Finally breathing a sigh of relief, André Dudemaine was happy to share that 2012 has been yet another incredibly successful year for Montreal’s annual Indigenous culture extravaganza, Terres en vues / Land InSights. Running from July 31-August 8, this year’s […]
Archive for August, 2012
A bridge to greater development
After being talked about for many years, the long-awaited bridge in Mistissini over Uupaachikus Pass linking the community with land across the water is finally going to happen. Motivation for building the bridge is not only for residential development, but […]
Fests galore
The mini rollercoaster zooms by with screaming people, the other cries come from far above on another wild ride… yes, it’s summer time folks. Time to relax, sit back and enjoy what the southerners like to call amusement parks. The […]
The “secular” mask of racism
On Tuesday, August 14, Parti Québécois leader Pauline Marois offered a new plank for her electoral platform: a “Charter of Secularism”, supposedly to guarantee the rights of Quebec residents to live in a society free from religious pressure from the […]
Food Preservation
Told by Maria Scipio Translated and transcribed by Brian Webb www.beesum-communications.com/legends I’ll talk about how food was handled in the past. Everything was kept. This is what I’ll talk about. This was when the Canada Geese were still abundant. In […]
ᒦᒋᒻ ᑳ ᒌ ᑭᓄᐙᔨᐦᑖᑭᓂᐎᒡ
ᒥᕌᔮ ᓯᐱᔨᐤ ᐋ ᒌ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᑦ ᐱᕌᔨᓐ ᐌᑉ ᐋ ᒌ ᐃᑣᔥᑎᒫᑎᐦᒃ ᑭᔮ ᐋ ᒌ ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐊᐦᒃ ᐋᐃ ᓂᑭ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᓐ, ᐊᓐ ᒀ ᒦᒋᒻ ᑳ ᐊᑎ ᐃᐦᑐᑖᑭᓂᐎᒡ ᐙᔥᑭᒡ᙮ ᒥᓯᐙ ᑮᑆ ᒑᒀᓐ ᐋ ᒌ ᒥᓈᐦᐅᓈᓂᐎᒡ᙮ ᐋᐅᒄ ᐊᓐ ᒑ ᐐᐦᑎᒫᓐ᙮ ᓈᔥᒡ ᒀ ᐋᔥᒄ ᐋ ᒌ ᐙᔪᑎᓰᑦ […]
New Study Shows First Nations Girls have Higher Diabetes Rates
A new study by the University of Saskatchewan shows that the prevalence of diabetes in First Nations females has increased astronomically. According to APTN news, over the last 25 years diabetes has increased 400 percent over the last 25 years. […]
Law Suit Filled over Saskatchewan’s First Nations Tobacco Tax
The Merchant Law Group, the same firm responsible for playing a major role in over 5 billion in residential school claims, has filed a class action suit on behalf of Aboriginal people regarding Saskatchewan’s changes to their policy on tax […]
Lubicon Lake Asks Canada to Stay Out of Community Affairs
In an attempt to reassert their sovereignty and enact self determination, the Lubicon Lake Nation of Little Buffalo, Alberta have called Canada back to the negotiating table after the government refused to deal with the Nation’s rightful government over what […]
Dancing on the edge
I am sitting here watching the rain sprinkling down from a grey sky onto the lake. It is a quiet rain. There is very little wind and that adds to the laziness of my morning. I am nestled in the […]