The Tribal Council of the Anishinabeg Algonquin Nation and chiefs of six Algonquin communities are opposing the Quebec government’s okay to the Osisko Mining Corporation’s open-pit goldmine on their territory. The Algonquins’ plan to take every means necessary, including legal […]

In that there are over 520 documented cases of missing or murdered Aboriginal women in Canada, the province of Manitoba has developed its own special task force to probe these cases within the province. The Manitoba government, RCMP and Winnipeg […]

On September 1, Algonquins from the community of Barriere Lake placed their bodies in front of bulldozers to halt any further logging activities on their territory. They are doing so until the federal and provincial governments honour the trilateral agreement […]

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 […]

As an ordinary displaced Cree hunter having ancestors who were the first inhabitants of this continent, the Prime Minister’s words struck fear into my heart “Use it or lose it” in talking about the North. Municipalité de Baie-James and the […]

I was surprised to see the Nation give the Montreal Economic Institute’s “study” on the transfer of Cree water to the U.S. via the Grand Canal scheme (Vol. 16, No. 19). This scheme has been around since the 1960s, and […]