Getting a product-distribution business started, especially one serving major mining companies in the Cree Nation, is a difficult project. Waskaganish’s Darren Weistche learned that the hard way. But Weistche’s example proves that a combination of ambition and persistence can get […]

Sometimes the devil is in the fine print. Other times, however, you sign up for something that seems perfectly reasonable, only to learn later that the real price is far more than you’re willing to pay. That’s what happened to […]

With Mother’s Day right around the corner, several Eeyouch spoke to the Nation about the first women they ever knew – their own mothers. Tina Petawabano, Betty Anne Forward and Samson Wischee shared their mothers’ life lessons, talked about the […]

The 22nd Annual CREE Invitational Minor Hockey Tournament took place April 10-13, with on-ice action happening at the Air Creebec Centre in Val d’Or and arenas in Amos, Senneterre and Malartic. A total of 72 hockey teams and 36 broomball […]

There are endless diets out there that preach the virtues of smoothies and offer recipes to lose weight, but if they are complicated and require exotic ingredients, it is likely that the diet change won’t be sustainable. This isn’t the […]

Multi-media artist Dominique Normand has a simple theme she hopes people will get from her upcoming documentary about Mistissini’s Journey of Wellness: celebration of Cree culture and traditions. “They’re such beautiful people. They’re so wise and easygoing, they have respect […]

More than just scoring a double-double on the way to work, one of the biggest advantages having a Tim Hortons in your neighbourhood is that it offers the opportunity to send groups of kids to a Tim Horton children’s camp. […]

The Chisasibi Thunder Eagles are the 2014 Quebec Provincial Midget A Hockey Champions. After a difficult start to the tournament, held in Candiac April 3-6, the Thunder Eagles capped a heart-stopping run with a 4-2 win over Lac Mégantic Turmel […]

Nemaska resident Katrina Orr, a first-year culinary management student at Canadore College in North Bay, took home top prize at the Decadence Gala’s Battle of Ontario February 22 along with team member William Arnaud. Arnaud and Orr, a mother of […]

An all-star Bantam team from Eeyou Istchee competed against Europe’s best 13- to 15-year-old players in the fourth Geneva Future Hockey Challenge during the last week of March. Team Nation managed only a tie but gained a world of experience […]