Though the halls of Holiday Inn Midtown may have been decked with seasonal cheer, many of those milling about its lobbies had something entirely different on their minds: suicide prevention. The First Nations and Inuit Suicide Prevention Association of Quebec […]

While not many people are aware that November 25 is the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Native Women’s Association of Canada uses it to draw attention to the issue. This year, NWAC used […]

Though she might not have seen it coming, Édith Cloutier recently received a phone call that would change her life, one informing her that she had won the National Aboriginal Achievement Award for Public Service. Having been nominated by her […]

Once, way back several decades ago, I believed in Santa Claus, as did many other children around the world. Santa was a living being with the ability to make every child happy overnight and was cause for celebration. At the […]

This will be the 17th Christmas the Nation has shared with its readers. It still feels like only yesterday that we put out our first issue. That was on December 1, 1993. Our launch party in Montreal included fiddlers from […]

There are some headlines and news stories one would expect to see during a difficult economic recession like the one we are experiencing now. For instance, there’s the usual food bank story. As Canwest News reported a couple weeks ago, […]

As a Cree from James Bay, growing up in a small reservation was special. Many kids grow up seeing Native culture, but still there are some who do not see as much as others. I joined a group of youth […]

Some of you may still remember all those amazing Christmas dreams you had when you were young. Well, take note that Les Grands Ballets Canadiens are performing the classic “The Nutcracker” this holiday season. This is a wonderful opportunity to […]

Mi’qmak painter Alan Syliboy had never thought about using a Coke bottle as a canvas before the soft-drink corporation contacted him earlier this year and asked him if he’d consider a work to be highlighted at the Olympic Games in […]

One 2010 National Aboriginal Achievement Award winner will be a woman that many from Eeyou Istchee know well: Édith Cloutier, the Executive Director of the Val d’Or Native Friendship Centre was named a recipient of the prestigious prize November 17. […]