Since winning the $50 million jackpot in the November 6 Lotto Max draw, Kirby and Marie Fontaine have spread some of the wealth around their Manitoba First Nations reserve. In what is being called one of the largest family wins […]
Category: In Brief
Dr. Ted Moses Becomes President of the Secretariat
Order of Quebec recipient and former Grand Chief, Dr. Ted Moses was nominated to be the new president of the Secretariat to the Cree Nation Abitibi-Témiscamingue Economic Alliance on December 16. No stranger to the business world, Moses still currently […]
New President for Air Creebec Announced
Air Creebec is proud to announce that as of December 16, their new president is Waswanipi resident Matthew Happyjack. Happyjack has been with Air Creebec since its very beginning though he has left and returned to the company on several […]
Stats-Can says Inuit health not so “excellent”
According to the 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey, about 50 per cent of Inuit adults reported that their health was either excellent or very good. The study points at how lack of access to a medical doctor as a likely factor […]
Ontario invests in job creation and small businesses on the Moose Cree First Nation Reserve
The John R. Delaney Small Business and Youth Opportunity Centre will provide space for on- and off-reserve youth to participate in specialized programs and see the creation of small business within the facility. The centre will feature a fitness room, […]
Jacobs receives the Governor General’s Award
The award is given out annually to honour those individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of women. In a press release Jacobs stated, “I am humbled today to receive this award. It means a lot to me […]
And the winners are…
Awards were handed out in 29 different categories from contemporary to traditional music and various style categories along with categories for radio, television and theatre. The awards show took place on Friday, November 28, at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. […]
The Wreath of Hope and Angel Tree
The folks at Meechum in Mistissini are gearing up for their Christmas charity campaign which includes the Wreath of Hope campaign to feed needy families and the Angel Tree to collect gifts for children whose families can not afford them. […]
Novel about Crees awarded the Giller Prize
Though Boyden, who is a member of the Woodlands Métis, was raised in Willowdale, Toronto, his novels have chronicled the lives of Northern Ontario Crees from the Moosonee area. His first novel, Three Day Road, is the story of two […]
Murdered and Missing Aboriginal Women get UN Attention
The committee asked Canada to report back in one year on steps taken to address the failure of law-enforcement agencies to deal with the disappearance and murder of Aboriginal women and girls as well as inadequate social assistance rates across […]