I’m kind of sorry that the Cree filmmakers from Rezolution Pictures were not chosen to make a four-part history of the Crees that is being financed by the Grand Council of the Crees. It’s not so long ago that the […]

Recognizing outstanding career achievements of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people in diverse occupations, the 2009 Aboriginal Achievement Awards were aired on Global TV March 21. The 16th annual awards ceremony gala was held in Winnipeg and hosted by Tina […]

As the recently installed leader of Canada’s Liberal Party and a likely future prime minister of the country, Michael Ignatieff continues to provoke questions about who he is, where he stands or even how he defines his own nationality. They […]

It was June 2000 when we set out on our journey to Toronto. Darren Stephen, Nolan Diamond, Travis Diamond, Fabian Hester and I travelled by float-plane to the Hydro station, where we piled into my little Ford station wagon. Fond […]

I am writing in response to the January 30, 2009 article entitled “Nest egg cracks” (Nation, Vol. 16, Issue 6). First off, although I spoke with Will Nicholls on several occasions and provided him with a copy of the Trust’s […]

The family of Guy Reigneau (Nemischtouan) would like to inform the Elders of the Cree community that he has passed away at 78. According to the family, Reigneau’s passing was peaceful and occurred on Saturday, February 28 at the Chibougamau […]

According to the Globe and Mail, a note made public by an access-to-information request suggests that the Conservative government is politicizing decisions over which impoverished remote reserves get new elementary schools. This information was found in a note from an […]

With the recession creeping into full swing in Canada, the Assembly of First Nations recently commissioned a major new study on The State of the First Nation Economy and the results have just been released. The study was prepared independently […]

Tragically, the body of Tera Fay Grace Jolly was found in the basement of a home at 25 Smoky Hill in Waskaganish on Monday night around 9 pm. Jolly, who would have been 17 on March 4, had been reported […]

Only one kind of sports tournament normally takes place in a remote northern First Nation. I am referring to the hockey tournament. This mid-winter get-together is special and considered an important sporting and social event. The hockey tournament is a […]