nation gathered at the community cable station to participate in the culmination of a fundraiser that left them without their hair at the end.
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Current Edition
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DFC students win business awards

Deer Lake’s Alyssa Meekis earned first-place honours and $300 for her photography business plan at Dennis Franklin Cromarty First Nations High School’s annual business awards.
“I’ve done...

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Environment
Dec 01, 2015    0
Miichim program honours hunters with feast

The hunting season so far hadn’t gone well for the people of Slate Falls First Nation. The weather wasn’t co-operating and no one was having any luck in shooting a moose.
Until now.
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