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

No Resolution

Four arrests and one hospitalization later, the people of Barriere Lake still cannot believe the brutality they faced at the hands of the Sûreté du Québec when their barricade on Highway 117 was violently dismantled October 6. “We are still […]

Green is not always green

A few months ago, I saw a commercial that made me really angry. The S.C. Johnson company says that they are making more environmentally friendly products. They have created a program that enables the company to analyze every ingredient they […]

Getting it right

Dear Mr. Nicholls, In your issue of August 29 (Vol. 15, No. 21), an article by Sonny Orr entitled “Assessing the Assessment” states that the audit report of the GCC(EI)-CRA revealed that “the salary for the executive members ranged from […]

Brome Lac Duck Festival

It’s been a long time since I’ve done a Will on the Grill but when I heard about the Brome Lac Duck Festival I knew it was time. After all the best duck is the one you get yourself. But […]

New Chairman for the Cree Health Board

On October 14, it was announced that James Bobbish was the new chairman for the Cree Health Board. Bobbish squeaked by his opponent John Matoush in a hotly contested run-off election. Bobbish garnered 50.5% of the vote while Matoush picked […]

By The Rapids Cartoon

APTN is proud to announce that starting November 13 at 8pm, the network will start airing By The Rapids, a new Mohawk cartoon series geared at depicting the lighter side of life on a reserve. The Mohawk-language show was developed […]

Lighting the way for those not here

Though the main event occurred earlier during the day in Ottawa, as night fell on October 4, thousands of candles were lit across the country at various Sisters in Spirit vigils to remember the lost souls of Canada’s missing and/or […]

Developing Economic Development

Since 1990, Canada’s Aboriginal economic developers have been meeting almost annually to swap strategies on how best to develop economic growth in their communities, support and advise their communities and organizations. Eighteen years later, Quebec had the opportunity once again […]

The George River is saved

Forestry, mining and hydroelectric developments will be now prohibited in a new 9,200-km2 protected zone between the George River Valley and the Monts Pyramides mountains. Monts Pyramides itself will become a park. The announcement was made by Quebec Premier Jean […]

Asking for government respect

Feeling as though they had no other recourse, at around 6am on October 6, community members from the Barriere Lake reserve blockaded Highway 117 in a last-ditch effort to get their message heard to implement an already-signed trilateral agreement. The […]