IN THE ISSUE

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

    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

    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

    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

    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..

UPDATES

New paediatric guidelines say to start risky foods early and often

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..

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Indigenous singer iskwē shines in Montreal

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..

CULTURE & TRADITION

Aren’t they our best friends after all?

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,..

SPORTS

New-look Rupert River Cup tournament provides thrills and surprises

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

NEWPORT, RI -  JULY 1967:  Singer songwriter and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie performs at the Newport Folk Festival in July, 1967 in Newport, Rhode Island. (Photo by David Gahr/Getty Images)

Rumble sweeps documentary honours at the 2018 Canadian Screen Awards

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World chronicles the forgotten history of Indigenous influence in American music by interviewing renowned artists, producers, writers and family members of icons. Produced by Rezolution Pictures and co-directed by Catherine Bainbridge and Alfonso Maiorana, […]

Small Town, Big History: Waskaganish 350 in photos

Small Town, Big History: Waskaganish 350 in photos

Photos by Ian Diamond For four days in February the community of Waskaganish became the centre of all Eeyou Istchee as it commemorated its 350th anniversary. The community traces its modern history back to 1668, when Europeans arrived on its […]

Homage to Cree cuisine brings Sabtuan cooking class to high-end Montreal restaurant

Homage to Cree cuisine brings Sabtuan cooking class to high-end Montreal restaurant

Traditional Cree cooking met Portuguese haute cuisine February 26-27 when the Sabtuan Regional Training and Vocational Centre’s (SRVTC) professional cooking class teamed up with renowned chef Helena Loureiro at her Montreal restaurant Portus 360. Over the course of two nights, […]

It takes a Nation: Cree Health Board and Mikw Chiyâm arts program team up on suicide prevention campaign

It takes a Nation: Cree Health Board and Mikw Chiyâm arts program team up on suicide prevention campaign

It takes a village to raise a child, according to the old adage, but a recent project saw an entire nation come together to promote hope, community and life with five spectacular posters for an anti-suicide campaign. The campaign is […]

Love is all you need

Love is all you need

(Jarret Leaman and me Mathias Jolly) It’s about time that conversations about same-sex relationships came out of the closet in Eeyou Istchee, says Mathias “Maloose” Jolly. Jolly was the organizer of Eeyou Istchee’s Two-Spirited Community Support Conference, which took place […]

WE Day 2018, told through the eyes of a Native kid who got lucky with his entrepreneurship class

WE Day 2018, told through the eyes of a Native kid who got lucky with his entrepreneurship class

On February 20, I and five other Mistissini high students embarked on a school trip to Montreal to attend the charity event known as WE Day. The event was a joy to experience and I have to thank the Cree […]

Cree youth inspired at WE Day Montreal

Cree youth inspired at WE Day Montreal

Harland Kitchen was among 13 Cree youth at the WE Day Montreal event on Feb. 21 at the Théâtre Saint-Denis. The 17-year-old said he heard inspiring stories from speakers who were young and old, but one person who stood out […]

Wabun youth gathering changes lives

Wabun youth gathering changes lives

Ethan Naveau of Mattagami First Nation has attended the Wabun Youth Cultural Gathering since it began 12 years ago. Now as a senior youth, it brought back old memories as he made new ones when he attended the gathering of […]

Walter George Bosum  July 31, 1968 – February 11, 2018

Walter George Bosum July 31, 1968 – February 11, 2018

If you ever saw a group of people standing in a circle and Walter was in it, you would have heard them laughing. If you ever drove by his house, most likely, you would see a pair of legs sticking […]

Skindigenous digs into the Native roots of tattoos

Skindigenous digs into the Native roots of tattoos

These days, whether you live in a small town or a major city, you’re likely to come across people sporting tattoos on their arms, legs, hands, neck or face. As many of the social stigmas surrounding the practice become less […]