Archive for May, 2009

Staying Positive In Challenging Times

I have to work hard at staying positive. It has taken a lot of effort on my part to learn to become positive in my life and it is an ongoing task for me. As strange as it may sound, […]

The Kids Aren’t Alright

When it comes to healthy living, Native youth aren’t doing that well. If you’re a child growing up on a reserve the odds are stacked up against you from Day One – that’s according to a recent health study on […]

The Sweet Days and Sizzling Nights of Summer

With the warm days upon us, as the folks of Eeyou Istchee slowly return to regular life after Goose Break, many are already thinking ahead to their summer getaways. While the recession may not have impacted the Cree communities nearly […]

Body Count Rising

Laurie Odjick, an Algonquin from Kitigan Zibi, once again found her missing daughter’s name in the news recently. Some mysterious bones had been found on the side of the road beside Highway 107, near Highway 117, in Grand-Remous, not far […]

Hunting in 2025

I often wonder what it will be like in the future. Will it be high-tech or low-tech? Green everywhere or polluted? Animals past the brink of extinction or a plentiful bounty to feast upon? These questions sometimes wander through my […]

Dear Mr. Robert Kanatewat

This is in response to your letter sent to me and included in this issue. I will say at this moment we have no record of you attempting to contact the editorial board or myself regarding the editorial by Boyce Richardson published […]

Nation Building

The landscape of Indian country across North America is a varied one. Though no scenario is perfect, some nations have succeeded in developing strong economies and responsible governance, while others still struggle in dire developing-world conditions. The major question is […]

Life in the Wilderness

A lone white ptarmigan flies across the open country with wings beating fast, then glides for some distance, and then beats its wings again before disappearing behind an esker, the long winding ridge of sand and gravel left behind by […]

Working the Mines

Forty-six Aboriginal people are preparing for employment in the mining industry thanks to a training program through the cooperative efforts of the federal and provincial governments, Northgate Minerals Corp. and Wabun First Nations. The trainees who participated in the Matachewan […]

Stepping into the limelight

TORONTO – Cree songwriter and musician Peter Sackaney recently launched his first all-original project which has been a lifetime in the making. The eight-song CD takes the listener into Sackaney’s world of love, hope, pain and struggle through a series […]