On June 24, the MikwChiyam Arts Festival was held in Chisasibi. This event was the first-ever end-of-year gathering of all the students enrolled in the MikwChiyam Arts Concentration Program in Eeyou Istchee. Students from Mistissini and Waskaganish traveled to the […]
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Quebec’s Public Inquiry hears from Cree leadership
Quebec’s Public Inquiry Commission on relations between Indigenous peoples and certain public services is almost through its first phase of hearings. Over the month of June, the inquiry heard from Indigenous nations, leaders and organizations in order to better situate […]
Journey of Nishiyuu World Premier
Hundreds of kilometres away from home on a wind-whipped frozen lake, the true reason why he was out there dawned on David Kawapit. “There’s this sense of quiet, to stand there and take it all in. Everything seems so small,” […]
People’s Choice: Eeyou Istchee’s candidates for Grand Chief and Deputy Grand Chief
It’s election time again for the Cree Nation Government’s top positions. This year will see a new Grand Chief and Deputy Grand Chief elected. Advance polls are on July 5 and election day is July 12 to decide which one […]
Crees take advantage of opportunities at Stornoway’s Renard mine
Growing up with the Troilus gold and copper mine on his family trapline, it’s only natural that Solomon Awashish of Mistissini gravitated towards a career in the mining industry. “All my uncles and aunts worked at the mine site,” Awashish […]
Caribou herd avoids zoo, Cree focus now on own dwindling numbers
Quebec’s unilateral decision to relocate a caribou herd from the Val-d’Or region to the Zoo sauvage de St-Félicien has been reversed. Faced with a public outcry, the zoo decided to drop its request to the provincial government to move the […]
AFN signs memorandum of understanding with Trudeau government
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde and Prime Minister Trudeau signed a memorandum of understanding that sets out an ongoing engagement to ensure progress on issues facing the Indigenous peoples of Canada. More specifically, it calls for three […]
The Nation receives multiple honours at newspaper awards gala
The Nation took home a total of 10 awards – plus an honourable mention – at the Quebec Community Newspaper Association’s awards gala in Sainte-Adele June 2. The awards haul included three first-place finishes, three runners-up and four third-place prizes. […]
APTN announces Aboriginal Day Live; other celebrations planned in Val-d’Or, Chibougamau
An impromptu freestyle rap announced the line-up of 2017’s Aboriginal Day Live (ADL) at a press conference livestreamed May 25 on Facebook by Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN). “It’s 8 am in LA, so this has got to be the […]
Inquiry into Quebec-Indigenous relations gets underway in Val-d’Or
Quebec’s Public Inquiry Commission on relations between Indigenous peoples and certain public services in Quebec is more than just a mouthful of words. It’s an opportunity to get things right, by ensuring that Indigenous people in Quebec receive fair treatment […]