On September 29, 1668, a small British ship called the Nonsuch anchored in Rupert Bay, at the mouth of the Rupert River. It wasn’t the first time Europeans had been there, says historian Dr. Joseph Jolly. Many believe Henry Hudson […]
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Trudeau government continues to hide evidence of abuses at St. Anne’s Residential School
Survivors of the notorious St. Anne’s Residential School in Fort Albany, Ontario, returned to Ottawa demanding justice on January 15. “No child should ever have to live through the horrors that we did at St. Anne’s,” survivor Stella Chapman told […]
Questions remain as Canada prepares to legalize cannabis
In a scene that wouldn’t be out of place in a standard action movie, police armed with assault rifles burst into the cannabis dispensary on a calm Tuesday evening and arrested almost everyone inside. The reserve police in the community […]
Federal police funding agreement avoids threatened loss of services
In December, First Nations police leaders issued a dire warning: without renewed funding, on-reserve police services would be forced to closed down by April 1. The First Nations Chiefs of Police Association claimed in a press release that Canada was […]
First Nations mid-season hockey report
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price was the lone Aboriginal player on the ice as the NHL showcased its biggest stars on All-Star Weekend in Tampa Bay. It has been a tough campaign for the 30-year-old from Ulkatcho First Nation in […]
New fibre-optic communications bundle coming to Eeyou Istchee this spring
Most communities in Eeyou Istchee will soon have access to a new communications bundle for telephone, TV and internet with the same speeds and prices as in the rest of Canada. A deal reached between the Eeyou Communications Network and […]
Mining for rights
The Cree of Eeyou Istchee are no strangers to the ravages of the Canadian mining industry. Foregone economic opportunity, toxic contamination of land and waterways, and the loss of crucial wildlife habitat were constant elements wherever the mining companies appeared. […]
The holiday hold-up
There’s something I’ve wanted to get off my chest for a while now. I wonder if I’m the only one who thinks there is a conspiracy to empty our bank accounts in a never-ending cycle. Do all these corporate giants […]
There is a lot of work to do
It’s hard to believe that Justin Trudeau became the first sitting Prime Minister to visit a remote community in Nishnawbe Aski territory when he traveled to Pikangikum First Nation January 19. It is not as though Canada was created yesterday, […]
Canadian First Nations well represented at 2018 Winter Olympics
Both casual and hardcore sports fans from across Canada will be glued to screens for 17 days in February as athletes from around the world come together in PyeongChang, South Korea, for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games. From Catriona Le […]