Ooowwwaaahhh! It’s chilly! I slowly creep out of bed, the early morning light outside barely makes it past the curtains. Using my cellphone, I light my way to the thermostat and start up the trusty oil furnace. No electric heating […]
Archive for January, 2016
Nation Education Guide 2016
The best way to set yourself up for future success in life is to invest in education and network with the friends and colleagues around you to turn that education into meaningful employment and a satisfying career. Developing the knowledge […]
Making it official – Willie’s Place celebrates re-opening after turbulent year
It’s actually been three months since Willie’s Place quietly re-opened its doors at a new location after a funding crunch closed it last year, but now Val-d’Or’s homeless drop-in centre is ready to make it official. “There’s going to be […]
Alan Gull guardian angel
Faced with an additional case of ill treatment just before Christmas, the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay (CBHSSJB) now plans to phase out the use of private boarding homes for Cree Patient Services (CPS) by […]
An Orenda of honours
Just in time for New Year’s Eve, author Joseph Boyden received news that rounded out 2015 as a year of enormous accomplishment. The accolades previously included the position of Honorary Witness to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and […]
Any day now
My wife is expecting another son. The due date was January 15, but the doctors say it could be the week after. I’m hoping he will have arrived by the time you read this. Given the anticipation, it’s hard to […]
Take care in the cold
After a warm early Poo-poon (Cree for “winter”) here in northern Ontario, now we are paying for it with temperatures of minus 20 or lower. The other day we got dumped with a lot of Koon (Cree for “snow”) and, […]
State of the Cree Nation 2015: Grand Chief Coon Come reflects on the past year and looks ahead
The past year had more than its normal share of triumphs and tribulations for the Grand Chief of the Crees, Matthew Coon Come. Pushing Quebec to respect the Baril-Moses Agreement, winning an historic agreement with Val-d’Or to fight racism and […]
Reaching out for help: $40 000 reward for information on Sindy Ruperthouse
Just before Christmas, the Surêté du Québec issued a $40,000 reward for information regarding the whereabouts of missing Algonquin woman Sindy Ruperthouse. The 45-year-old Ruperthouse was last seen in April 2014 at a Val-d’Or hospital, where she was recovering from […]
The Legend of Massu told by Voyageur Memorial School Students
Cycle Two teachers Stephanie Gordon (Grade 4) and Elaine Drouin (Grade 3) submitted a class project to the Nation completed by their students at Voyageur Memorial School in Mistissini. The teachers looked at the Cree legend of Maasu, presented a shortened version […]