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For four days at the end of September, a group of Aboriginal students from Grades 7 and 8 gathered at the Midland YMCA's Camp Kitchikewana on Beausoleil Island in Georgian Bay Islands National Park.

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When Daniel Health Justice attended the launch of his new book, Kynship, on Sept. 28, it was the realization of a dream he'd had since he was 12.

The book, published by Kegedonce Press, is the first book in a planned trilogy entitled The Way of Thorn and Thunder.

Justice, who teaches Indigenous North American literatures and Aboriginal studies at the University of Toronto, had two main goals in mind when he decided to write this trilogy. The first was to expand the world of fantasy writing by creating an Indigenous fantasy novel.

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When Daniel Health Justice attended the launch of his new book, Kynship, on Sept. 28, it was the realization of a dream he'd had since he was 12.

The book, published by Kegedonce Press, is the first book in a planned trilogy entitled The Way of Thorn and Thunder.

Justice, who teaches Indigenous North American literatures and Aboriginal studies at the University of Toronto, had two main goals in mind when he decided to write this trilogy. The first was to expand the world of fantasy writing by creating an Indigenous fantasy novel.

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Last November, when Jan Kahehti:io Longboat (Mohawk, Turtle Clan) finished her work on the I da wad a di Project, a five-year program to help women residential school survivors, she asked herself, what did the Creator want her to do next?

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Last November, when Jan Kahehti:io Longboat (Mohawk, Turtle Clan) finished her work on the I da wad a di Project, a five-year program to help women residential school survivors, she asked herself, what did the Creator want her to do next?

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Since 1997, the Ka-Na-Chi-Hih Specialized Solvent Abuse Treatment Centre has been helping First Nation youth to overcome their addictions to inhalants.

The centre provides long-term solvent abuse treatment to youth age 15 to 24. Those in treatment can remain in the program for anywhere from four months up to two years.

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Since 1997, the Ka-Na-Chi-Hih Specialized Solvent Abuse Treatment Centre has been helping First Nation youth to overcome their addictions to inhalants.

The centre provides long-term solvent abuse treatment to youth age 15 to 24. Those in treatment can remain in the program for anywhere from four months up to two years.

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While all eyes are on Kashechewan right now, the situation on the First Nation is far from unique.

The 2005 report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, released in September, indicates that while improving drinking water safety in First Nation communities has been a federal priority for the past two years, more needs to be done to ensure residents of these communities have the same access to safe drinking water as Canadians living off reserve.

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While all eyes are on Kashechewan right now, the situation on the First Nation is far from unique.

The 2005 report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, released in September, indicates that while improving drinking water safety in First Nation communities has been a federal priority for the past two years, more needs to be done to ensure residents of these communities have the same access to safe drinking water as Canadians living off reserve.

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A decision by the Ontario provincial government to evacuate some residents of Kashechewan First Nation will help the community in the short term, but it still remains unclear when or if any long-term solutions will be offered up, and who will be doing the offering.