Archive for May, 2015

Does the Ottawa hunt affect northern goose populations?

Does the Ottawa hunt affect northern goose populations?

By Nigel Orr I spent a short amount of time hunting geese on Champion Lake this spring. The migratory pattern of the geese seemed strange and the number of them seemed to be declining. My father and I were wondering […]

Cree artists Mariame and the NorthStars launch records on the N’we Jinan label

Cree artists Mariame and the NorthStars launch records on the N’we Jinan label

If you haven’t heard of Montreal-based singer/songwriter Mariame Hasni, well, as they say, you’ve probably been hiding under a rock. Touted by both Native and mainstream media as the “Cree Rihanna,” the 24-year-old who prefers to be known simply as […]

Creeco funding gets Val-d’Or’s homeless centre Willie’s Place back on its feet

Creeco funding gets Val-d’Or’s homeless centre Willie’s Place back on its feet

Willie’s Place will rise again. The popular but embattled day-centre for homeless people in Val-d’Or was forced to close April 10 after its initial funding ran dry. Luckily, various groups took notice and began planning to help support the centre. […]

Chisasibi Animal Rescue offers new approaches to handling dogs

Chisasibi Animal Rescue offers new approaches to handling dogs

Though she was trained as a veterinary assistant in her hometown of Montreal, Jolyanne Brien Holland moved to Chisasibi two years ago with her Cree husband intending to be a full-time mom. Then she met Chisasibi’s canine community. “Like every […]

Gabriel Whiteduck wants to bring the powwow tradition to your community

Gabriel Whiteduck wants to bring the powwow tradition to your community

Early last year, Ottawa’s Gabriel Whiteduck was a furniture salesman working in a warehouse depot. Before that he sold cars for years. But last summer he realized he was ready to make a radical career change. Within a month, he […]

Wildlife in the city 

It is normal for me to see many wild animals and birds when I am in the wilderness of northern Ontario. I have come across moose, black bear, lynx, wolf, bobcat, caribou, polar bear, coyote, thousands of Canada and snow […]

Goose feasts and beaver tail feats

It’s June and I am honking over the four geese I bagged during Goose Break. It’s not my usual haul but my tiny freezer wouldn’t handle any more. My time at Met’dootgone with William and Harriet Wapachee and famjam was […]

The Canadian Museum of Human Slights

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights opened last September surrounded by controversy. Protestors at the ribbon-cutting ceremony ranged from First Nations members to Palestinians. A Tribe Called Red cancelled their show at the opening gala. By then, it had become […]

Mistissini’s innovative wooden span wins top engineering honours

Mistissini’s innovative wooden span wins top engineering honours

Mistissini’s new concrete-on-wood bridge carried home a special prize from the Association of Consulting Engineers of Quebec (AICQ) awards gala in Montreal May 11. The project’s engineers received the Transportation Infrastructure award for the 160 metre-long, glue-laminated, wood-beam semi-continuous arched […]

– Grand Council issues logging ultimatum

The Grand Council of the Crees of Quebec is demanding a halt to logging by Resolute Forest Products (RFP) in Cree territory. A formal notice was issued to the company, escalating a dispute over Cree rights and agreements concerning forestry […]