As an avid jokester with many decades of experience, I have learned to finesse the dark arts of the April Fool’s prank. Despite years of efforts, I have yet to be caught unaware, for I am extra leery of anything […]
Archive for April, 2015
Why Bill C-51 is a threat to Aboriginal rights
In January, the federal government tabled Bill C-51, the Anti-terrorism Act, 2015. The bill has generated widespread uncertainty and concern. It fails to safeguard the dignity, human rights and security of Indigenous peoples and individuals. It is inconsistent with good […]
Val-d’Or celebrates 15 years of cross-cultural solidarity at annual anti-racism event
Val-d’Or’s 15th anti-racism campaign focused on sensitizing professionals working in health and social services to the needs and cultures of the First Nations and Inuit living in the region. The two spokespersons for this year’s event were from the health […]
-New health bill is a concern for Eeyou Istchee
The Cree Health Board has received assurances from high-placed Quebec elected officials that a controversial bill will not result in an exodus of doctors from Eeyou Istchee. Bill 20 is a province-wide healthcare reform bill that sets quotas on the […]
Discovering what this year’s Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert had to offer
The best place to see what’s new in health-food and better-living products is the annual Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert, held this year at Montreal’s Palais de Congrès March 20-22. Health food and natural-product industries respond to consumer trends […]
Waswanipi launches free breakfast program
Michel Awashish and his friend Waka Hughes – affectionately known as Doctor Waka Waka – recently launched a free breakfast program for Waswanipi schoolchildren in association with the Breakfast Club of Canada. With the help of the local band council […]
Aboriginal Youth Forum in Montreal creates space for dialogue
“The idea is to work from the bottom up,” said Philippe Tsaronsere Meilleur, executive director of the Montreal Native Community Development Centre (MNCDC), describing the basis for Make Yourself Heard, the first-ever Aboriginal youth forum in Montreal. Kicking off March […]
Northern hunting regulations under JBQNA nearing deadline for renegotiation
The Right of First Refusal is set to expire November 15, 2015. At that point, in theory, the Cree, Inuit and Naskapi will no longer be guaranteed the regulation’s requirement that 70% of hunting outfitters operating on Category III land […]
Your cup of tea
Tea has been a part of Aboriginal people’s diet across North America since the coming of the Europeans. I grew up drinking tea from the time I was a baby, which was the norm for Cree families up the coast. […]
The circles of life and the seasons
It’s been quite a journey for all of us! We have gone through many cold mornings together and some local elections. Spring is here, my friends. Although I still see them “whapiyehwj” white ptarmigans feeding off my birch trees out […]