Though they were two very different protests, one outside of Ouje-Bougoumou and the other outside of Mistissini, two local Cree contractors made it known to the public that they do not like the way construction contracts are being handed out. […]

The Influenza A H1N1 virus, also known as the swine flu, has dominated the headlines over the summer months, particularly where Aboriginal communities are concerned. As a result of the flu pandemic, multiple activities in Eeyou Istchee were postponed this […]

While the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement guaranteed the Crees adequate funding for their schools and post-secondary education funds, the rest of the province’s reserves find themselves much worse off. This was why the Algonquin community of Kitigan Zibi […]

On September 6, 2008, Maisy Odjick, then 16, and her friend, Shannon Alexander, then 17, disappeared from the town of Maniwaki, Quebec without a trace. It’s been one year now and, according to Maisy’s mother, Laurie Odjick, nothing has changed. […]

Whether you have heard of her or not, Tammy Beauvais is probably Quebec’s most prolific Aboriginal fashion designer. She is now giving another generation a chance at following in her footsteps. Beauvais has made a career of creating and selling […]

Next summer the Rupert River’s flow will ebb. Its shores will grow. Its fish will thrash about and die on the exposed rocks. Its many falls and rapids will no longer churn and cool the air along its banks. The […]

We’ve all stared into space and wondered what it would be like to be up there in the cosmos looking down at our planet. Only a handful of individuals have had that kind of experience – and one of them […]

The Native Friendship Centre of Montreal (MFCM) has a fantastic youth centre called the Inter-Tribal Youth Centre of Montreal (ITYC) which boasts a stone-carving room and a music room as well as being well equipped to carry out numerous activities […]

Imagine how well our grandfathers would have done in Nemaska’s Fitness Challenge. They were able to paddle for miles a day, portage over hills and valleys, swim across fast rivers and rush lengths across their hunting grounds in snowshoes and […]

John Kim Bell has lived many lives. The Kahanawake native is known for creating the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation in 1985, which started up the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards in the 1993. Bell is also a composer, who has scored […]