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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
APTN to air series on indigenous history of the Americas

The indigenous history of the Americas before Columbus will be featured in an upcoming Aboriginal Peoples Television Network’s miniseries — 1491: A New History of the Americas.
“It’s a great...

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Cree teenaged superhero from Moose Factory unveiled by DC Comics

A First Nations superhero was officially announced as one of several characters in a new series by DC Comics.
DC Comics recently unveiled Equinox, who is a 16-year-old Cree from Moose...

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Politics
Dec 01, 2015    0
Matawa signs framework agreement with Ontario

Matawa First Nations and Ontario have signed a framework agreement that the two parties say will ensure the First Nation communities benefit from the proposed Ring of Fire development.
The...

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Arts & Entertainment
Dec 01, 2015    0
Cree superhero hits comic book stores

When Canadian comics artist and writer Jeff Lemire was commissioned by DC Comics to create a new gang of superheroes, one was inspired after he learned about Attawapiskat’s Shannen Koostachin....

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Dec 01, 2015    0
Sioux Lookout youth goes to Hollywood

Tyler Angeconeb inspects himself in the mirror, ensuring his three-piece suit and all its elements are in place as we prepare to see the latest Hollywood flick, Transcendence.
But this is no...

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