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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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Nov 20, 2020    0
NAN Fall Chiefs Assembly held virtually

The lobster fishery in Nova Scotia, the evacuation of Neskantaga and the racist treatment of an Atikamekw Nation citizen in a Quebec hospital were highlighted at the Nishnawbe Aski Nation Chiefs...

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Health
Nov 20, 2020    0
DGC Derek Fox discusses COVID and keeping communities safe

Deputy Grand Chief Derek Fox focused on COVID-19 concerns, the Neskantaga evacuation and his education, justice and youth portfolios during his WRN (Wawatay Radio Network) Update.

“We know...

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Health
Nov 20, 2020    0
DGC Jason Smallboy gives COVID-19 updates

Deputy Grand Chief Jason Smallboy focused on COVID-19 cases in Nishnawbe Aski Nation, NAN Hope, seasonal flu shots and Treaties Recognition Week during his WRN (Wawatay Radio Network) Update....

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Nov 20, 2020    0
What If It Were Your Treaty?

I have never really been that political and I don’t think most Indigenous people are. We come from a very natural history in terms of living, communicating and working with others. Our...

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Nov 11, 2020    0
Under The Northern Sky: Lest We Forget

Remembrance Day went by and once again I found myself in sadness for those who lost their lives in war. In the Cree language we have no word for ‘war’, the idea of conflict that involves hundreds...

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