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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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Plenty of wild food at Aboriginal Day in Timmins
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Canoe-racing at Aboriginal Day in Sioux Lookout

Anishaabe Giizhigan was organized by the Nishnawbe Gamik Friendship Centre in Sioux Lookout to celebrate National Aboriginal Day. Events included the Equay Miniss Canoe Challenge, games, a cook...

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Remembering a fearless leader

Stanley James Louttit was born on April 29, 1950 on his family’s traditional homelands at Lake River, located about 100 miles north of Attawapiskat.
As a child, he was sent to the Bishop...

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Thoughts on Stan

I used to call Stan at his office once in while, just to chat and share my thoughts with him. Sometimes, he would start off when he answered the phone “Hello Luke.....what did Chretien say?”...

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Homage To Stan Louttit

It was a very cold day and we were struggling along in our little red car through near blizzard conditions on our way to Thunder Bay.
As northerners, my cousin Ron, my friend Mike and I were...

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