The long, cold winter months are coming to an end. Communities across the Eeyou Istchee look like ghost towns during this important time we reverently call Goose Break, when our people live off the land traditionally, like we used to. […]
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Letters of Hope – Eeyou Istchee launches writing campaign for Attawapiskat youth
An Air Creebec flight scheduled to land in the northern Ontario community of Attawapiskat May 21 won’t just be carrying the usual mix of passengers and freight. Organizers of a Cree letter-writing campaign are working hard to fill it with […]
Crees demand quality internet at CRTC hearing
Quality telecommunications services are essential to the success of Aboriginal communities, according to a brief presented by the Cree Nation Government and the Eeyou Communications Network to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). Representing a broad range of groups […]
Summer’s just around the corner
Oh, what to do this summer? The goose-hunting season is now going full tilt in every Cree community on both sides of the James and Hudson bays. Every community has emptied out, leaving lonely stragglers to fend for themselves. In […]
Back in town: CREE hockey tournament returns to Val-d’Or
Cree hockey returned to Val-d’Or April 7-10 as over 1,700 young players and their families descended on the city for the 24th annual Cree Minor Hockey Tournament, presented by Cree Regional Events and Entertainment. The event marked the first major […]
Habs 0 – Hunters 1
Ahhh. Finally a warm south wind. The sun is out and birds are chirping. The sounds of nature fill the air, streams dash through the streets… and into my back yard. What? I check to see if my little scrap […]
Nuuhchimi Wiinuu offers a new cultural experience in Oujé-Bougoumou
David and Anna Bosum of Oujé-Bougoumou realized a longtime dream April 1 with the official opening ceremony of their new eco-tourism site Nuuhcimi Wiinuu, located on Scott Lake about 20 kilometres from the community. Nuuhchimi Wiinuu Cree Cultural Tours is […]
Suspended sentence: Cree Justice partners with YMCA and others to help troubled youth
The public conversation around the appalling over-representation of Aboriginals in Canada’s prisons invariably starts at the end result. How, despite comprising less than 4% of the population, Aboriginals now account for more than 23% of Canada’s inmates – 3,500 at […]
A long-crafted love: Harvey Blackned creates tamaracks in memory of his late wife
Tamarack birds are a beautiful symbol. Thanks to skilled craftsmanship, a bundle of sticks can be turned into something that is both useful and a work of art. In some cases, it is also a symbol of perseverance. In Harvey […]
Mistissini hosts Quebec Aboriginal Science Fair
About 500 of Canada’s top young scientists have a chance to win almost $1 million in awards, prizes and scholarships at the Canada-Wide Science Festival (CWSF) later this year. For Aboriginal students from Quebec, it all began with secondary students getting […]