As voting day in Quebec looms amid rumours of a referendum and whether First Nations issues are being addressed or if treaty lands would even stay part of the province, the Nation felt that it was time to check in […]
Archive for April, 2014
Val d’Or residents celebrate its annual anti-racism week
This year’s anti-racism activities in Val d’Or began with major victory for the city’s Native Friendship Centre. Just as the event was kicked off March 17, the municipal government announced it would fund the Kijaté, a social-housing project that will […]
Student heavy equipment operators are motivated to succeed in Sabtuan program
By Andi Christine Bednarzig It was still dark at 6 am when Paul Paquette parked his white pickup truck in front of the Tim Hortons in Mistissini. He did a quick head count. All seven of his students were there, […]
Koostachin superhero unveiled
Late last year, DC comics artist Jeff Lemire announced that he was in the process of creating a new Cree superhero based on late Attawapiskat activist Shannen Koostachin. Koostachin, who died in a car accident in 2010, was renowned for […]
Three stories of loss and redemption
A sense of loss underpins Robert Morin’s 3 Histoires d’Indiens, a French-language film set for release on April 11 that follows the journey of five First Nations youth living in a small community. The three stories Morin recounts highlight the […]