Quebec-Cree negotiator Abel Bosum can be as tough and as quick-witted as a tiger when it comes to defending and negotiating for his people. The following is his review for the Nation of Cree-Quebec relations over the past year. Commission […]
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Sport hunt remains open despite major decline in Leaf River herd
The Grand Council of the Crees, the Naskapi Nation and the Nunavik Inuit have together called on the government of Quebec to cancel the 2017-2018 sport hunt, so far to no avail. The latest results show that the herd has […]
New Year’s Reflections
As we do every year, the Nation asked several leading figures in Eeyou Istchee to reflect on 2016 and look ahead to 2017 in respect to their organization and the Cree Nation as a whole. Here are the responses from […]
Best of the James Bay survey results
The results of the Best of the James Bay survey we sent out a few months back are in! While we admit this is not a scientific poll, we are certainly pleased and very amused by the hilarious answers that […]
A “how-to” on traditional snowshoe making from George Longchap
Making snowshoes is in George Longchap’s blood. He learned by watching his father, who learned from watching his father, and today Longchap is teaching his daughter the tradition. “In my childhood days I always watched my dad making snowshoes and […]
Konnected.TV: Eeyou Istchee tours the Americas
Konnected.TV is adding up the air miles, having taken the host and crew to Hawaii and across Latin America, including Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Columbia. The APTN documentary series follows the journey of Cree host Pakesso Mukash as he interacts […]
Mapping the learning path at the CSB regional assembly
The Cree School Board’ second regional general assembly, held November 8-9, in Mistissini, brought together school board officials and representatives from all 10 Cree communities to map the event’s theme – “Our Journey Towards Student Success” – or determine the […]
Following Romeo Saganash through Eeyou Istchee in “Le centre du monde”
Following last winter’s mass murder in a shooting spree in La Loche, Saskatchewan, and the continuing epidemic of suicide in Attawapiskat and other Indigenous communities, media commentators argued that isolation is to blame. The misery and despair, they said, were […]
Using virtual reality to strengthen Cree language
The Cree School Board (CSB) will be offering the most cutting-edge language-teaching technology in Quebec, if not the whole country, when three pilot projects begin in Chisasibi, Nemaska and Oujé-Bougoumou this month. The Cree Syllabics Virtual Reality (CSVR) project, called […]
Northern Developments: Renard diamond mine and Wabun agreement
Quebec’s first diamond mine in Eeyou Istchee will work closely with the Cree Nation by Peter Wheeland Last month’s opening of Quebec’s first diamond mine launched a new era of resource development in the north, providing economic stimulus and ecological […]