Hockey players and fans from across Eeyou Istchee descended on Val-d’Or as the 37th Annual CREE Senior Hockey and Broomball Tournament rolled into town for four days, November 30 to December 3. The city briefly became the Centre of the […]
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MMIWG inquiry criticism overshadows education, finance agreements at AFN gathering
Despite a rocky start, chiefs at the annual Assembly of First Nations winter gathering held in Ottawa December 5-7 agreed to move forward on “historic” deals on finance and education with Canada. “We’ve made gains, but challenges remain,” AFN National […]
The decline of the woodland caribou is everyone’s responsibility, says Grand Council
The Grand Council of the Crees (GCC) is calling on every member of the Cree Nation to do their part to protect a dwindling herd of woodland caribou. In a recently adopted resolution, the GCC condemned caribou hunting in Eeyou […]
Fly Buys: Drone Delivery Canada successfully completes test flights from Moosonee to Moose Factory
Once thought of as pie-in-the-sky scenario, we could literally soon be seeing pies in the sky. After being granted permission by Transport Canada to conduct Canada’s first commercial tests, Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) of Vaughn, Ontario, completed several successful trial […]
On the precipice: Romeo Saganash’s bill will see UN Indigenous Rights Declaration become Canadian law
It was over 30 years ago that a young Romeo Saganash first attended negotiations at the United Nations in New York City to help push Indigenous rights to the level of international law. Saganash now stands ready to see his […]
Road to recognition: MoCreebec’s acceptance as the 11th Cree community paves way for provincial and federal negotiations
A resolution passed at the Grand Council of the Crees/Cree Nation Government (GCC/CNG) council board meeting November 22 seeks to make good on a 40-year-old promise. “It was recognized during the negotiations of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement […]
Province says curriculum changes are a path to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples
When a group of Ottawa high school students approached Vice-Principal Michelle Gauthier about sleeping overnight in a teepee to raise awareness about water issues in First Nations communities, she thought it was a great idea. It was a natural evolution […]
Trudeau government support for Bill C-262 is not yet a time for celebration
Applause and surprise met Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould’s announcement that the Trudeau Liberals would move to support bill C-262 – a private member’s bill sponsored by Romeo Saganash, the NDP MP for Abitibi–Baie-James–Nunavik–Eeyou. Tabled in the House of Commons in […]
Robert Ottereyes is fondly remembered across Eeyou Istchee
Robert L. Ottereyes, known to many as Lobbut, passed away at Montreal’s Royal Victoria Hospital November 17 at around 2 am. He was a member of the Cree Nation of Waswanipi, where he was laid to rest November 22. In […]
After 185 years of municipal elections, Montreal voters finally put an Indigenous person on city council
Marie-Josée Parent only moved to Montreal as an adult, but quickly fell in love with the city. A few years later, she made history as the first Indigenous person elected as a city councilor since Montreal was incorporated as a […]