Archive for August, 2014

The Nicaragua Crew at the top of the Masaya Volcano in Managua, Nicaragua. Chelsea Moses Blackned, Brandi Taylor, Austin Georgekish, Shauna Simpson, Mike Mark, Neebin Atsynia, Jeremy Matches, Selena Blackned, Cheryl Danyluk, Cody Mark, Tristan Dearhouse, Alyssia Georgekish, Brittany Visitor, Carmen Plank

Wemindji youth help build a school in Nicaragua

With the simple goal of helping where they can while learning about the world, 15 Cree youth aged 14 to 18 and five chaperones traveled to Nicaragua for the trip of a lifetime in July through Free the Children’s “Me […]

Medal winners Miranda and Jamie-Lee Blacksmith

Highlights from the North American Indigenous Games

It’s been six long years since the flags for the North American Indigenous Games were flying in the wind. But when they were finally run up the flagpoles once again, Quebec’s Eastern Door and the North team rose to the […]

Youth AGA celebrates its 25th anniversary by planning the future

Youth AGA celebrates its 25th anniversary by planning the future

From cost-cutting measures to setting priorities for the Cree Nation Youth Council, this year’s AGA was a celebration of what youth can do, according to Youth Grand Chief Joshua Iserhoff. The 25th Annual General Assembly of the Cree Nation Youth […]

A Montreal mural commemorating missing & murdered Aboriginal women

A large mural in Montreal commemorates Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women

Beneath the indigo twilight sky, a shawl-covered woman whose head is ringed with stars and circling hawks holds a candle in her hands, its warm light glowing up to her face. Above her, in huge letters, the words “JUSTICE for […]

Letter-to-theEd

Letter to the Editor: Current ten-year clause hurts Cree beneficiaries

Dear Editor of The Nation: We, as Cree beneficiaries and members of the Cree Nation of Chisasibi, are submitting a proposed resolution for a vote at the next Annual General Meeting of the Cree Nation Government. We are seeking your […]