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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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May 18, 2019    0
Youth recognized at 2019 Northwestern Ontario Aboriginal Youth Achievement Awards

A group of Lac La Croix youth were recognized for their N'we Jinan Artists - Firemakers video at the 15th annual Northwestern Ontario Aboriginal Youth Achievement and Recognition Awards.

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Marten Falls shares plans for all-season road

Marten Falls shared its plans to build an all-season community access road to the provincial highway network during public information sessions on April 30 and May 1.

“Right now we have...

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2019 Miinookaamin language conference a success

The Miinookaamin Language Conference 2019 featured panel discussions and stories featuring the Ojibway, Cree and Oji-Cree languages of Nishnawbe Aski Nation on April 24-25 in Thunder Bay.

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Emancipation Via the Royal Proclamation

Traditionally, I was told that life was without dysfunction and all peoples embraced their individual, family and community moments, with language and culture unmolested. No one was without their...

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Our Lady Of Paris

In Paris this week, the roof of the Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire and brought sections of it crashing down onto the inside of this historic building. I had the opportunity to visit this amazing...

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