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James K. Bartleman will celebrate his first National Aboriginal Day as lieutenant governor of Ontario with the Anishinabek people.
He has confirmed his attendance as the Queen's representative at June 21 ceremonies being held at Nipissing Anishinabek Nation headquarters on the Nipissing First Nation. The reserve is situated on Highway 17 approximately 5 km west of North…
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Scott Kile of North Bay Minor Hockey and head coach and organizer of the Lil' Centennials Hockey for Beginners in North Bay picked 16 children aged four to six to form two hockey teams, which played against each other for a five-minute period at North Bay's Memorial Gardens Arena during the first intermission of Eddie Shack's Battle of the Badges. NHL bad boy Dave "Tiger"…
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The Anishnaabe Bimadiziwin Cultural Learning Program, the first of its kind in southern Ontario, recently opened its doors to Native children and youth of Burleigh Falls and the surrounding area.
This unique program offers an alternative to public education for students from kindergarten to Grade 12.
The students' day begins with the boys preparing to smudge with…
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With the forest fire season approaching, M'Tiwa-Ki Services based in Birch Island is gearing up for the battle.
Operations manager Art Jacko said his company will deploy 25 firefighting crews this spring with a total of 130 workers. The current contract with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources is worth $1 million, he reported.
M'Tiwa-Ki Services was formed in…
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While almost a century has passed since Tom Longboat began running marathons, the memory of his many victories and accomplishments has stood the test of time, making his name synonymous with outstanding athletic achievement.
Longboat, a member of the Onondaga Nation, was born on the Six Nations Reserve in 1886. He won his first marathon in 1906, and went on to win the…
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Once again this year, the Aboriginal Sport Circle (ASC) has recognized four individuals who personify what the organization is all about: developing Aboriginal athletes, coaches and community sports leaders through a holistic approach, focusing not only on developing them physically, but mentally, spiritually, and culturally as well.
The four recipients received their…
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The steady beat of a powwow drum filters through the gymnasium of the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto. It mingles with the sounds of kicks and punches slicing air and hitting pads.
Students gather here to learn about tradition, whether it's powwow drumming or the Korean martial art. Tae kwon do has become a familiar sight at the centre.
Many of the students in…
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Little Voice
Ruby Slipperjack
Coteau Books, $9.95
Born on her father's trapline at Whitewater Lake, Ojibway writer and educator Ruby Slipperjack grew up surrounded by traditional stories and crafts.
Her office in the department of Indigenous Learning at…
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Fourteen Aboriginal people who have demonstrated remarkable achievements in their chosen fields were recognized in Winnipeg on March 10 when the ninth annual National Aboriginal Achievement Awards were handed out.
This year's ceremonies saw awards given in the categories of arts and culture, business and commerce, energy, media and communications, heritage and spirituality…
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On Feb. 22, the Ontario Court of Appeal lifted its year-long stay of a decision in the landmark Powley hunting rights case, and upheld the Metis right to hunt and fish for food as of Feb. 23.
"February 23rd is an historic day that all Metis will mark on their calendars," said Metis Nation of Ontario (MNO) President Tony Belcourt. "We welcome the freedom to hold our heads…
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In an effort to put an end to the annual war of words over Aboriginal fishing rights in area rivers and the Bay of Quinte, the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte have hired their first-ever Tyendinaga fishing and hunting liaison for the territory.
Brian Brant has been hired to get the fishing rights issue smoothed out, but it could be a difficult and frustrating task.
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Members of the Chippewas of Nawash and Saugeen First Nations are on the water exercising their right to a commercial fishery on Ontario's Bruce Peninsula. But a group of them has problems with the agreement they operate under. They are planning to set up their own fishing co-operative to challenge it.
As many as 12 fishermen are talking to a lawyer and forming a co-op,…
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The family of Dudley George, a Native activist shot dead by an Ontario Provincial Police officer on Sept. 6, 1995 at Ipperwash Provincial Park, just wants to know who is responsible for the loss of their brother, son, and father.
To aid the George family in its quest for an answer, nearly 1,700 people packed the University of Toronto's Convocation Hall on March 1 to raise…
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The 11th annual Fur Harvesters Auction convention was held Feb. 28 to March 2 in North Bay and attracted an unprecedented number of Aboriginal trappers and representatives of Aboriginal trapping organizations.
Fur Harvesters Auction (FHA) is the largest fur management company in Canada and is solely trapper owned and operated. It is unique in that the FHA has equal…
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With the same steely determination that led her great, great, great grandmother to travel to England to protest to Queen Victoria in 1860, Susan Schank is seeking the Indian status her ancestor was denied because she married a white man.
"I'm asking for the same rights that she should have had," said Schank, 48.
Naaneebweque, dubbed an "Indian princess" by the…