David and Anna Bosum of Oujé-Bougoumou realized a longtime dream April 1 with the official opening ceremony of their new eco-tourism site Nuuhcimi Wiinuu, located on Scott Lake about 20 kilometres from the community. Nuuhchimi Wiinuu Cree Cultural Tours is […]

Allegations of abuse by Sûreté du Québec officers against Indigenous women in Val-d’Or are continuing to make waves, but some of them are rolling in good news for the community. Lorena Attoumani began work in the newly created position of […]

The public conversation around the appalling over-representation of Aboriginals in Canada’s prisons invariably starts at the end result. How, despite comprising less than 4% of the population, Aboriginals now account for more than 23% of Canada’s inmates – 3,500 at […]

Tamarack birds are a beautiful symbol. Thanks to skilled craftsmanship, a bundle of sticks can be turned into something that is both useful and a work of art. In some cases, it is also a symbol of perseverance. In Harvey […]

About 500 of Canada’s top young scientists have a chance to win almost $1 million in awards, prizes and scholarships at the Canada-Wide Science Festival (CWSF) later this year. For Aboriginal students from Quebec, it all began with secondary students getting […]

I’ve never followed what is considered to be a good diet. I love starchy meals, fatty snacks, sugary pop, creamy sauces, salty treats and fried food. As a child in Attawapiskat, it was common for my mom to make us […]

Americans, our southern neighbours. On the maps of North America, the boundaries that keep the cold up north are clearly straight with a little wiggle here and there. On the southern boundary (which is clearly wiggly as it follows a […]

Anyone who’s flown over the southern stretches of Eeyou Istchee has seen the vast clearcuts. Bare land as far as the horizon, with little lines of trees perhaps two or three thick bordering lakes and rivers. It is devastation on […]