I had the honour of attending Boyce Richardson’s 90th birthday party March 21at his home in Montreal. After nine decades, the combative journalist has lost none of his fire, much less his humour. His son, my good friend Thom Richardson, […]
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Homage to Cree cuisine brings Sabtuan cooking class to high-end Montreal restaurant
Traditional Cree cooking met Portuguese haute cuisine February 26-27 when the Sabtuan Regional Training and Vocational Centre’s (SRVTC) professional cooking class teamed up with renowned chef Helena Loureiro at her Montreal restaurant Portus 360. Over the course of two nights, […]
It takes a Nation: Cree Health Board and Mikw Chiyâm arts program team up on suicide prevention campaign
It takes a village to raise a child, according to the old adage, but a recent project saw an entire nation come together to promote hope, community and life with five spectacular posters for an anti-suicide campaign. The campaign is […]
Love is all you need
(Jarret Leaman and me Mathias Jolly) It’s about time that conversations about same-sex relationships came out of the closet in Eeyou Istchee, says Mathias “Maloose” Jolly. Jolly was the organizer of Eeyou Istchee’s Two-Spirited Community Support Conference, which took place […]
WE Day 2018, told through the eyes of a Native kid who got lucky with his entrepreneurship class
On February 20, I and five other Mistissini high students embarked on a school trip to Montreal to attend the charity event known as WE Day. The event was a joy to experience and I have to thank the Cree […]
Cree youth inspired at WE Day Montreal
Harland Kitchen was among 13 Cree youth at the WE Day Montreal event on Feb. 21 at the Théâtre Saint-Denis. The 17-year-old said he heard inspiring stories from speakers who were young and old, but one person who stood out […]
Wabun youth gathering changes lives
Ethan Naveau of Mattagami First Nation has attended the Wabun Youth Cultural Gathering since it began 12 years ago. Now as a senior youth, it brought back old memories as he made new ones when he attended the gathering of […]
Walter George Bosum July 31, 1968 – February 11, 2018
If you ever saw a group of people standing in a circle and Walter was in it, you would have heard them laughing. If you ever drove by his house, most likely, you would see a pair of legs sticking […]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
Happy St. Patrick’s to those of Irish descent, or, as my friend Mike likes to say, “wishes they were.” Aboriginal people across Canada have mixed with the Irish from the time they made it over the Atlantic Ocean. What was […]
What`s in a name?
A long time ago, when I was a cute, cherubic child, I had a long name to remember. There was my first name, middle name, second last name and finally my last name to remember and to tell everyone who […]