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2019 Education Guide

2019 Education Guide

Eeyou Istchee If you are looking to start a vocational course after high school or are feeling like you might want to start a new career in a different field, the Cree School Board offers vocational training in most communities […]

Tea & Bannock: #SomeoneILoveUsesDrugs

Tea & Bannock: #SomeoneILoveUsesDrugs

The RCMP raid at the Unist’ot’en protest camp in northern British Columbia shows the ugly side of this so-called land of human rights that is Canada. On the other hand, what amazes me is the overwhelming support Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs […]

State of the Cree Nation

State of the Cree Nation

How would you describe the current state of the Cree Nation? Thank you for the opportunity to share my thoughts with the Cree Nation as we bring 2018 to a close and look forward to a new year. Overall, I […]

Cree leaders reflect on 2018 and plan for 2019

Cree leaders reflect on 2018 and plan for 2019

The older you get, the faster time goes, always marching on to the quickening beat of the drum. For many, the holidays are a time to look back on what we’ve lived through and to set our aspirations for the […]

Syrian girl and young Inuk form friendship in new film

Syrian girl and young Inuk form friendship in new film

A new children’s film is about an unlikely friendship between two girls – one a Syrian refugee, the other an Inuk living thousands of kilometres to the north. Their meeting is possible thanks to an enchanted portal, with one end […]

A lack of consultation on proposed federal rights framework is raised

A lack of consultation on proposed federal rights framework is raised

First Nations leaders are raising concerns about a proposed set of policies and laws from the federal government. Announced last February 14 by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the proposed Recognition and Implementation of Rights Framework was touted as a way […]

The 18-month-long investigation into MMIWG concludes

The 18-month-long investigation into MMIWG concludes

The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls held its final hearings December 10-14 in Ottawa, where it received submissions and recommendations from institutions and special parties of official standing. The commission heard 34 presentations from groups […]

More than 80 hockey and broomball teams compete at Val-d’Or tournament

More than 80 hockey and broomball teams compete at Val-d’Or tournament

An annual tradition was renewed the first weekend of December as Cree hockey players and fans from across Eeyou Istchee converged on Val-d’Or for the 38th CREE Senior Hockey and Broomball Tournament. This year’s event was as big as ever, […]

Crees host innovative conference on justice and Indigenous people

Crees host innovative conference on justice and Indigenous people

Justice continues to be an elusive creature beginning when colonial powers first imposed their systems upon Indigenous peoples around the world. In almost every case it seemed there were two justice systems – one for the colonizers who became the […]

Robert Baribeau battles back from losing a leg

Robert Baribeau battles back from losing a leg

It takes more than the loss of a leg to stop Robert Baribeau. The 48-year-old president of Cree Construction underwent surgery to remove his right leg about six inches below the knee November 21, following a bizarre series of complications […]