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First Nations hockey team gets NHL treatment from St. Louis Blues
March 29, 2019 at 3:59 pm
A young First Nations hockey team enjoyed the NHL treatment earlier this month, courtesy of St. Louis Blues star Ryan O’Reilly. The First Nations Elites AAA Bantam squad were invited by O’Reilly and his mother Bonnie to spend the day with members of the Blues before taking in the action at the Canadian Tire Centre as St. Louis..
Compensation for Indian Day School survivors could be delivered by late fall
March 29, 2019 at 3:55 pm
After 10 years of struggle, Indian Day School survivor Garry McLean missed seeing justice done by three weeks. McLean, the representative plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit representing students at the schools, died February 19 – just before he could attend the signing of an agreement with the federal government to settle the..
First Nations cultivate community laws on cannabis
March 29, 2019 at 3:52 pm
In Canada’s rush to legalize cannabis, many First Nations felt that there was inadequate consultation and preparation regarding issues such as revenue sharing, regulatory control and taxation. Some have chosen not to wait for provincial governments to dictate the terms of cultivation, sales and distribution. Listuguj Mi’gmaq..
Dawnland documents the Maine-Wabanaki Truth and Reconciliation Commission
March 29, 2019 at 3:50 pm
According to some First Nations legends, hope and justice begin in the east – where dawn’s light first reaches Turtle Island. This is one underlying theme of the award-winning documentary Dawnland, which recently screened at Montreal’s Concordia University as part of the Cinema Politica series. The film follows the Maine-Wabanaki..

New paediatric guidelines say to start risky foods early and often

March 1, 2019 at 4:55 pm

The Canadian Paediatric Society is now recommending the introduction of foods such as peanuts and eggs for at-risk children as..

Indigenous singer iskwē shines in Montreal

March 15, 2019 at 3:23 pm

Her full traditional name – Waseskwan Iskwew – translates as Blue Sky Woman. But iskwē believes she has come from the stars. The..

Aren’t they our best friends after all?

March 1, 2019 at 4:40 pm

Those eyes again! The same as last week. Piercing through the brush, watching. We have all seen them around – the wandering,..

New-look Rupert River Cup tournament provides thrills and surprises

March 29, 2019 at 3:56 pm

Changes to the format and scheduling at this year’s Rupert River Cup made for exciting game play at the hockey and broomball..

In The Issue

Serving up success in a four-course menu

Who offers a four-course menu, including an entree, soup, main course and dessert for $5? Pass by the Sabtuan Regional Vocational Training Centre in Waswanipi, where you can eat to your wallet’s content. “We are not out to […]

by Michael Lewis / on January 13, 2012 at 5:16 pm /

Cree Hockey News and Notes

Kapuskasing Flyers Bring Their Winning Ways to Gatineau The AAA Kapuskasing Flyers of the Great North Midget League finished 2011 on a high note, putting together a combined record of 8-1-1 in both GNML games and games played […]

by Daniel Coyle / on January 13, 2012 at 5:04 pm /

Images of the future

It’s said that a picture is worth a thousand words. If that’s true, a new five-minute video could be that epic novel that captures the rising spirit of an entire nation. The Cree Regional Economic Enterprise Company – Creeco […]

by Shaun Malley / on January 13, 2012 at 4:54 pm /

Eeyou Istchee in the midst of historic evolution

Looking back on another prosperous year of economic development in the Cree Nation, Grand Chief Matthew Coon Come recently took the time to discuss with the Nation what the government he leads has done for Crees. While Premier […]

by Amy German / on January 13, 2012 at 4:44 pm /

Better late than never?

The RCMP says it will develop closer working relationships with First Nations groups in a joint effort to solve cold case files on the epidemic of missing and murdered native women in Canada. The RCMP will establish a working […]

by Irkar Beljaars / on January 13, 2012 at 4:32 pm /

A showcase for the artists of Quebec’s 11 Nations

The ground-breaking 11 Nations exhibit at Old Montreal’s Bonsecours Market was unveiled December 13 to a packed gallery that included luminaries such as NDP MP Romeo Saganash and Quebec Native affairs minister Geoff Kelley. With 38 pieces hanging in […]

by Justin Giovannetti / on January 13, 2012 at 4:31 pm /

Trapping Beaver in the Winter

Told by Elsie Duff, Chisasibi Translated and transcribed by Brian Webb Beesum-communications.com/legends As far as you can remember, did your family move camp almost every day during the winter? Sometimes we did. During autumn, we settled down to wait for […]

by Cree Legend / on January 11, 2012 at 7:14 pm /

IN THE ISSUE

First Nations hockey team gets NHL treatment from St. Louis Blues

Compensation for Indian Day School survivors could be delivered by late fall

First Nations cultivate community laws on cannabis

Dawnland documents the Maine-Wabanaki Truth and Reconciliation Commission

UPDATES

New paediatric guidelines say to start risky foods early and often

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Indigenous singer iskwē shines in Montreal

CULTURE & TRADITION

Aren’t they our best friends after all?

SPORTS

New-look Rupert River Cup tournament provides thrills and surprises

In The Issue

Serving up success in a four-course menu

Cree Hockey News and Notes

Images of the future

Eeyou Istchee in the midst of historic evolution

Better late than never?

A showcase for the artists of Quebec’s 11 Nations

Trapping Beaver in the Winter

ᑳ ᒸᔅᒑᐱᒋᔮᐦᒡ

Losing my BFF to suicide

Voices from around the Sacred Fire

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