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The chiefs of the Anishnabek Nation have committed to make their communities smoke-free.
The chiefs voted to adopt a resolution during their grand council assembly held on Sand Point First Nation from June 12 to 14 that will be used to phase in no smoking policies within the Anishnabek Nation?s 42 member communities.
The resolution calls for creation and promotion of laws and…
The Ontario government has agreed to pay Henco Industries Limited $12.3 million for the Douglas Creek Estates property in Caledonia that has been occupied by Aboriginal protestors since Feb. 28.
The occupation was begun to draw attention to Six Nations? claim to the lands on which Henco planned to build a 600- home subdivision. The property in question is part of a large section of land…
Anishinaabe-mowin - the Ojibwe language - is now the official language of the Anishnabek Nation.
The chiefs of the 42 communities that make up the Anishinabek Nation voted to adopt a resolution declaring Anishinaabe-mowin its official language during the annual Grand Council Assembly held June 12 to 14 on Sand Point First Nation.
Our language is sacred, and protecting and…
Pikangikum First Nation has taken a huge step forward in its efforts to preserve its natural resources while providing opportunities for future generations thanks to the provincial government?s approval of Keeping the Land, a land-use strategy for the Whitefeather Forest and surrounding area. The strategy received the stamp of approval from Natural Resources Minister David Ramsay on June 26.…
Throughout her life, Nancy Johnson has had a love of music. Growing up on Caldwell First Nation, her home was often full of music, and she developed an appreciation for all styles, including folk, rock, blues and old time country. She counts Buffy Sainte Marie, Bruce Cockburn, Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash and the Beatles among her musical influences.
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It's been almost a decade since Ted Nolan sat behind the bench of a National Hockey League (NHL) team but that's just where he'll be next season.
On June 8, New York Islanders owner Charles Wang announced Nolan was the team's new head coach.
Nolan, who hails from Garden River First Nation, has had a long and storied hockey career, both as a player and a coach. He played in the…
Fifteen independent Aboriginal acts from across the country will be featured on the latest Dig Your Roots CD compilation. Representing Ontario on the disc will be the roots and blues duo Digging Roots from Barrie, the award-winning blues musicians of the Pappy Johns Band from Ohsweken and Toronto's Graeme Jonez, whose songs fuse storytelling with folk/rock melodies.
The artists selected…
The National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC) will be receiving $77 million in federal funding, it was announced on May 18.
The money, to be spread out over four years, will allow the NAFC to continue to manage and deliver programming for friendship centres and urban multipurpose Aboriginal youth centres and to continue Young Canada Works for Aboriginal Urban Youth. Just under $…
Metis culture and tradition will be celebrated and shared on Aug. 12 as the historic site Discover Harbour plays host to Metis Day.
Discover Harbour, located on Georgian Bay in Penetanguishene, features a reconstruction of the British naval and military establishment that existed on the site from 1817 to 1856. The area is rich in Metis history, as many voyageur families migrated to the…
The Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) has officially begun the final summer of its two-year commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the signing of James Bay Treaty 9.
The James Bay Treaty 9 area takes in two-thirds of the province of Ontario and is home to about 45,000 First Nations people living on-reserve. Last year, each of the seven First Nations that signed the treaty in 1905 hosted…
Community members and Aboriginal leaders were buoyed in May by an announcement that the Ontario provincial government had put its support behind plans to move the beleaguered community of Kashechewan to higher ground, but any optimism that relocation might become a reality sooner rather than later has been quashed by news that there is no money in the federal coffers to pay for the move.
…Aboriginal people in Canada are three times more likely to be victims of violence than are non-Aboriginal Canadians, according to Victimization and offending among the Aboriginal population in Canada, a report released by Statistics Canada on June 6.
The report, which bases many of its findings on a general social survey conducted in 2004, showed that the risk of becoming a victim of…
Ray Rogers of Sarnia has been chosen to receive the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation, awarded to Canadians who have contributed to the care and well being of veterans and to the remembrance of their sacrifices and achievements.
Rogers, who is president of the First Nations Veterans of Canada Association, will receive the award in recognition of his work to increase awareness of…
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Johnny Tootall, the latest film by award-winning filmmaker Shirley Cheechoo, has received a lot of praise since it was released last year, but not a lot of people have had an opportunity to see the film. That should all change soon, with CHUM TV set to broadcast the movie sometime within the next year and plans to sell copies of Johnny Tootall online.
The 93-minute film…
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The Canada Council for the Arts has launched a new pilot program designed to give young Aboriginal artists an opportunity to learn from Elders while providing Elders with a way of passing on their knowledge to the next generation.
Grants of up to $20,000 will be awarded to Aboriginal arts organizations selected to take part in the program. The organizations will choose an…