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In The Issue
Of skins and feathers and fur: 3 Native designers tell their stories
Whether their collections are being perfected for a fashion week runway show in New York City or being tailored to the needs of Cree women in James Bay, Canada’s Native design scene is more prolific than ever. While traditional garb […]
Wemindji hosts a weekend of healing
“The fire of the teepee, with the spruce boughs – oh, it was just beautiful! The smell of it! So close together. It was just so powerful!” Christine Petawabano was excited as she recalled the Eeyou Healing Retreat – Chiiwaaschaouu […]
Cree School Board grad rates down
The Cree School Board’s (CSB) latest Annual Report reveals that student success significantly declined across the Cree Nation during the 2012-2013 school year. The CSB has struggled over the last decade to increase graduation rates, particularly among those working towards […]
Investigating cases of missing and murdered women in Quebec
When people hear the phrase “missing and murdered Native women,” too often they think of British Columbia’s Highway of Tears and the horrors of Robert Pickton. But a new initiative by the Quebec Native Women’s Association (QNWA) hopes to change […]
CSB Summer Literacy Camps grow in second year
The Cree School Board Summer Literacy Camp program really hit its stride this year with results topping last summer’s encouraging participation numbers. The camps, which were held in all nine communities, topped last year’s by bringing in a total of […]
The Value of a Native Life
Across Canada, today (October 4) is the National Day of Vigils to remember missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls. This morning, the Globe and Mail marked the occasion with a column by National Affairs columnist Gary Mason comparing the […]
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor: First, thank you for publishing our family’s earlier “Letter to the Editor” on The Nation’s webpage on August 4, in which we presented our proposal for a resolution concerning section 3.2.7 of the James Bay and Northern Quebec […]
Indigenous peoples gather for historic conference at UN
On September 22-23, the United Nations hosted the first World Conference on Indigenous Peoples (WIPC). The two-day high-level plenary meeting gathered over a thousand Indigenous and non-Indigenous delegates from Indigenous communities, organizations and member states to discuss the rights of […]
Women challenge unelected, non-Native chief
A recent Buffalo Point council meeting saw the arrest of four community members, including an 86-year-old Elder. The four are opposed to the unelected chief of the 140-member nation, and were arrested for breaking a court order that bans them […]