CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF A RESOLUTION OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE CREE NATION YOUTH COUNCIL On a motion duly made by Ms. Jamie Houle and seconded by Ms. Melissa Whiskeychan, the Members adopted Resolution AGA1314-01 approving the appointment […]

Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee)/Cree Regional Authority Annual General Assembly   Resolution 2013-08: Joint Special General Assembly between GCCEI/CRA and Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay WHEREAS, the delegates of the Grand Council of […]

After final election results were decided in a run-off vote held in July, Dr. Matthew Coon Come and Rodney Mark were inaugurated into their positions as Grand Chief and Deputy Grand Chief at this year’s GCC/CRA Annual General Assembly. Inauguration […]

For a complete list of this year’s resolutions, click here The face of Cree politics changes from year to year and this year’s Annual General Assembly emphasized this. A new wrinkle in that face featured live streaming of the AGA […]

A group of about 30 people on a march to publicize their message of anti-violence in Eeyou Istchee arrived at the Annual General Assembly in Wemindji August 8 in an effort raise awareness of the growing problem. Organized by the […]

The curtain is slowly dropping on the summer and the symphony has begun to play a few autumn tunes as I am still standing in Wemindji in my Ralph Lauren Vintage Chino shorts. I spent my whole summer in the […]

The heat and light may be slowly fading, but the blueberry harvest of late summer heralds one of the sweetest times of the year in James Bay. The blueberry – the delightful and delicious little fruit that has often been […]

The Grand Council of the Crees (GCC) welcomed an interim judgment of the Superior Court of Quebec earlier this month that denied Strateco Resources Inc.’s request for a safeguard order in relation to the Matoush uranium project. Strateco had claimed […]

The pressure to uncover the truth is building. On July 24, the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) proposed a national inquiry into the tragedy of missing and murdered Aboriginal women in an effort to investigate over 600 cases of […]

Gage John Lazare is not your typical First Nations artist recreating traditional themes and motifs, instead he’s a post-modern rebel. From a very young age, Lazare felt destined to pick up a paintbrush. “I always wanted to be an artist […]