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A northern Ontario community has pledged to take its fight for custom elections directly to the new Minister of Indian Affairs, Andy Mitchell.
A spokesman for the M'Chigeeng First Nation estimates the community has lost more than $4 million in revenue during an unresolved court battle with Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC).
According to the band's legal…
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Metis National Council President Clement Chartier has threatened to oppose the renewal of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network's broadcasting license.
He did so in a letter written to the APTN board of directors in December. Chartier complained about coverage of the MNC and about the lack of Metis content in the network's programming. APTN is scheduled to go before…
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"My belief as a film-maker is that you have to be able to share and pull from inside your own experiences so that you will be able to tell the film with the passion that it needs," said Shirley Cheechoo.
Cheechoo directed In Shadow, a short film that was featured at the Native Forum during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah Jan. 15 to 25.
The Sundance…
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Chris Maracle, director of housing for the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte council, was presented the top prize for building an energy-efficient home in Tyendinaga. The home won Maracle the 2003 EnerQuality R-2000 Excellence Award for Technical Excellence under 1,500 sq. ft. The award was sponsored by the Office of Energy Efficiency, a department within Natural Resources Canada.…
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The Saugeen Ojibway have filed a huge new claim for title to a vast expanse of water and lakebed on Lake Huron and Georgian Bay.
"This claim is part of a long-term plan to return our people to complete self sufficiency by righting one of the wrongs of history," said Ralph Akiwenzie, chief of the Chippewas of Nawash First Nation.
The legal basis of the claim is that…
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February is a great month for lovers-book lovers, that is. Feb. 9 to 14 was First Nations Public Library Week. Later this month, Feb. 22 to 28, it's Freedom to Read Week.
Leading up to these events, librarians from across the province met in Toronto Jan. 29 to 31, for the annual conference of the Ontario Public Library Association. Speakers at the "Celebrate First Nations…
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Alan Corbiere's mission is to bring the Anishinabek Nation's perspective to the history curriculum in education. The M'Chigeeng cultural researcher has been diligently compiling stories of unsung Aboriginal heroes.
Recently he presented some of his findings to an audience of Elders and community members at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation (OCF) on Manitoulin Island. As a…
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Librarians from all across Ontario met in Toronto Jan. 29 and 30 for the annual conference of the Ontario Library Association.
Crystal McGregor (Whitefish River First Nation), Lorrain Boyer (Michipicoten First Nation), Marsha White (Akwesaane Public Library), Patricia Squires (Serpent River First Nation) and Melissa Pitawaanakwat (Wikwemikong) all work in First Nations…
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Now in its 21st year, Native Earth Performing Arts Inc. will soon present the final play of the organization's performance season. The Artshow, written by Alanis King and directed by Paul Thompson, will run from Feb. 26 to March 14 at the Artsword Theatre in Toronto.
"The Artshow is basically the life of Daphne Odjig, who is a renowned Ottawa painter," said Yvette Nolan,…
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While the Locust Slept
-a memoir
By Peter Razor
Minnesoa Historical
Society Press
200 pages hc
$19.95 U.S.
It's not just another boarding school story, this book by Peter Razor. As a ward of the state of Minnesota, Razor truly lived it. He tells his survival story authentically, movingly, without any trace of self-pity. It is…
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"We are resilient as a weed and beautiful as a wildflower. We have much to celebrate and be proud of." With these words, Metis artist Christi Belcourt introduces her first solo exhibit in a public art gallery.
Walking into the Lessons from the Earth exhibition at Thunder Bay Art Gallery, one is greeted by large pieces that look for all the world like fine beadwork.…
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Like many others, Leonard Matthews has a dream. Unlike many others, however, he's actually doing something about it.
Matthews is the founder of the Gathering of Nations Cup Aboriginal Memorial Festival, an inaugural event scheduled for April 15 to 18 in Rouyn-Noranda, Que.
Matthews is hoping to have 80 adult Native hockey teams participate in the tournament, but…
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Officers of the Royal Bank are adamant that they do not want to be seen as opportunists slathering after the money Aboriginal people have obtained or will obtain through residential school survivors' settlements such as the Alternative Dispute Resolution process. They point out that it is their efforts since about 1989 in establishing respectful business relationships with…
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A Manitoulin Island entrepreneur will launch a magazine celebrating hunting as a way of life. The first issue will be out in November.
Wawashkesh Magazine has long been the dream of Manitoulin educator and outdoorsman Neil Debassige. He developed a passion for hunting through outings with his father, and for many years he has devoted himself to videotaping and…
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Chris Houle has certainly had plenty to write home about during this, his first season as a professional hockey goaltender.
Houle, a native of Caslan, Alta., was in limbo for several weeks. But the Cree Native has certainly shone on the ice when he has been given the opportunities to do so.
Houle, who was never drafted by a National Hockey League club, accepted an…