or the upcoming Sisters in Spirit vigil to remember and create awareness for Canada’s 582 missing and/or murdered Aboriginal women, Sue Martin is preparing bags of homemade jerky for sale to raise money to bury her murdered daughter. Martin’s daughter, […]
Category: In Brief
Abraham Rupert on the mend
Newly elected Chisasibi Chief Abraham Rupert said he is feeling much better after suffering a heart attack at the beginning of September. He was subsequently medivaced out for medical attention but returned to the community a few days later, amidst […]
Rezolution Pictures gets five Gemini nominations
On August 31, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced the nominations for the 25th Annual Gemini Awards that celebrate the best in Canadian English-language television. Montreal-based Rezolution Pictures picked up five nominations for two of their films – […]
Chisasibi’s Drugmongers?
Two Chisasibi men have been arrested along with two other men from Quebec after police discovered a marijuana grow-op near Cornwall, Ontario. On Saturday, August 21, the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Ontario Provincial Police were patrolling Concession 3 in South […]
First Aborigine elected to Australia’s lower house
Last month’s Australian national elections were historic as the first Aborigine was elected to the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament in Australia. Ken Wyatt, an Aboriginal health and education expert, won a seat for the centre-right Liberal […]
Natives protest New York City Mayor’s Comments
Native American rights groups marched to City Hall in New York City on August 23 over comments made by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in reference to the state’s efforts to enforce the collection of taxes for cigarette sales from Native American […]
Chisasibi’s New Chief
In a run-off election Abraham Rupert became the latest chief of Chisasibi. More next issue.
Waswanipi candidates for chief announced
There will be a crowded field in the race to lead Waswanipi. No less than eight candidates will be on the ballot for the position of Chief in the election to be held on August 31. The candidates are as […]
AFN Calls for Public Inquiry into Pickton Case
Searching for justice for scores of missing and murdered women, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is demanding that the BC government hold a public inquiry into the handling of the investigation of serial killer Robert Pickton. Robert Pickton was […]
Feds apologize to relocated Inuit
Newly appointed Indian and Northern Affairs Minister John Duncan has issued a formal apology on behalf of Canada to the 19 Inuit families that were relocated to the Far North during the 1950s. At the time, 19 families with 87 […]