Archive for March, 2015

-Conservatives claim grievances settled

According to a new report, In Bad Faith: Justice at Last and Canada’s Failure to Resolve Specific Land Claims, the federal Aboriginal Affairs department has used “misleading” and “false” statements to claim success in dealing with historical grievances known as […]

-Stornoway snubs Crees at Conference

Despite a glowing presentation from Stornoway Diamonds of their diamond-mine project at the recent Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference in Toronto, Cree attending the conference were not pleased. Stornoway’s presentation failed to make any mention of the […]

Val-d’Or’s homeless day centre struggles to obtain funding to stay open

Val-d’Or’s homeless day centre struggles to obtain funding to stay open

Many people in Val-d’Or agree that Willie’s Place is doing great things for homeless people and non-homeless people alike. But the day centre that opened on December 22 was funded with pilot-project money, and the financing runs out on March […]

Transforming Eeyou Istchee while upholding Cree cultural and traditional values

No one knows what to expect when they hear the words social economy. Is socialism rebranding itself or just getting its act together? The Social Economy Conference of Eeyou Istchee tended to feel like the second assumption. Like many people […]

Cape Breton program engages aspiring music moguls

Cape Breton program engages aspiring music moguls

Ever wondered what it would be like to manage a band and make money in the music industry? Well now you can have a taste of that life, thanks to a free app produced by a successful Aboriginal youth business […]

Eagles, Spyders and Ninjas – oh my!

Eagles, Spyders and Ninjas – oh my!

Racers, roadsters, choppers, dirt bikes, three-wheelers, ATVs, side-by sides – Montreal’s Motorcycle Show at the Palais des Congrès February 27-March 1 was chock-full of motorized magnificence. The Harley Davidson space was crammed with curious onlookers vying for the opportunity to […]

The winners of the 2015 Outstanding Cree Women Awards. (Back row, left to right) Melissa Whiskeychan, Juliet Asquabaneskum, Angela Stewart-Georgekish, Carmen Faries, Kerishia Jolly, and Babbey Jane Happyjack. (Front row) Eva Whiskeychan, Elder Robbie Matthew, and Dorothy Gilpin. (Absent from the photo are award winners Janie Pachano and Sophie Shem).

Awards gala honours women of Eeyou Istchee

By Andrew McClelland The third Outstanding Cree Women Awards to celebrate women who’ve made inspirational contributions to Eeyou Istchee were held March 7 in Val-d’Or. Nine women were honoured at the gala, timed to coincide with International Women’s Day on […]

A quarter century after the Odeyak

A quarter century after the Odeyak

The Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute plans to commemorate historic journey The great canoe was called the Odeyak because that word represented the mixing of two cultures: “ode” from Cree and “kayak” from Inuktitut. And even if they weren’t even born […]

Eeyou Istchee TB rates remain among the lowest in Native communities

The success of years of tuberculosis prevention and control has left Eeyou Istchee with one of the lowest TB rates among Indigenous populations in North America. According to Dr. Kianoush Dehghani of the Cree Board of Health and Social Services […]

Snow racers blast cross-country in James Bay

Snow racers blast cross-country in James Bay

The last couple weekends have been busy for snowmobile enthusiasts in the James Bay region with two major cross-country races: one as part of the Festival Folifrets in Chibougamau on February 26 and the annual Mistissini Cross-Country on March 6-8. […]