The Tribal Council of the Anishinabeg Algonquin Nation and chiefs of six Algonquin communities are opposing the Quebec government’s okay to the Osisko Mining Corporation’s open-pit goldmine on their territory. The Algonquins’ plan to take every means necessary, including legal […]

In that there are over 520 documented cases of missing or murdered Aboriginal women in Canada, the province of Manitoba has developed its own special task force to probe these cases within the province. The Manitoba government, RCMP and Winnipeg […]

On September 1, Algonquins from the community of Barriere Lake placed their bodies in front of bulldozers to halt any further logging activities on their territory. They are doing so until the federal and provincial governments honour the trilateral agreement […]

The Algonquin community of Kitigan Zibi held a rally on Highway 105 in protest of the chronic underfunding of First Nations education, particularly for on-reserve schools. New National Grand Chief Shawn Atleo protested in solidarity with the community. Residents took […]

With a heavy heart, we mourn the passing on Donald Marshall (Sept. 13, 1953–Aug. 6, 2009), a man who stood up for his rights as an Aboriginal. In 1971, the 17-year-old Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq was wrongly convicted of a murder […]

Matthew Salt of Waskaganish responds to the comment in the “To pave or not to pave” article (Vol 16, Issue 20) about linking lower-priced consumer goods with the building a road to Whapmagoostui. “This reasoning was talked about in Waskaganish, […]

On September 1, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) turns 10. The anniversary will be celebrated with a 90-minute special, called Milestones, Memories and Moving Forward, which will be broadcast on that evening at 9pm. Starring Lorne Cardinal, the show […]

The August 12 election for Cree School Board chairman has resulted in yet another run-off election this summer. Since there was a tie for second place between Alfred Coonishish and Reggie David Neposh, they unanimously decided to challenge Gordon Blackned […]

Shawn Atleo was elected the new National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations after a 23-hour overnight voting session in Calgary July 23. Atleo, the AFN Vice-Chief from B.C., was in a tight neck-and-neck race with Perry Bellegarde, a […]

As many may know, the Hydro-Québec project for the Rupert River diversion is already in motion. The next river targeted by Hydro-Québec is the Romaine River, which runs into the St. Lawrence River, is about the same size as the […]