Over the course of four weeks last summer 418 children took part in literacy camps run by Frontier College and the Cree School Board. As a result, 418 kids went back to class in September with stronger literacy skills. Programs […]
Archive for December, 2013
A new Cree firefighter crew reports for duty
With proud family members and instructors in attendance, a group of 15 Cree firefighters and trainers received their certification at a celebration dinner at the Hilton Lac Leamy in Gatineau on December 3. Grand Chief Mathew Coon Come presented the […]
Mistissini’s Anti-Bullying Conference doesn’t pull any punches
When you hear the word “bullying,” do you think of something serious, or do you think of it as child’s play? Are bullies are a minor problem that kids endure at school, who are easy to forget as soon as […]
First Nations suicide conference knits Nations closer together
They came from far and wide. Some flew in from James Bay, Nunavik and the Quebec-New Brunswick border. Others drove from reserves throughout the interior. More simply hopped a bus from Kahnawake. But they all gathered for a sobering and […]
Val d’Or business conference focuses on northern economic development
Regional leaders and business owners came out in force at the annual Business Exchange Day organized by the Secretariat to the Cree Nation Abitibi-Témiscamingue Economic Alliance (SAENCAT) on November 28 at the Forestel Hotel in Val d’Or. Bringing together over […]
The lost tribes: Bringing the Jewish and Aboriginal communities closer together
First Nations and Jewish communities each have an interesting history. At the start of European contact many Jews believed that the First Nations were descendants from the lost tribes of Israel. As the relationship progressed through the centuries, however, many […]
We Day 2013: Young people can make a difference
Thousands of students packed downtown Montreal’s St. Denis Theatre November 25 to share stories of triumph over adversity and enjoy performances by artists and dancers. The We Day 2013 event featured performances by Sam Roberts, Neverest and the Kenyan Boys […]
Fire in “temporary” housing modules leaves up to 80 homeless in Attawapiskat
Attawapiskat’s luck refuses to change. In late November, the late-fall storm that pounded many communities of Eeyou Istchee wiped out power to the beleaguered Mushkegowuk Cree community on the West Coast of James Bay. In the power outage that followed, […]
WATCH: Wemindji’s Nicaragua students tell their story
This video was submitted to us by the students of Maquatua Eeyou School in Wemindji who are currently raising money to finance a humanitarian trip to build schools and clinics in Nicaragua. Read the entire story here Show them your […]
Forgotten code talker heroes honoured
When many people think of the world-famous code talkers, the Native Americans who used their language to transmit messages in wartime that enemies could not decipher, they immediately think of the Navajo tribe. Earlier this month, the United States government […]