Archive for February, 2016

The ballet of reconciliation

The ballet of reconciliation

The Royal Winnipeg Ballet is currently touring Going Home Star, a new production that finds its subject matter in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. This intriguing blend of European art form and Aboriginal narrative is the first of its kind […]

Marked for life – new documentary revives the art of traditional Inuit tattoos

Marked for life – new documentary revives the art of traditional Inuit tattoos

Back in 2005, when Iqaluit filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril was considering a traditional tattoo in the style common for Inuit women until the mid-20th century, she could find only one living woman who still had tattoos – a 104-year-old Elder named […]

A strong stand for the Cree hunter – Paul Dixon

A strong stand for the Cree hunter – Paul Dixon

At this critical time, a reassessment of the past is needed to reinforce a future that we as a people want to see. Since the 1930s, when the Cree involvement as slaves-on-chains in forestry began it can rightly be said, […]

To the rescue: Air Creebec and Propair partner up to provide medevac services

To the rescue: Air Creebec and Propair partner up to provide medevac services

Air Creebec is part of a winning bid to provide medical evacuation services in Quebec. Air Creebec President Matthew Happyjack announced February 5 that the company had joined forces with Rouyn-Noranda-based Propair Inc. to provide emergency medical evacuation (often abbreviated […]

Montreal Boat Show makes waves for boat lovers

Montreal Boat Show makes waves for boat lovers

Montreal’s annual Boat and Water Sports Show swamped Place Bonaventure February 4-7, hosting close to 300 exhibitors from across Quebec and Ontario and showing off over 450 different watercraft across 300,000 square feet of showroom. Powerboats, inflatables, pontoons, personal watercraft […]

Unfinished business on residential schools

From governments to churches, there have been apologies and promises galore over responsibility for the abuses of the residential-school system. There has been testimony, commissions and settlements. Despite this, there are glaring lapses that call into question the sincerity of […]

Negotiation is better than conflict

My people have come a long way in obtaining a life with more opportunity and hope. Through education First Nation people all over Canada are moving into leadership roles in government and private enterprise, in both Native and non-Native initiatives. […]

Masterbaking

I sliced the fresh caribou meat thin with a razor-sharp beaver knife; so thin the meat looked translucent. The recipe for this dish was evolving as I delicately cut the meat into mouth-sized pieces. A little leftover wine and honey-garlic-sauced […]

“Baba was kind of funny” Remembering Lawrence Shecapio

“Baba was kind of funny” Remembering Lawrence Shecapio

He left this life where he began it: on the land he loved. Oujé-Bougoumou Elder Lawrence Shecapio passed away at his hunting camp Saturday, January 16, at the official age of 79 years, eight months. “Official,” because birth records for […]

Broadback on the chopping block

Broadback on the chopping block

“The Cree people of Waswanipi have occupied, governed and protected the land in Waswanipi Eenou Istchee since time immemorial,” said Waswanipi Chief Marcel Happyjack addressing a COMEX hearing in his community on January 19. “As occupants of the land…we have […]