At Fanshawe College, new program helps revive Indigenous language
It’s been at least 30 years since the Ojibway community Chippewas of the Thames had a resident whosemother tongue was the tribe’s Indigenous language.
It’s been at least 30 years since the Ojibway community Chippewas of the Thames had a resident whosemother tongue was the tribe’s Indigenous language.
As it stands right now, convicted murderer Ricci Lee Abram can’t apply for parole until 2028. He’s hoping, by using a long-abolished law, during a hearing during the next three weeks in a London courtroom he might get out of prison sooner. On Tuesday morning, a Superior Court jury will begin hearing evidence for a […]
A large grass fire ripped through a field on Chippewas of the Thames First Nation southwest of London Tuesday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police officers and firefighters from Oneida Nation of the Thames were on scene to tackle the blaze that at first appeared to be burning unattended. OPP Const. Jeff Hare described it as a […]
Jury hears closing arguments in case of friend run down on road after night of partying with friends What happened to Beulah Peters when she was struck by a pickup truck along a dark section of Jubilee Road comes down to “a matter of seconds,” the Crown said. But, what the jury at Kelly Jacobs’ […]
Julie MacFarlane always wanted to learn Ojibwe, a language that no one in her community speaks fluently. “My generation basically lost the language due to residential schools,” said MacFarlane of Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, southwest of London. The language is now being taught in schools – but there remains a gap of multiple […]
The Ontario Fire Marshal is probing a trailer fire, where a body was found, on Chippewas of the Thames First Nation. Emergency crews were called about 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday to a structure fire at 736 Melbourne Rd., where a body was found, OPP said. The OPP, Strathroy-Caradoc fire department, Middlesex-London Paramedic Services and Chippewas […]