My Baby Bro! My brother was a gift from God! Not only a gift from God but a gift which Diane, Kevin’s biological mother, made possible. Diane, your gift to us allowed us to love him unconditionally. Many in the […]
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Annual Wabun Youth Gathering changes lives
The Wabun Youth Gathering celebrated its 9th year at its wilderness setting in Elk Lake’s Eco Centre Lodge July 13-24. Dozens of Wabun youth attended the event. Nishnawbe-Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Harvey Yesno attended the gathering July 23 as […]
BAPE report rejects uranium development
A long-anticipated report from Quebec’s Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement (BAPE) says that authorizing uranium develop- ment in the province would be inap- propriate in the present context. Released July 17, the report follows months of public consultations throughout Cree […]
The Nation spends several days getting back to basics at Mamoweedow
It is early morning on Fort George Island, and 87-year-old Jade Matthew is building a teepee with her husband. Grabbing two long birch poles tied together at one end with bright red rope, they place the bottoms in the soil, […]
Big Rock Fishing Derby successful despite controversy
Mistissini’s second annual Big Rock Fishing Derby offered competitors a shot at close to $100,000 in cash and prizes July 17-19. The top three finishers in the main Walleye category – Eric Menard, Ian Langdon and Martin Boisvert – walked […]
Carving out a space for Inuit art in Montreal
“You’re going to be so impressed with the work we have here!” beamed Makivik Corporation consultant Sylvie Cornez, curator of the exhibition Taku (“see” in Inuktitut), which featured the work of Inuit sculptors from Montreal’s Native Friendship Centre (NFC) and […]
Our annual rundown of the films of the First Peoples’ Festival
Montreal’s festival season is in full swing, reaching a midsummer peak with the First Peoples’ Festival from July 29 to August 6, when it bridges the end of Just for Laughs and Osheaga (which finally announced a formal ban on […]
Anti-corruption legislation for mining industry raises ire of First Nations
A recently adopted federal law is causing alarm with First Nations who benefit from mining activity on their traditional lands. The Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act received royal assent December 2014. It will force Canadian mining companies to disclose payments […]
Terms reached on Baril-Moses dispute and Broadback protection
A nation-to-nation forestry agreement has led the Grand Council of the Crees to shelve a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the Quebec government, but not all Crees are satisfied with the terms reached by the two parties. Signed on July 12 in […]
Friends and colleagues say goodbye to Lawrence Jimiken
On July 4, the Cree Nation lost another member of the team that negotiated the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement and would continue to play an influential role in the development of Eeyou Istchee. At the time of his […]