This is the season of the darkness here in the Boreal forests of the north. Snow has begun to swirl although not in earnest, but we all know it is coming, along with the dropping temperatures and the longer nights. From now until Solstice on December 21, the shortest day of the year, we will [Read more]
Two different celebrations fall on the same day – National Aboriginal Day and Father’s Day. The first Father’s Day celebration occurred on July 5, 1908 in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA, and is now widely celebrated in countries around the world on various different days. The first National [Read more]
Mother’s Day is coming up soon and many people are planning how to honor their mother on this special day. Flower and gift shops find this a profitable season, as do jewelry stores. It seems that for many people an excellent way to show Mom how much she means to us is to give her [Read more]
“… it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all..” Laura Ingalls Wilder Here we are again, coming into another Christmas season, another time of the year where the Winter Solstice takes us farther away from the warmth of the sun, and the cold realities of [Read more]
Author of Pathlight; Annie Wenger-Nabigon, MSW, RSW is originally from the U.S., earning her Canadian Citizenship in 2013. Annie & her Husband live in Pic River First Nation. Annie Wenger-Nabigon, MSW, RSW has been a cinical social worker since 1979 working in mental health, family therapy, [Read more]
PIC RIVER FIRST NATION, ON – OntarioNewsNorth.com is very pleased to welcome our newest Editorial Columnist, Annie Wenger-Nabigon MSW RSW, who will be contributing a bi-weekly column titled PATHLIGHT: Journey to a Good Life©. In her column, Annie will write about a wide range of topics [Read more]
