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On July 20, more than 80 people came out to the event “The Silence is Broken, But the Violence Continues: Now What?” held at the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto.
Four panelists spoke about where the efforts should go to end the murders and disappearances of Indigenous women, two-spirited and transgendered people. Panelists were Lee Maracle, Darlene Ritchie, Krysta Williams, and Erin…
It’s Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug’s (K.I’s) own law, which translates from Oji-Cree to mean “I’m looking after my land.”
The community ratified its Watershed Declaration and Consultation Protocol July 5. Both documents were ratified with a resounding 96 per cent of the votes in a community referendum.
The water declaration is to protect 13,025 square kilometres of lakes, rivers,…
At the St. Lawrence Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto on June 22, three young ladies took to the stage to dance to Katy Perry’s Fireworks. And fireworks there wereÖ.the crowd went wild for them.
The three girls, Skye Poker, Heather Pokue and Pishum Rich, all hail from the Mushuau Innu First Nation and had never before performed publicly. They were able to take part in this dance…
It’s Nibi in Ojibway, Nipiy in Cree, Samqwan in Mi’kmaq, and other nations have their own word for it. We all know it by the English word, water.
We also know how important it is to life. We’ve heard about how pollution has caused changes to fish, and we can’t eat as much of the staple as we used to because of it.
Some First Nations member can’t even drink their water. As of…
It will be the largest specific land claim settlement in Canada’s history and the first time multiple First Nations will be involved, so First Nations chiefs are hopeful that within the next five months members will ratify an agreement that has been in the making for 30 years.
“We’re hoping to move this along as expeditiously as possible without rushing,” said Rama First Nation Chief…
Despite an early thaw, and concerns that the river would be impassable, organizers of the grand opening of Washow Lodge on the shores of the Harricanna River near Moose Factory Island breathed a sigh of relief when bush planes arrived with officials for opening ceremonies held on March 31.
The Moose Cree’s long-awaited lodge and outdoor centre will host guests in the early summer if all…
The chiefs of Ontario are devising a number of strategies to make the provincial and federal governments sit up and take notice of their concerns about the plan to impose the harmonized sales tax (HST) come July.
Grand Chief Patrick Madahbee of the Anishinabek Nation, representing 42 First Nations, predicts it’s going to be a long winter of sustained activity in the province. Expect…
Singer/songwriter Shy-Anne has made great strides in her music and teaching careers since the blessing of her spirit name, Black Thunder Bird, in June 2007.
The connection to Black Thunder Bird has been reflected in the Métis artist’s recent triumphs at the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music awards held at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg on Nov. 5, landing her top spot as Female Entertainer of…
Former Treaty 3 grand chief Leon Jourdain will get his day in court.
An Ontario Superior Court judge has ordered that Jourdain’s claims of negligent investigation, malicious prosecution and defamation against members of the Ontario Provincial Police in Kenora can proceed to trial.
Jourdain was charged with sexual assault in February 2004 after a Treaty 3 employee complained to…
Book Review
By Christine McFarlane
Motorcycles and Sweetgrass
Author: Drew Hayden Taylor
Award-winning playwright, columnist and comedy-sketch creator, Drew Hayden Taylor from Curve Lake First Nation, Ont., is at his fast-paced, comedic best with his latest book
Motorcycles & Sweetgrass, which is set in the fictional sleepy Anishnawbe community…
Dr. Peter Menzies, Clinic Head of Aboriginal Services at the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto, received an Award of Excellence from the Kaiser Foundation for his contributions to the treatment of mental health and addictions in the Aboriginal community.
Menzies is a member of Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation, and has spent the past 10 years building culturally…
The Chippewas of the Thames First Nation have partnered with the Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre (SOAHAC), and sanofi-aventis Canada, a pharmaceutical company, to establish a four-season community greenhouse adjacent to the SOAHAC medical clinic of Munsee, Ont.
The greenhouse will be an intergenerational community centre to facilitate diabetes education and promote…
The First Nations Food, Nutrition, and Environment Study will document both the nutritional benefits of First Nations diets and food and water, as well as the impacts caused by exposures to environmental contaminants in Ontario, reports the Assembly of First Nations.
AFN Ontario Regional Chief Angus Toulouse believes the study “will help shed light on the concerns our citizens have here…
The community formerly known as Whitefish Lake First Nation is the first to be chosen to participate in a home-building initiative undertaken by the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), “Canada’s Most Trusted Contractor” Mike Holmes of the television program “Holmes on Homes,” and the Holmes Group foundation.
The community, now called Atikameksheng Anishnawbek, is located just west of…
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The works of Indigenous film and media artists from around the world will be showcased and celebrated in Toronto from Oct. 18 to 22 during the seventh annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.
Both short and feature-length films will be screened during the festival, which will also focus on new media, radio works, art installations and more.
The festival…