Tag: Indigenous
As climate change alters lakes, tribes and conservationists fight for the future of spearfishing | Great Lakes Now
By Melina Walling and John Locher, Associated Press
HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) — Chilly nights on northern Wisconsin’s Chippewa Flowage don’t deter 15-year-old spearfisher Gabe Bisonette. He’s been learning the Ojibwe practice for so long now that when his headlamp illuminates the eye-shine of his quarry, he can communicate the sighting to his dad with hardly a word.
Tribes and conservationists fight for the future spearfishing as climate change threatens lakes – Great Lakes Commission
Members of the Ojibwe and other Indigenous Nations in the northern Great Lakes region have spearfished walleye for centuries, but the threat of climate change to the habitat for this […]
Oak to be planted in Sharif Rahman’s honour
Owen Sound council agreed Monday to plant an oak tree in front of the Julie McArthur Regional Recreation Centre in memory of Sharif Rahman, a community-minded local restaurateur and Y member. Rahman, 44, died a week after an Aug. 17, 2023 assault outside his downtown restaurant, The Curry House. Police have been investigating his death […]
Countdown on for start of Ontario Summer Games in London
London is set to welcome more than 3,500 of Ontarioâs top young athletes as the city prepares to host the 2024 Ontario Summer Games from Aug. 1 to 4.
Tallman: Bible is ecological, anti-imperial literature, author tells London audience
Brian McLaren gave an all-day workshop on May 11 at Wesley-Knox United Church in Wortley Village.