When Mistissini teenager Lynn Iserhoff went missing in Montreal in early January, only to turn up a few days later at a west-end police station, she managed to evade a fate that continues to befall thousands of Aboriginal women across […]
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Iqaluit is the centre of a growing protest against the high cost of northern food
Like a lot of recent social movements, Feeding My Family started as a Facebook group, set up by Iqaluit’s Leesee Papatsie in 2012 to raise awareness about the absurdly high cost of food in the North. But it wasn’t until […]
Jordin Tootoo recounts how he went all the way
Jordin Tootoo, the first and still only Inuk to play in the National Hockey League, is enjoying something of a rebirth this year with the New Jersey Devils. It’s another in a long series of second and third chances for […]
Barriere Lake Algonquins sue federal government over management secrecy
The Conservative government’s First Nations Transparency Act is causing trouble and controversy for many First Nations governments. Many First Nations refuse to submit to the authority of the act. But the case of the Algonquins of Barriere Lake is different: […]
The Cree School Board tries to enforce contract in court
The dispute over school bus contracts between the Cree School Board (CSB) and the Cree Nation of Mistissini reached a new level at year’s end, when the CSB filed proceedings in the Quebec Superior Court in Amos against Mistissini. The […]
Apprentices gain skills and accreditation through Ontario hydroelectric project
For Sophia Gunner, working on the Lower Mattagami hydroelectric project was an opportunity of a lifetime. As an apprentice carpenter, she assembled and disassembled scaffolding and helped build concrete forms. The work was critical to building a series of large […]
Jack Blacksmith returns to lead CREECO and the BOC
His name is synonymous with economic development in Eeyou Istchee, and now Waswanipi’s Jack Blacksmith is back in charge at Cree Regional Economic Enterprises Company and the Board of Compensation. Having been on the entity’s board on and off since […]
Disappearance of Mistissini teenager ends in relief for many across Eeyou Istchee
A Mistissini teen missing for three weeks in a suspected human-trafficking case walked into a Montreal police station January 15 to the immense relief of people across Eeyou Istchee. Lynn Iserhoff came to Montreal December 18 and checked into a […]
How to effectively fight the monkey on your back
As 2015 begins to settle in, many of us are trying to keep our New Year’s resolutions, with varying degrees of success. While some folks vow to lose the weight they may have put on over the holidays from rich […]