Explosions in the sky have always fascinated humankind. My Elders passed down a legend to me about lightning – Oh-mee-nee-s-koh – as originating from the west. We Cree on the James Bay coast live on flat tundra and mushkeg. We […]
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Fire it up is an A-to-Z grilling bible
As summer may just as well be synonymous with grilling, one way to get the best out of the sweeter season and amp up your time at your barbecue is to invest some time reading into why you would pick […]
Wemindji youth ready to rock Nicaragua
The dream is finally becoming a reality for the students and teachers of Wemindji Rocks Nicaragua. After months of planning, hard work and tireless fundraising, the team of 15 ambitious youth from Wemindji have reached their goal. The students and […]
Election coming to Mistissini: Candidates, Voting hours
Band council elections in Mistissini will be held on Tuesday, July 15 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm), at the Emmet H. Macleod Conference room in the Issac Shecapio Sr. Administration Building. Advance polls are scheduled for July 8 and 9 […]
Life is like a…
Long ago, before Facebook and email, before television and radio, before we knew what a university was or an outside place to get schooled without being taken away by force or trickery, there was the hands-on training method. This was […]
Homage to Stan Louttit
It was a very cold day and we were struggling along in our little red car through near-blizzard conditions on our way to Thunder Bay. My cousin Ron, my friend Mike and I were accustomed to dealing with slippery, remote […]
Cree perseverance
The decision by Strateco Resources to tear down its uranium-development camp in the Otish Mountains north of Mistissini is something that all Crees can celebrate. From the grassroots to the band council to the Grand Council, people came together to […]
Male role models break new ground in early childcare program
It’s rare that men will teach young children at daycare centres and schools across the province. Many reasons are behind this, particularly that women are more likely to go into the field of education. There is also society’s entrenched view […]
How to optimize your pregnancy for you and your baby
Whether it is a shock or a happy surprise, finding out that you are pregnant is a life-changing event, even when it is not your first baby. From that moment on, habits good or bad have to change. But those […]
Montreal’s Aboriginal festival overcomes threat of funding cut
Much like the many Quebec Native communities it represents to the world, Présence Autochtone, Montreal’s First Peoples’ Festival, has seen its fair share of struggles. And yet, this remarkable showcase of Indigenous arts of all kinds has managed to weather […]