Quebec Culture Minister Luc Fortin visited the Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute in Oujé-Bougoumou June 26 to announce a three-year cultural development agreement between the provincial government and the Cree Nation. The announcement marks the “first time Quebec has done a […]
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First People’s Festival brings first-rate Aboriginal artists to Montreal
Summer is the season to relax and enjoy life. One of the best ways to take advantage of the good weather is at Montreal’s First Peoples Festival, which from August 3 to 10 will showcase Indigenous culture makers from around […]
Neal McLeod explores the Cree language with new book
In 100 Days of Cree, published in June by the University of Regina Press, author Neal McLeod makes a departure from his previous work. McLeod – poet, painter, “bingo caller” and Indigenous Studies professor at Trent University – previously wrote […]
Remembering to be grateful
I was lucky. Raised in a large family by my mom Susan and dad Marius, my eight siblings and I were always well cared for and guided. Life was not very easy for any of us living in Attawapiskat 20 […]
At the beach
I washed off the magnificent speckled trout and got it ready to gut. It was caught earlier this year and spent some time in the deep freeze before I got around to making a nice meal out of it. Slitting […]
The $80 Indian
Like many non-Natives in North America, I can point to at least one First Nations ancestor. My great-grandfather, Charles Augustus Fry (pictured here at his wedding with Edna Eaton), emigrated from Oklahoma to Western Canada in the late 1890s. He […]
N’we Jinan goes from music collective to art festival
The first ever N’we Jinan music and art festival took place June 24-25 in Mistissini, bringing together a delegation of 80 youth from Eeyou Istchee and beyond who were involved in the production of N’we Jinan’s three music albums. They […]
Roots, Resilience and Reconciliation: National Aboriginal Day in Montreal & Val-d’Or
In its 20 years of existence, National Aboriginal Day has come to represent the ever-evolving relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canada. It doesn’t have the recognition that comes with being a statutory holiday. But it is our day to come […]
Singing for peace: music video gives Attawapiskat youth a positive voice
Despite the challenges Attawapiskat youth have faced recently, one group of teens has managed to rise up from the dust and, with the help of the DAREarts charity, has produced a music video that speaks to both their frustrations and […]
Length of investigation into SQ in Val-d’Or leads to increasing unease
Eight months after the Val-d’Or police crisis caused an uproar across Quebec, the lack of information, charges or any other resolution of allegations against provincial police officers in the town is leading many to question why the investigation by the […]