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The Anishinabek Nation and Ontario have signed their fifth memorandum of understanding to ensure coordination on natural resource management issues. The MOU extends the work of the Anishinabek/Ontario Resource Management Council for the next three years. “This forum is crucial to convey our First Nations priorities and the current relevant issues of our regions directly to the MNR,” said Grand…
Following eight-months of construction, Carleton University unveiled its new Aboriginal centre in October. The centre, which is called Ojigkwanong meaning morning star in Algonquin, was designed by renowned architect Douglas Cardinal. The new 1,850-square-foot space is significantly larger than the existing Aboriginal lounge. The centre is circular in design, a common theme among Aboriginal…
The Oct. 13 traffic death of Jessie Roach, 22, of Garden River First Nation, and the subsequent laying of a charge under the Highway Traffic Act, have left the community distraught. Terry Mosher, 73, of St. Joseph Island, has been charged with obstructing a peace officer and failing to report an accident. Roach was found dead on a straight stretch of Highway 17B about 500 metres west of Bell’s…
The report, Buried Voices: Media Coverage of Aboriginal Issues in Ontario, which monitored 171 publications using quantitative analysis of media coverage examining trends, news spikes, and tone of media focused on Aboriginal people, has offered three conclusions regarding coverage of Aboriginal people in Ontario media: the Aboriginal population is widely underrepresented in mainstream media;…
Richard Wagamese was among the first winners of the Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature. Indian Horse (published by Douglas and McIntyre) earned Wagamese first prize of $12,000. Tara Lee Morin won the second prize of $8,000 for As I Remember It (published by Theytus Books), while the third prize of $5,000 went to James Bartleman for As Long As the Rivers Flow (published by…
The Toronto South Detention Centre, the largest correctional facility in Ontario, will accommodate up to 1,650 inmates, including those awaiting trial and those sentenced to provincial terms of under two years. An Aboriginal program room is among 50 rooms in the new state-of-the-art facility, which also includes classrooms, a multi-faith worship room that includes a foot bath for…
Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service and Ontario Provincial Police officers serving Nishnawbe-Aski Nations were among those honoured at the Ontario Provincial Police awards ceremony recently held in Thunder Bay. NAPS Constable Waylon Linklater was recognized for his life-saving actions rescuing a man from a burning building while off duty in Moosonee on May 16, 2012.
Weagamow Lake Constables…
Wataynikaneyap Power recently welcomed five Keewaytinook Okimanak First Nations Council communities into the First Nation-led transmission initiative. Wataynikaneyap Power is developing a new transmission line north to connect remote First Nations communities currently serviced by diesel generation. With the addition of these communities, there are now 18 First Nations communities and local…
The largest reburial of Aboriginal ancestral remains ever undertaken in North America occurred on Sept. 14. Through a partnership between the Huron-Wendat Nation, the Ontario Heritage Trust and the University of Toronto, the remains of 1,760 Huron-Wendat ancestors were reburied at the location where the largest of the original burial sites was discovered. The significant natural heritage and…
The Attorney General has appointed 11 people to a committee that will help enhance First Nation representation on juries. The committee will be co-chaired by Alvin Fiddler, deputy grand chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation, and Irwin Glasberg, assistant deputy Attorney General, and will have the mandate to implement the recommendations on Frank Iacobucci’s report, First Nations…
The Obishikokaang Collaboration Agreement recently signed between Lac Seul First Nation and Ontario Mining Association member Goldcorp establishes a framework for continued consultation to support existing and future gold mining operations of Goldcorp in the region, as well as opens training, employment, business and contracting opportunities in the Red Lake area. Lac Seul First…
At its 20th Annual General Meeting in August, the Métis Nation of Ontario passed an economic development law. MNO President Gary Lipinski predicted that the law would soon prove to be a significant landmark in Métis history, along with other watersheds such as the 2003 R. v. Powley Supreme Court decision and the 2008 MNO-Ontario Framework Agreement. The law moves the MNO towards its…
A partnership to promote Aboriginal journalism between Wawatay Native Communications Society and Journalists for Human Rights recently received the Canadian Ethnic Media Association’s 2013 Innovation Award. “The goal of this initiative is to develop a network of First Nations writers who can tell the stories from their communities in their own words and through their own experiences to ensure…
The City of Timmins new logo is written in English, French and Cree and will be printed on various marketing materials. Through the Timmins Native Friendship Centre and the Ojibway & Cree Cultural Centre, the Timmins’ branding team facilitated focus groups to get feedback and determine an appropriate translation of the slogan “I’m in” using syllabics. “Many of us were glad to see some…
The Royal Canadian Mint’s newest $20 fine silver hologram coin was designed by Métis Nation of Ontario citizen and artist Nathalie Bertin. Entitled A story of the Northern Lights: The Great Hare displays the Odawa legend of Nanahboozho sitting by his fire that creates the northern lights. The colourful lights are highlighted with a uniquely shaped hologram that mimics their movement in the…