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Chippewas of Nawash Chief Ralph Akiwenzie fears a proposed pipeline that would pump millions of litres of Georgian Bay water to Walkerton and other Bruce County communities could have a detrimental effect on the band's hard-won fishing rights.
"The lake levels are already at record lows; we fear for the future of the fish habitat if the lake is drained even more,'' said…
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A Manitoulin Island woman has been asked to serve on the National Aboriginal Economic Development Board. Dawn Madahbee, a member of the Ojibways of Sucker Creek First Nation, was recently appointed to the prestigious post by Minister Allan Rock.
Madahbee, currently the manager of the Waubetek Business Development Commission on Birch Island, indicated she is looking forward…
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PETERBOROUGH - One Aboriginal Aboriginal language student at Trent University will receive a $500 award in January 2003.
The Ottawa firm, Brascoupe Peters & Associates, donated the Sarah D. Patterson Award for Aboriginal Language Studies to the university. The award was established in memory of Sarah Patterson-a Mohawk of the Bear Clan who spoke four languages: Mohawk…
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TORONTO - The Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte were among six winners in the 2002 Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's (CMHC) Housing Awards Program, Affordable Housing Innovations, which was created in 1988 to recognize individuals and organizations that make significant contributions to improving housing affordability in Canada.
Awards are announced every two years.…
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Timmins' Metis Nation council has 10 new faces on its board as a result of an election Sept. 16, and the board is already planning an expansion to its premises.
New president Nicole Bond said the first priority of the council is to get board training for all new members on the team. The next step is to get a larger building.
"We are looking at purchasing (a…
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Casino Rama has a new attraction to entertain and educate visitors. An eight-minute multimedia show inside the resort's grand rotunda shows an ancient civilization through the special effects of sound, video, sculpture, fiber-optic lighting. It is infused with First Nations symbolism.
The show was designed and produced by Lester Creative Inc. of California, which…
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A book about famous Native long-distance runner Tom Longboat has won a national contest.
The book, titled The Man Who Ran Faster Than Everyone: The Story Of Tom Longboat, was written by Jack Batten of Toronto.
Last month, Batten's latest work was announced as the winner of the Norma Fleck Award, presented annually to the best Canadian non-fiction children's book.…
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Chief Roy Michano of the Pic River First Nation has spent the last 22 years of his life working towards establishing a better way of life for the people around Marathon on Lake Superior's north shore. Where once there was only despondency and despair, today there is hope and a bright economic future, and Roy Michano has been a major factor in that change.
"The first thing…
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When most people think about maps, they probably think about road maps they can buy at gas stations that are hard to fold back up once they're done with them. But when Wade Cachagee thinks about maps, he's thinking about something more than a piece of folded paper; he's thinking of an interactive tool that can be designed to meet the needs of almost any user.
Cachagee is…
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Members of the Wikwemikong parent council have called upon the youth of this Manitoulin Island community to exert a positive influence upon each other. In a youth issues gathering held at Wasse-Abin High School Sept. 18, the students were urged to make healthy choices in their teen years.
A panel of social service workers presented tips on "helping friends make good…
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Nestled in the natural Ontario wilderness some 250 kilometres north of Sudbury, an office of seven dedicated employees provides valuable educational and cultural material to 50 Aboriginal communities within seven tribal councils collectively known as the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN). The Ojibway and Cree Cultural Centre at Timmins has 6,500 titles which it can loan to NAN members…
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Approximately 150 people gathered for the opening ceremony and a chance to view the new visiting centre at Petroglyphs Provincial Park, on Sept. 27. The Learning Place is the product of the collaboration of Curve Lake First Nation and Ontario Parks, along with financial contributions from the provincial and federal governments.
The Learning Place vividly exhibits and…
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Ontario is making another step towards independence for First Nation communities, and this summer the world was able to learn how.
From Aug. 26 to Sept. 4, former president of the Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation (OFNTSC) and current chief of the Serpent River First Nation, Earl Commanda, presented information on the Earth Keeper program at the World…
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An Aboriginal centre created to sustain local Aboriginal businesses affiliated with tourism received a cash injection of $293,098 from the Ontario government last month.
The G'Nadjiwon Ki Aboriginal Tourism Association in Midland was created in 1999 to allow Aboriginal people to make a living from tourism that celebrates their culture and heritage, said Jack Contin,…
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Toronto-Ontario Provincial Police Acting Sgt. Kenneth Deane announced his resignation from the police service on the day he was scheduled to appear before the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services (Sept. 23).
Sept. 6 marked seven years since Anthony (Dudley) George was killed by Deane, who was convicted in 1997 of criminal negligence causing death. The officer…