Montreal’s festival season is in full swing, reaching a midsummer peak with the First Peoples’ Festival from July 29 to August 6, when it bridges the end of Just for Laughs and Osheaga (which finally announced a formal ban on […]
Archive for July, 2015
Anti-corruption legislation for mining industry raises ire of First Nations
A recently adopted federal law is causing alarm with First Nations who benefit from mining activity on their traditional lands. The Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act received royal assent December 2014. It will force Canadian mining companies to disclose payments […]
Terms reached on Baril-Moses dispute and Broadback protection
A nation-to-nation forestry agreement has led the Grand Council of the Crees to shelve a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the Quebec government, but not all Crees are satisfied with the terms reached by the two parties. Signed on July 12 in […]
Friends and colleagues say goodbye to Lawrence Jimiken
On July 4, the Cree Nation lost another member of the team that negotiated the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement and would continue to play an influential role in the development of Eeyou Istchee. At the time of his […]
AFN chiefs gather at critical juncture
“Closing the Gap: Building Nations, Asserting Sovereignty” was the theme of this year’s annual general assembly of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), which focused on how to transform the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the UN […]
Waskaganish family wonders if remains found in Hannah Bay belong to their father
Peter Hester was last seen clinging to a five-gallon drum, trying to stay afloat in Hannah Bay after high winds and waves capsized the canoe he was travelling in with his friend Billy Shecapio. That was 1979. But now, after […]
Romeo Saganash wants to mobilize the Aboriginal vote for federal election
MP Romeo Saganash marked the unofficial launch of his re-election campaign with a cocktail party and fundraiser July 6 in the Old Port of Montreal. Joined by New Democratic Party leader Tom Mulcair, Saganash said he intends to mobilize First […]
Mistissini man runs 345 km to raise research funds after beating the disease
Mistissini’s Patrice Dominique, an Innu originally from Mashteuiatsh (Pointe-Bleu), ran a total of 342 kilometres between the two communities in late June to raise over $3000 for the Canadian Cancer Society and to celebrate his good health after recently beating […]
Ceiling collapse at the Val-d’Or Quality Inn injures two Cree guests
What began as a quiet morning at Val-d’Or’s Quality Inn Hotel July 7 abruptly turned chaotic for two Crees when a hallway ceiling near the lobby unexpectedly collapsed on top of them. Robbie Tapiatic and Stella Masty Bearskin, both from […]
Profit at what cost?
Many people may have heard of a major train derailment that occurred March 7 near Gogama, Ontario. There was earlier one February 14, also near Gogama. What many don’t realize is just how traumatic this kind of disaster was for […]