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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
Minor hockey participation booms in Lac Seul

A minor hockey program is flourishing in Lac Seul First Nation’s new arena.
After the arena’s NHL-size artificial ice surface became ready for play in April 2013, local parents began talking...

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Environment
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Drinking water in First Nations discussed

The issue of water in First Nations communities was discussed at the Water Crisis in First Nations Communities event put on by The Thunder Bay Council of Canadians Blue Planet Committee on Jan. 28...

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Lac Seul co-hosts Little Bands tournament

Sandy Lake, Lac Seul and Bearskin Lake were the big winners at the 2014 Little Bands Native Youth Hockey Tournament.
Although Sachigo Lake played in five of the six A-Side championship games...

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Letters to the Editor
Dec 01, 2015    0
Omushkegowuk Walkers: A Moose Cree perspective

Attawapiskat’s walkers arrived in the Moose River Valley on a grey and overcast Monday afternoon.
The original group of three left Attawapiskat on Jan. 4 and arrived in Moosonee and Moose...

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Health
Dec 01, 2015    0
Omushkegowuk walkers pass through Taykwa Tagamou

The three walkers that departed Attawapiskat earlier this month now number 13 walkers as they leave Cochrane, Ont. on their journey to Ottawa.
The walkers, who named their journey Reclaiming...

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