In the late 1950s, a teenaged Sam Bosum began helping his father and brother in the bush as they and many other Crees from Oujé-Bougamau, Mistissini and Waswanipi began working in the mining industry. It was there that he first […]
Archive for March, 2015
A lull in Wawatay
The Wawatay News newspaper seems to have disappeared. Like the old quote by TS Eliot, the publication went out “not with a bang but a whimper.” I left Canada in December to head out on a two-and-half-month-long voyage to the […]
The fish, she is small
One of the most memorable times of my childhood, in the late 1960s, was fishing at the first rapids, the present site of La Grande 1. This special annual harvest was a day-long event that netted thousands of fish. The […]
Got a heart?
Visiting Val-d’Or recently, I finally had a chance to visit one of my old haunts… the infamous Chateau Louis bar. It no longer serves alcoholic beverages, however. Now it instead helps those who would frequent the establishment for its historical […]
The Nation’s best finds at the 2015 hunting and fishing show
To help you trick out your outdoors experience, The Nation visited the Hunting, Fishing & Camping Show at Place Bonaventure February 19-22, where we checked out what’s new in gear, guns and gizmos. The event featured 250 exhibitors, sprawled out over […]
The SQ help creditors track down those in debt
No one likes to receive a surprise call from the police – especially not if the police are calling to ask about money you owe someone. But it’s even stranger when the police officer won’t give their identity. That’s what […]
Movement works for repeal of Papal Bulls of Discovery
Justice Murray Sinclair, the Ojibway chair of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, is considering endorsing a growing movement among Canada’s Indigenous communities to call upon the Vatican to repeal the Papal Bulls of Discovery, which granted explorers in the 15th […]
Montreal protest march brings new meaning to Valentine’s Day
Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, a grassroots Montreal campaign, shifted the focus of Valentine’s Day away from flowers and Hallmark cards this year to address the mistreatment, violence and disappearance of Native women across the country. Hundreds of […]
Reflections on the life of Matthew Iserhoff, Sr.
On the morning of February 6, 2015, my wife Danielle and I received the news that Matthew Iserhoff, Sr. had passed away that morning. He was the father of our son-in-law, Matthew A. Iserhoff. Our hearts were broken. I first […]
Montreal conference discusses business in the new era of Aboriginal title
The Conference on Business Partnerships with Aboriginal Communities, held in Montreal February 10 and 11, wasn’t the usual grip-and-grin networking event. Instead, it was a direct response to the last summer’s historic Supreme Court Tsilhqot’in judgment. The immediate response to […]