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Frank Polson was born in Winneway, Quebec in 1952 and is a member of the Long Point First Nation. The past few years he has lived in Sudbury and the past seven years Polson has made a good living as an artist. He is a painter, a carver of soapstone and totem poles and a glass painter and etcher.

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The Anishinabek Education Institute's graduation for its Traditional Aboriginal Healing Methods - Native Community Worker program was held June 19 at the Chippewas of the Thames Community Centre before a full house.

Sixteen graduates from Chippewas of the Thames; Munsee Delaware Nation; Oneida Settlement; Moraviantown; and one from Manitoba were honored:Sandra L. Albert,

Alvira J. Antone, Deborah D. Burch, Joyce M. Cunningham, Kimberly E. Doxtator,

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The marvels of modern technology allowed representatives from the length and breadth of our nation to participate in an Aboriginal Health Forum on June 26. Co-hosted by the National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO) and the Commission for the Future of Health Care in Canada, the forum was broadcast over television on the public affairs channel CPAC as well as video streamed on computer.

The forum was entitled "Dialogue on Aboriginal Health: Sharing Our Challenges and Successes."

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The marvels of modern technology allowed representatives from the length and breadth of our nation to participate in an Aboriginal Health Forum on June 26. Co-hosted by the National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO) and the Commission for the Future of Health Care in Canada, the forum was broadcast over television on the public affairs channel CPAC as well as video streamed on computer.

The forum was entitled "Dialogue on Aboriginal Health: Sharing Our Challenges and Successes."

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The open air stage constructed in the Holy Cross Mission ruins of Wikwemikong has attracted many avid theatre fans this summer. The De-ba-jeh-mu-jig troupe, famous for innovative productions since 1986, has created another crowd-pleaser.

This year's presentation entitled Ever! That Nanabush! is based on the storytelling of artist Daphne Odjig.

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In the 1990s, Norval Morrisseau, "Copper Thunderbird," created some of his most powerful paintings.

The Kinsman Robinson Gallery's preview of 50 of his acrylics on canvas, from 1989 to 1997, is a testament to Morrisseau's awe-inspiring artistic output in his later years.

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A carver releases the form dormant in a stone, piece of wood, marble - or bone.

Stan Hill came to carving late in life, but he's mastered the art of releasing the spirit from deer and moose antlers in ways that are traditional yet innovative. And the result is sculptures that are both delicately detailed and larger than life.

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Margaret Penasse-Mayer has accomplished much in her lifetime. She is a passionate, determined, dedicated women who has done much not only to better her own community, but she has worked tirelessly to provide a voice for Indigenous women around the world.

Penasse-Mayer is the first woman chief in the history of the Nipissing First Nation and has been elected chief for four consecutive terms.

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At 15, Gillian Pash Smoke has accomplished one major goal - to win two gold medals in both of her favorite sports, hockey and fastball.

Pash Smoke just added her second national gold medal to her collection Aug. 3, at the North American Indigenous Games in Winnipeg. Pash Smoke, a pitcher for the Midget Girls Ontario Fastball Team, helped to lead her team to victory when she hurled three games out of five, including a no-hitter against Alberta in the semi-finals.

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Sara Beaudry-Pitawanakwat has served as a positive role model for First Nations youth for the past dozen years. She has often performed as a trail-blazer, but never before has the significance of her role struck so close to home.

In her recent bid for medals at the fifth North American Indigenous Games, her son Alwyn was in the stands cheering her on. At the impressionable age of 11 he was thrilled to witness the opening ceremonies and watch his mother compete against runners and jumpers from all over the continent.