The Sixth Annual Every Child Matters Pow Wow brought together traditional people, Elders, youth and community members of every background for a day
Seventy-seven years ago, Wilda Walmark’s parent packed up their children and became one of the last families to leave their traditional lands in Quetico Provincial Park.
Walmark, the...
Grassy Narrows’ Judy Da Silva has been honoured with a German peace prize for her grassroots activism.
“It was really amazing because it came from Germany, on the other side of the world,”...
Pikangikum is looking forward to new economic development opportunities in the Whitefeather Forest after being issued a provincial sustainable forest licence on May 29.
“Our Elders are...
Eight Pikangikum First Nation high school graduates took to the stage June 25 to receive their high school diplomas.
The graduating class of 2013 from Eenchokay Birchstick School in...
A 60-minute documentary about connecting Elders and youth in communities along the northern shore of Lake Superior recently made its premiere in northern Ontario.
Gifts From the Elders...
This past month, I was happy to attend two Pow Wows I hadn't been to in years. I attended the Mattagami First Nation Pow Wow and the Matachewan First Nation...
I was happy to see my home community of Attawapiskat on the James Bay coast announce the opening of the new St Francis Xavier Parish Church on August 25....