Across Canada, today (October 4) is the National Day of Vigils to remember missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls. This morning, the Globe and Mail marked the occasion with a column by National Affairs columnist Gary Mason comparing the […]
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Inside the Grand Council’s first nation-to-nation meeting with the new Quebec premier
When the provincial government switched from the Parti Québécois to the Quebec Liberal Party last April as Premier Philippe Couillard took over the helm, it gave the Cree the chance to put new issues on the table and form new […]
Artwork you can bank on: Tim Whiskeychan designs artwork for new $5 coin
Tim Whiskeychan has been celebrating traditional Cree culture through his art for years, but one of his recent pieces is guaranteed to be collector’s item. One of the Waskaganish artist’s designs has been selected to appear on $5 silver coins […]
Public hearings on uranium development begin in Mistissini
Hearing the Cree legend of the giant skunk and the wolverine, many listeners might think the story is really about its conclusions: “and that’s why skunks are so small today,” or “that’s why James Bay has salt water.” But really, […]
New community TV program profiles urban Aboriginals in Montreal
A new public access TV program will showcase Montreal Indigenous peoples and services offered to help them survive in the city. Beginning this September, Indigenous Power will be hosted by Nakuset, the Executive Director of the Native Women’s Shelter of […]
School board’s global bus contract to a new company sparks controversy
The Cree School Board’s (CSB) decision to award a school bus contract for students in all Cree communities to a single company that has never before operated in Eeyou Istchee is causing an explosion of anger and controversy. The process […]
Mistissini powwow grows under the sun
Niimuuhiikan 2014, our second powwow held in Mistissini on August 22-24, was a true success once again. The weather was great, making the whole event possible outdoors. Poplar Singers from North Bay were our host drum with Northern Voice from […]
Heavy Montréal 2014 : Peace and love in a mob of metal-heads
Catharsis NOUN 1. The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions: music is a means of catharsis for them – The Oxford Dictionary Put 75,000 mostly young, largely male folks in a field on an […]
A preview of vocational courses to come from the CSB
Whether you are just finishing up high school and wondering what your next step should be, trying to plan out a lifelong career or trying to find a way to change career fields altogether, vocational courses can be the ticket […]
AGA 2014: 40 years of Cree politics
It’s been almost 40 years since the Grand Council of the Crees first met at the Pal’s Hotel in Val-d’Or. On October 16, 1974, Chief Billy Diamond was elected the Grand Chief by a vote of 9-7, Chief Robert Kanatewat […]