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IN THE ISSUE

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
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
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
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..

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..

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..

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,..

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

Monument commemorates youth activist Shannen Koostachin

It’s been more than five years since Shannen Koostachin tragically passed away. The passionate youth activist had galvanized students across Canada in her campaign to pressure the federal government to improve school facilities and First Nations curriculum in Aboriginal communities […]

by Joshua Grant / on June 26, 2015 at 8:46 pm /

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Cree comedian Howie Miller uses humour to laugh at racism

Howie Miller possesses a devastating, lighting-quick wit. And he uses it to tremendous effect – to explore, expose and finally laugh at some of the racist stereotypes many Canadians associate with First Nations people. Take for example the opening joke […]

by Joel Barde / on June 26, 2015 at 8:41 pm /

Where did Aboriginal Affairs put that missing $1-billion?

News that Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) failed to spend $1-billion budgeted for First Nations services over the last five years didn’t catch Quebec’s Indigenous organizations by surprise. After all, barely more than two weeks before the news […]

by Jesse B. Staniforth / on June 26, 2015 at 8:35 pm /

Mistissini’s Pentecostal community at odds with church organization

After a year of controversy and legal proceedings over the rightful leadership of the Living Water Assembly Church in Mistissini, Court of Quebec Justice Robert Dufresne has ruled in favour of Pastor Johnny Dixon, his board of directors and interested […]

by Joshua Grant / on June 26, 2015 at 8:14 pm /

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Residential school survivors sue the federal government for failing to find documents

The nine survivors who launched a lawsuit against the federal government for failing to find information about crimes against children committed at Moose Factory’s Bishop Horden Hall residential school could set a precedent for survivors across the country. Lawyers for […]

by Jesse B. Staniforth / on June 26, 2015 at 7:57 pm /

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Oujé-Bougoumou signs agreements with Chibougamau and Chapais

Chief Reggie Neeposh and the Nation of Oujé-Bougoumou took another step forward in affirming the role of Eeyou Istchee as stewards of the land and protectors of the environment on June 15. Neeposh signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Mayors […]

by Joshua Grant / on June 26, 2015 at 7:45 pm /

TRC attendees from the Cree Nation of Chisasibi

Voices from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s closing ceremony

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada held a closing event in Ottawa (Algonquin Territory) between May 31 and June 3, beginning with a five-kilometre healing walk across the bridge from Gatineau, Quebec. On June 2, the Commission released the […]

by Jesse B. Staniforth / on June 12, 2015 at 7:53 pm /

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Logan walks out: Continuing a sacred Cree tradition

Photos by Brendan Forward. Emerging from the teepee with the help of his big brother Kenny MacLeod, 18-month-old Logan MacLeod made his walking out into the world and onto the land May 23, continuing a sacred Cree tradition. Having had […]

by Amy German / on June 12, 2015 at 7:48 pm /

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DestiNATIONS cultural centre planned for 2019 in Montreal

There was much excitement during the inaugural general assembly for DestiNATIONS in the cavernous atrium of the Gaston-Miron building of the Maison du Conseil des arts de Montréal. The names of great writers engraved on the upper echelons of the […]

by Akiva Levitas / on June 12, 2015 at 7:43 pm /

Jamie and Cindy Moses representing Team Diabetes in Ottawa

Jamie Moses joins Team Diabetes in Ottawa Marathon

Eastmain’s Jamie Moses is joining the struggle against diabetes in the Cree Nation, one kilometre at a time. The 33-year-old participated in his second half-marathon with Team Diabetes last month in Ottawa, raising hundreds for medical research in the process. […]

by Jeremy East / on June 12, 2015 at 7:36 pm /

IN THE ISSUE

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

Compensation for Indian Day School survivors could be delivered by late fall

First Nations cultivate community laws on cannabis

Dawnland documents the Maine-Wabanaki Truth and Reconciliation Commission

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