There’s a German Shepherd in dog heaven who got there by making the ultimate sacrifice as one man’s best friend. Marco Lavoie, an adventurer, canoeist, expert outdoorsman, was lost and starving in the forest halfway between Waskaganish and Matagami when […]
Category: In The Issue
Lemon Cree Fitness and Wellness brings its second annual fitness convention to Montreal
Fitness is an important issue in the Eeyou Istchee. But to Lemon Cree’s Theresa Ducharme, it’s not enough for exercise to be important – if Crees are going to get healthier, she says the exercise also has to be fun. […]
Through our leaders’ eyes: Cree chiefs, past and present, speak about the Nation
According to its founders – Will Nicholls, Ernie Webb and Catherine Bainbridge – the Nation was started as a means of keeping the Cree people informed of the politics that were shaping their daily lives and keeping the Cree leadership […]
iFather of the bride: Floyd Visitor attends his daughter’s wedding via iPhone
A wedding is a day to celebrate the growth of a family. For a father to ceremonially give his daughter away is a key moment in the relationship between parent and child. As the Visitor family was preparing for Krystianne […]
A falling ceiling panel causes concern at Hotel Forestel
When Ancita Bugden checked into Val d’Or’s Hotel Forestel on October 19, she was expecting to spend a quiet evening with her two children in – at her specific request – a room in the hotel’s newly renovated wing. The […]
Natives join labour and social groups in Calgary to fight the Conservatives’ destructive agenda
Don’t eat the buffalo given to you by an oil company. This was one telling lesson learned during an address given by Crystal Lameman, a member of the Beaver Lake Cree Nation in northern Alberta near the province’s massive tar […]
Yum-Yum not fun-fun: “Little Indian” chip logo sparks outrage
It was hard not to wonder what kind of publicity Warwick, Quebec’s Yum-Yum Chips was hoping for last week when they announced the return of the company’s “Little Indian” logo, featuring a cartoon of a long-haired Aboriginal child wearing a […]
Nemaska high school students question lithium mining in their traditional territory
It isn’t often that youth from Nemaska’s Luke Mettaweskum High School participate in a community meeting about local mining projects, and it’s even more rare that they receive a standing ovation for the effort. But that’s what happened October 9 […]
The Orenda: Joseph Boyden speaks to the Nation about his acclaimed new novel
An intense and jaw-dropping thriller, Giller Prize winner Joseph Boyden’s latest novel, The Orenda, tells a story from three perspectives at the time of first contact in a remarkable and unforgettable tale. A significant departure from his last book, Through […]
One Cree man’s experience with weight-loss surgery
While it isn’t the most common solution, weight-loss surgery can be a valid choice for people who are morbidly obese, particularly when the health dangers outweigh the surgical risks. This was the case for Luke Macleod, who, up until just […]