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

Staging a Christmas favourite

Some of you may still remember all those amazing Christmas dreams you had when you were young. Well, take note that Les Grands Ballets Canadiens are performing the classic “The Nutcracker” this holiday season. This is a wonderful opportunity to […]

Bottling art for the Olympics

Mi’qmak painter Alan Syliboy had never thought about using a Coke bottle as a canvas before the soft-drink corporation contacted him earlier this year and asked him if he’d consider a work to be highlighted at the Olympic Games in […]

Aboriginal Achievement Awards include several local notables

One 2010 National Aboriginal Achievement Award winner will be a woman that many from Eeyou Istchee know well: Édith Cloutier, the Executive Director of the Val d’Or Native Friendship Centre was named a recipient of the prestigious prize November 17. […]

The Price is right

Ask any hockey fan what is the toughest job in the game and they’ll say goaltending. In Montreal that job falls to Carey Price, the goalie who hails from Anahim Lake, British Columbia. Price credits his parents, Lynda and Jerry […]

Road tripping as addictions therapy

Though he might have only known sobriety for two months and counting now, Nemaska resident Wayne Rabbitskin has already come up with an innovative plan to get kids off drugs by showing them the consequences. Rabbitskin is an awareness, prevention […]

Dam doors lowered on the Rupert River

Less than a decade after the announcement of the Paix des Braves agreement, the doors have closed on the Rupert River. At 11am on November 7, the doors were lowered on the dam, signalling the end of an era on […]

A Guide to Giving

Somehow it always seems as though as soon as the first day of December rolls around the speed of life moves excessively faster until the big day hits 24 nights later. It’s not just the parties or the fact that […]

Fools’ gold?

The Algonquins of Kitigan Zibi say Quebec’s investment in a foreign-owned gold mine project at Malarctic demonstrates the government’s complete disregard for their territorial rights to the region – to say nothing of the environmental costs of the controversial massive […]

Friendship Centres Storm the Hill

Because they have not seen an increase to their core funding budgets since 1996, the National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC) took many of their members to Ottawa on November 17 to deliver their message straight to where it counts […]

Mistissini Youth Wins International Award

Each year the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) pays tribute to an extraordinary group of animal advocates for their outstanding efforts to protect animals and their habitats. IFAW’s Animal Action Week program involves more than two million young people […]