The frenzied reaction by the cryptozoology blogosphere came close to crashing the global internet network in late August after a Cree hunter claimed to have seen a pair of the mythical Bigfoot (Bigfeet? – ed) while driving along a forested area […]
Archive for September, 2013
Hotel du Fort closing its doors
Renowned as a classy, independent boutique establishment, Montreal’s Hotel du Fort identified its mission to provide clients with a “home away from home” for the past 21 years. Sadly, the hotel has announced it will close its doors November 1 […]
Sharing experience: A Freedom Writer in Mistissini says, ‘Never give up!’
On June 1, 1990, a 13-year-old Secondary 2 student at Voyageur Memorial School in Mistissini received a letter from the then-Commissioner of the Cree School Board, Kenny Blacksmith. The typewritten note of congratulations commended Betty Anne Forward for her choice […]
Cree football team participates in 6 Nations Challenge
“Believe and achieve is our motto this year.” This is the message that Chisasibi’s Trevor Monaghan delivered loud and clear to the players and supporters of the James Bay Eagles 6-A-Side football program. For the fourth consecutive year, the Eagles […]
Study suggests drinking pop leads to bad behaviour for kids
While most people know that soft drinks are not a healthy beverage choice, a University of Columbia study now suggests that these beverages may induce violent, withdrawn and distracted behaviour in children as young as five. The study – written […]
CHRD taking human resources to the people
Cree Human Resources Development (CHRD) will soon hit the road to promote programs they offer to improve our lives. While this Cree entity has been around for some time to assist Crees with issues like financial aid for their studies, […]
New police cadet program to engage with teenagers
The Eeyou Eenou Police Force (EEPF) is accepting candidates for a new cadet program that could get underway this fall. The pilot project will initially focus on the communities of Whapamagoostui, Eastmain and Oujé-Bougoumou. The program is the brainchild of […]
Archeological dig breaks new ground
An archaeological team began a two-week excavation in late August on a Waskaganish site that is believed to contain artifacts up to 7,000 years old. The Saunders Goose Pond site was identified last summer after local resident Christopher Wesley found […]
Geographer “discovers” Cree territory
The “discovery” of seven waterfalls along the Again River in the Hudson Bay Lowlands by Canadian geographer Adam Shoalts was met with the confusion and disdain of some members of Moose Cree First Nation in August. Shoalts received considerable praise […]
Confronting racism in social and traditional media
It seems to be happening everywhere. Whether in anonymous attacks on Twitter and in website comments, in semi-public forums like Facebook, or in signed letters and columns in mainstream newspapers, public expressions of anti-Aboriginal racism are appearing on a more […]