It has taken five years of patience and perseverance, but all the hard work and networking has paid off for M'Chigeeng First Nation film-maker Shirley Cheechoo. The long held dream of establishing a film industry training institute on Manitoulin Island has finally been realized.
Cheechoo, an award winning actor, writer, director and producer, received the National Aboriginal Award for her work in theatre, film and fine art in March 2008. She was also honoured with a lifetime achievement award for her contributions to Aboriginal filmmaking in June 2008.

It has taken five years of patience and perseverance, but all the hard work and networking has paid off for M'Chigeeng First Nation film-maker Shirley Cheechoo. The long held dream of establishing a film industry training institute on Manitoulin Island has finally been realized.
Cheechoo, an award winning actor, writer, director and producer, received the National Aboriginal Award for her work in theatre, film and fine art in March 2008. She was also honoured with a lifetime achievement award for her contributions to Aboriginal filmmaking in June 2008.

Being able to read is viewed in many circles as key to a person's development. In other circles, however, the importance of reading is often less valued and the result is an individual's inability to take full advantage in a world that advances rapidly.
Jan. 27 was Family Literacy Day, so the Timmins Native Friendship Centre wanted to ensure that families appreciated the act of reading.

This time, John Beaucage of the Anishinabek Nation vows his people won't be shoved aside as Ontario develops new ways of meeting the energy demands of the highly-populated southern part of the province.
"We foresee that within the next 10 to 20 years, energy production and transmission of energy are going to be a very big business," Beaucage, grand council chief and leader of 42 Anishinabek nations that comprise about one-third of Ontario's Indigenous population, said in an interview.

One of the largest undeveloped gold and copper deposits in Canada is at the centre of a very large controversy.
The developers of the Prosperity Mine Project claim that it is an environmentally-sound endeavor, and could, in fact, be a boon to the local economy, but as far as one Aboriginal community is concerned, they are opposed.

The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary is implementing curriculum that will help contemporary doctors meet Aboriginal healthcare needs better.
Through an interactive approach of applying "cultural sessions" in the existing curriculum, future physicians will be able to narrow the gaps perpetuated by cultural misunderstanding between contemporary doctors and Aboriginal populations, according to the Department of Family Medicine.

A New Brunswick Native Studies professor wants Canadian governments to live up to their obligation to provide the option for First Nations youth to have school courses taught in their mother-tongue language.
Prof. Bear Nicholas of Fredericton's St. Thomas University said governments and educators are obligated to follow international standards around linguistic human rights.

Gilbert Whiteduck agrees with Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) that the post-secondary student support program that gives grants to First Nations and Inuit students needs to be reviewed.
But the Kitigan Zibi First Nation chief doesn't hold out much hope that the direction he would like to see the program move is more grant money available to students is the direction INAC will take it.

Artist-Don Amero
Album-TBA: Feb.27, 2009
Song-My Lovely
Label- TBA
Producer-TBA

Much anticipated album to be released in February

Artist-Don Amero
Album-TBA: Feb.27, 2009
Song-My Lovely
Label- TBA
Producer-TBA

Much anticipated album to be released in February