Though there might have been less rubbernecking around the big-ticket items at the event, the Hunting, Fishing and Camping show was alive and kicking this year. Between all of the firearms, dogs, imaginative recreational vehicles, product floggers and lovers of […]
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Culturally Shocked!
While it might have been a class project for a group of Concordia University students, the Montreal public had the opportunity to take in some professional opinions on what it’s like to be a stranger in your own homeland. Packing […]
Talking Regional Shop
The rumour mill swung into motion during the week of February 16 when Alfred Loon attended a supposed mayors’ meeting in Radisson, hosted by MBJ mayor Gérald Lemoyne. What was thought to be a secret mayors’ meeting that excluded many […]
The Rezolution’s sharper
I am admittedly a television junkie. I like to watch just about everything, except soap operas. They, I do declare, have a profound effect on the opposite sex’s opinion of life in general, at least in the early afternoon. When […]
To be occupied…
A picture, it is often said, is worth a thousand words. It seems a logo can achieve the same thing. The logo represents an actual logo of the Quebec government. One can at least respect them for coming out of […]
Smart is the new cool
It was an iconic image. When The Economist published a cover image of a moose sporting hip sunglasses to illustrate “Canada’s new spirit” five years ago, the prestigious British magazine intended to highlight the country’s tolerant, progressive governance that complemented […]
To my Grandmother
– Are you Cree? – Yes, I am. – Where are you from? – From Waswanipi. My mother is Jane Sagnash and my grandmother is Mary. Ghukum Mary. – Ohhh…of course. I know Ghukum Mary! Some of the Elders even […]
Twilight Turnout Bigger than Expected
In a scene that can only be compared to American Idol auditions, thousands of Canadian and American First Nations individuals flocked to Vancouver for a shot to appear in the sequel to the blockbuster hit, Twilight. The casting-call ad, placed […]
Another Candidacy for AFN Chief
Perry Bellegarde, former Grand Chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, formally announced his candidacy for Assembly of First Nations Grand Chief on February 17. The announcement was made in Fort Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan. Should he be elected, Bellegarde said […]
Taking the Issue of Canada’s Dirty Oil Straight to the American Consumers
The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation and the Mikisew Cree First Nation want to tell oil consumers south of the border just how dirty Canada’s oil sands products are. Northern Alberta’s Aboriginal communities took out a full-page ad in USA Today, […]