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Northern hunting regulations under JBQNA nearing deadline for renegotiation

The Right of First Refusal is set to expire November 15, 2015. At that point, in theory, the Cree, Inuit and Naskapi will no longer be guaranteed the regulation’s requirement that 70% of hunting outfitters operating on Category III land […]

Transforming Eeyou Istchee while upholding Cree cultural and traditional values

No one knows what to expect when they hear the words social economy. Is socialism rebranding itself or just getting its act together? The Social Economy Conference of Eeyou Istchee tended to feel like the second assumption. Like many people […]

Cape Breton program engages aspiring music moguls

Cape Breton program engages aspiring music moguls

Ever wondered what it would be like to manage a band and make money in the music industry? Well now you can have a taste of that life, thanks to a free app produced by a successful Aboriginal youth business […]

Montreal conference discusses business in the new era of Aboriginal title

Montreal conference discusses business in the new era of Aboriginal title

The Conference on Business Partnerships with Aboriginal Communities, held in Montreal February 10 and 11, wasn’t the usual grip-and-grin networking event. Instead, it was a direct response to the last summer’s historic Supreme Court Tsilhqot’in judgment. The immediate response to […]

To be Cree, or not to be Cree: An update on the 10-Year Clause Resolution

At the annual General Assembly in Waswanipi on August 7, 2014, the members of the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee)/Cree Nation Government (GCC(EI)/CNG) adopted, Resolution 2014-10: Resolution Regarding Adoption and Implementation of Uniform Interpretation of 10-Year Clause in […]

Odawa Friendship Centre faces closure

Odawa Friendship Centre faces closure

After working to find beds for Ottawa’s homeless population for 10 years, the Odawa Native Friendship Centre will close on March 31. Odawa is the latest friendship centre in Canada to be gouged by funding cuts. The centre relied heavily […]

Grand Chief Coon Come addresses pressing issues at public meeting

Grand Chief Coon Come addresses pressing issues at public meeting

Grand Chief Matthew Coon Come addressed a town hall meeting in Mistissini February 3 to talk about a variety of issues, including education credits for residential school survivors, the Baril-Moses Agreement and the evolution of the Cree Development Corporation (CDC). […]

Eeyou Communications Network wants ultra-high-speed internet for everyone in Eeyou Istchee

Alfred Loon thinks it’s time for your house to get connected to the 21st century. The President of the Eeyou Communications Network (ECN) and Director of Economics and Sustainable Development for the Cree Nation Government, Loon wants to connect every […]

Innu win court victory against Rio Tinto

The Innu of Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam and Matimekush-Lac John are encouraged by the Quebec Court of Appeal decision in their $900 million lawsuit against Rio Tinto and its subsidiary, Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC). The Innu sued the mining […]

To post or not to post?

Nowadays almost everyone is online. With social platforms ranging from Pinterest and Facebook to Twitter and Instagram, there are many digital ways to reach out to the world. But one must tread lightly in their online travels. Legal pitfalls are […]