Kent Monkman has curated a winner. His second touring solo exhibition – now at Montreal’s McCord Museum until May 5 – is titled Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience, and illuminates Canadian history from New France to today. And […]
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First Nations hockey team gets NHL treatment from St. Louis Blues
A young First Nations hockey team enjoyed the NHL treatment earlier this month, courtesy of St. Louis Blues star Ryan O’Reilly. The First Nations Elites AAA Bantam squad were invited by O’Reilly and his mother Bonnie to spend the day […]
Compensation for Indian Day School survivors could be delivered by late fall
After 10 years of struggle, Indian Day School survivor Garry McLean missed seeing justice done by three weeks. McLean, the representative plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit representing students at the schools, died February 19 – just before he could attend […]
First Nations cultivate community laws on cannabis
In Canada’s rush to legalize cannabis, many First Nations felt that there was inadequate consultation and preparation regarding issues such as revenue sharing, regulatory control and taxation. Some have chosen not to wait for provincial governments to dictate the terms […]
Dawnland documents the Maine-Wabanaki Truth and Reconciliation Commission
According to some First Nations legends, hope and justice begin in the east – where dawn’s light first reaches Turtle Island. This is one underlying theme of the award-winning documentary Dawnland, which recently screened at Montreal’s Concordia University as part […]
Nunavik’s Ivakkak dogsled race is helping renew Inuit traditions
The silence of white wilderness is broken by the rhythm of paws on snow and the exhilarated cries of mushers gliding across frozen tundra. Dogsledding has been an integral part of nomadic Inuit culture for thousands of years, providing essential […]
Israel Mianscum is the great Cree hope in this year’s QMJHL entry draft
The hopes of hockey fans across Eeyou Istchee will be with a young hockey player from Mistissini later this spring, when the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League holds its annual entry draft at Quebec City’s Centre Videotron. Fresh off a […]
Waskaganish’s Andrea Mcleod is the new Miss Eeyou/Eenou Nation
Held every two years, the Miss Eeyou/Eenou Nation (MEEN) pageant was hosted by the Cree Women of Eeyou Istchee Association (CWEIA) on March 2 in Chisasibi, where Andrea Mcleod of Waskaganish was crowned the winner. Theresa Gunner of Mistissini was the […]
Montreal Outdoor, Hunting, Fishing and Camping Show 2019
The Nation has been going to these yearly shows so long it has become a ritual, a pilgrimage if you will. Just as geese herald the beginning of spring for Eeyou Istchee, so does the Montreal Outdoor, Hunting, Fishing and […]
“Life-changing” child-welfare legislation will shift jurisdiction to Indigenous communities
On February 28, Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O’Regan introduced the long-awaited Bill C-92, An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families. The legislation was tabled in the House of Commons with partners from the Assembly of First […]