TORONTO – Cree songwriter and musician Peter Sackaney recently launched his first all-original project which has been a lifetime in the making. The eight-song CD takes the listener into Sackaney’s world of love, hope, pain and struggle through a series […]
UPDATES
New paediatric guidelines say to start risky foods early and often
March 1, 2019 at 4:55 pmThe 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
March 15, 2019 at 3:23 pmHer full traditional name – Waseskwan Iskwew – translates as Blue Sky Woman. But iskwē believes she has come from the stars. The..
SPORTS
New-look Rupert River Cup tournament provides thrills and surprises
March 29, 2019 at 3:56 pmChanges 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
SLERA highlights
The environmental risk assessment presented to the community of Oujé-Bougoumou March 31 is a wide-ranging overview of data collected from the region’s soils, water and sediments, as well as fish, birds and mammals. The “Screening Level Environmental Risk Assessment,” or […]
Power to the People
“Unless we start making some vast changes, we are going to relegate ourselves to the bottom rung for decades and decades,” said John Beaucage, an Anishinabek Nation Chief running for National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. The kind […]
Running for which office?
For the past four years Deputy Grand Chief Ashely Iserhoff has traveled the Cree Nation and far beyond its territories as an elected representative of the people, championing their views and sharing them in turn. As the deadline to announce […]
Still No Daughter
Maisy Odjick, 16, and Shannon Alexander, 17, are two of Canada’s 509 missing women who have yet to be accounted for but their families have not given up the fight. When the girls went missing from Maniwaki, Quebec, right near […]
Birth of a New Entity
For as much as it’s been a long time coming, the Crees of Eeyou Istchee will finally realize the long-term dream of creating their own Cree energy company. Though the company has yet to be given a name, settle on […]
Pope Expresses “Sorrow” Over Residential School Abuse
Pope Benedict XVI met with a delegation of Elders, residential school survivors and Aboriginal leaders led by National Chief Phil Fontaine on Wednesday, April 29 in Vatican City, Rome. The delegation attended an outdoor general audience in St. Peter’s Square […]
Kuujuarapik Man Cuts Off Own Hand
According to Robert Mackey, communications officer for the Katavik Regional Police Force, a man on the Inuit side of town in Great Whale has cut off his own hand. On April 22, the police in Kuujuarapik received a call at […]
First Geese of the Season!
As Crees throughout Eeyou Istchee prepare to hit the bush for Goose Break 2009, the first goose of the season has already been shot in each community. This year’s bragging rights go to: Chisasibi – Matthew Happyjack Eastmain – Jamie […]
Swine Flu Alert
Though the World Health Organization is still reluctant to raise the flu alert from phase 5 to the highest level of phase 6, the Cree Health Board is still responding to the H1N1 strain influenza outbreak. The CHB is asking […]