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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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DFC library receives Kobo’s

Dennis Franklin Cromarty First Nations High School students now have access to 50 Kobo Touch eReaders thanks to a donation through Frontier College, Kobo and Free The Children.
“It’s really...

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Letters to the Editor
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Ringing in the New Year
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Environment
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Female Newsmaker of the Year: Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence

Due to her hunger strike that garnered national headlines and inspired and influenced the actions of others, Theresa Spence is Wawatay’s Female Newsmaker of the Year.
As the calendar flipped...

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Environment
Dec 01, 2015    0
Theresa Spence’s hunger strike captivates headlines

While it has been a year ago this month that Attawapiskat First Nation Theresa Spence ended her hunger strike in Ottawa, it continues to linger in the minds of First Nations across the country....

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Health
Dec 01, 2015    0
Idle No More movement

Although the activities and momentum of the Idle No More movement seems to have waned since last spring, its impact and high energy in the early months of 2013 makes it Wawatay’s runner up for the...

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