Over $70,000 in prize money was up for grabs as the 33rd annual CREE Senior Hockey and Broomball Tournament got underway December 5 at the Air Creebec Centre in Val d’Or. Once again, the four-day event attracted thousands of Crees […]
Category: In The Issue
Celebrating Sam Bosum’s life-long involvement in mining
Former Oujé-Bougoumou Chief Sam Bosum may have been honoured as the Aboriginal Developer Award of the year for his decades of work in the mining industry, but he has no intention to rest on his laurels. For nearly 50 years, […]
Summer reading camps succeed
Over the course of four weeks last summer 418 children took part in literacy camps run by Frontier College and the Cree School Board. As a result, 418 kids went back to class in September with stronger literacy skills. Programs […]
A new Cree firefighter crew reports for duty
With proud family members and instructors in attendance, a group of 15 Cree firefighters and trainers received their certification at a celebration dinner at the Hilton Lac Leamy in Gatineau on December 3. Grand Chief Mathew Coon Come presented the […]
Mistissini’s Anti-Bullying Conference doesn’t pull any punches
When you hear the word “bullying,” do you think of something serious, or do you think of it as child’s play? Are bullies are a minor problem that kids endure at school, who are easy to forget as soon as […]
First Nations suicide conference knits Nations closer together
They came from far and wide. Some flew in from James Bay, Nunavik and the Quebec-New Brunswick border. Others drove from reserves throughout the interior. More simply hopped a bus from Kahnawake. But they all gathered for a sobering and […]
Val d’Or business conference focuses on northern economic development
Regional leaders and business owners came out in force at the annual Business Exchange Day organized by the Secretariat to the Cree Nation Abitibi-Témiscamingue Economic Alliance (SAENCAT) on November 28 at the Forestel Hotel in Val d’Or. Bringing together over […]
We Day 2013: Young people can make a difference
Thousands of students packed downtown Montreal’s St. Denis Theatre November 25 to share stories of triumph over adversity and enjoy performances by artists and dancers. The We Day 2013 event featured performances by Sam Roberts, Neverest and the Kenyan Boys […]
Honouring Cree women in leadership
Celebrating the achievements of Cree women in leadership, the Quebec Native Women’s Association (QNW) ended off its 40th anniversary symposium with a celebration dinner honouring eight Cree women who have worked hard for their communities. The November 8-9 event at […]
Wemindji students raise money to finance trip to Nicaragua
A group of Wemindji high-school students are fundraising to finance a trip to Nicaragua to help build schools and clinics in the Central American country. The 18 students at Maquatua Eeyou School need to raise $90,000 to fund the trip. […]