There are some headlines and news stories one would expect to see during a difficult economic recession like the one we are experiencing now. For instance, there’s the usual food bank story. As Canwest News reported a couple weeks ago, […]

As a Cree from James Bay, growing up in a small reservation was special. Many kids grow up seeing Native culture, but still there are some who do not see as much as others. I joined a group of youth […]

Some of you may still remember all those amazing Christmas dreams you had when you were young. Well, take note that Les Grands Ballets Canadiens are performing the classic “The Nutcracker” this holiday season. This is a wonderful opportunity to […]

Mi’qmak painter Alan Syliboy had never thought about using a Coke bottle as a canvas before the soft-drink corporation contacted him earlier this year and asked him if he’d consider a work to be highlighted at the Olympic Games in […]

One 2010 National Aboriginal Achievement Award winner will be a woman that many from Eeyou Istchee know well: Édith Cloutier, the Executive Director of the Val d’Or Native Friendship Centre was named a recipient of the prestigious prize November 17. […]

Many people are curious about Native spirituality. I was born and raised in a remote Native community on the James Bay coast. You would think I was exposed to an Aboriginal spirituality but you would be wrong. There was plenty […]

Ask any hockey fan what is the toughest job in the game and they’ll say goaltending. In Montreal that job falls to Carey Price, the goalie who hails from Anahim Lake, British Columbia. Price credits his parents, Lynda and Jerry […]

Though he might have only known sobriety for two months and counting now, Nemaska resident Wayne Rabbitskin has already come up with an innovative plan to get kids off drugs by showing them the consequences. Rabbitskin is an awareness, prevention […]

Less than a decade after the announcement of the Paix des Braves agreement, the doors have closed on the Rupert River. At 11am on November 7, the doors were lowered on the dam, signalling the end of an era on […]

Somehow it always seems as though as soon as the first day of December rolls around the speed of life moves excessively faster until the big day hits 24 nights later. It’s not just the parties or the fact that […]