Back in 2012, Montreal-based game studio Minority Media sent shivers of excitement up the neck of the city’s gaming industry with a provocative new gaming genre in an award-winning debut release, Papo & Yo. Creator Vander Caballero coined the term […]
Category: In The Issue
Cree singer Mariame Hasni is in the final stages of recording her debut album
Mariame Hasni has been singing for as long as she can remember. And it shows: she has an outstanding, powerful voice, one that has been mesmerizing Cree and non-Cree audiences for years. But that voice may have remained hidden, as […]
The Nation’s annual Fall/Winter tourism guide
As the first snow has already begun to fall and the winter clothes pulled out of storage, escaping what is bound to be a long and cold winter is already on the minds of many. Absconding to somewhere exotic and […]
Montreal’s vigil for missing and murdered Indigenous women builds momentum for justice
Despite steady rain, hundreds of people showed up to Montreal’s Parc Émilie-Gamelin October 4 for the march that culminated in this year’s Montreal Vigil for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. “We could have been double if it was a beautiful […]
Barrier Lake residents are leading a spirited battle for the forest
First Nations families in the Laurentian Mountains are fighting in court to stop logging in Parc La Verendrye. Area resident Tina Nottaway is seeking an injunction to stop multinational forestry giant Louisiana Pacific from tearing up her backyard. “The cutting […]
Métis 11-year-old on the right track to auto-racing glory
The last race of Xavier Dorsnie’s season saw some of the most challenging conditions he has raced in. The rain was torrential, obscuring the view of the tight, Formula-1-inspired turns of the Mont-Tremblant karting circuit. The course was slippery, “like […]
Of skins and feathers and fur: 3 Native designers tell their stories
Whether their collections are being perfected for a fashion week runway show in New York City or being tailored to the needs of Cree women in James Bay, Canada’s Native design scene is more prolific than ever. While traditional garb […]
Wemindji hosts a weekend of healing
“The fire of the teepee, with the spruce boughs – oh, it was just beautiful! The smell of it! So close together. It was just so powerful!” Christine Petawabano was excited as she recalled the Eeyou Healing Retreat – Chiiwaaschaouu […]
Cree School Board grad rates down
The Cree School Board’s (CSB) latest Annual Report reveals that student success significantly declined across the Cree Nation during the 2012-2013 school year. The CSB has struggled over the last decade to increase graduation rates, particularly among those working towards […]
Investigating cases of missing and murdered women in Quebec
When people hear the phrase “missing and murdered Native women,” too often they think of British Columbia’s Highway of Tears and the horrors of Robert Pickton. But a new initiative by the Quebec Native Women’s Association (QNWA) hopes to change […]