Ojibway former child sex worker says striking down prostitution laws does nothing to help Aboriginal women
By Kenneth Jackson APTN National News OTTAWA– Some celebrated Friday after the Supreme Court struck…
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Northern Ontario chiefs don't like the First Nations Education Act
Chiefs in northern Ontario have issued a resounding “no” to the federal government’s proposed First Nations Education Act.
Fort William First Nation faced racist backlash triggered by bridge burning
A fire damaged a bridge last week that was a major economic link between the Fort William First Nation and its neighbour, Thunder Bay, Ont.
Ojibway woman recalls as a child being forced to have sex on ships docked in Thunder Bay
Already a seasoned sex worker at 12 years-old, Bridget Perrier stands on the shore of Thunder Bay waiting to board “Crazy” Captain Jack’s potash ship to service all the men before their next voyage across Lake Superior.
OPP say they have no knowledge of Thunder Bay Aboriginal women being trafficked to U.S.
A report by a masters student in Minnesota has activists up in arms in America and here in Canada.
Federal cabinet confidence prevents release of documents on attempted inclusion of sanatorium as residential school: document
The Harper government has invoked cabinet confidence to prevent the release of documents associated with a pending court application to include a sanatorium under the Indian residential school settlement agreement, a document shows.
Residential school commission received nutritional experiment documents in 2010
The commission created to delve into the dark history of residential schools has been in possession of documents related to nutritional experiments conducted on First Nations people for at least three years, according to Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt’s office.
A grandson reflects on Harper's Indian residential school apology and the day his grandmother revealed her story
It was late fall in 2005 when Alma Jane Bruyere appeared at the door of her grandson’s house in Fort Frances, Ont., carrying in her left hand a lawyer’s letter stating she had qualified for compensation for the abuse she faced while attending an Indian residential school.
Walking from Sachigo Lake First Nation to Thunder Bay
Leaving behind family and friends is a reality for many students wanting to achieve a high school education in northern Ontario.
