In April, NDP MP Romeo Saganash introduced Bill C-262 in the House of Commons. The private member’s bill calls for a legislative framework for full and comprehensive implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). It […]

Once again Quebec is pushing a policy without taking the time to address how it will affect First Nations in the province. You might think the Quebec government has a collective form of Alzheimer’s disease given the forgotten lessons of […]

For Indigenous people, says André-Yanne Parent, “the experience of school has been very traumatic.” That’s why Parent, of the group Youth Fusion, is working to ensure that schools reach out to parents. She wants schools to “go outside of their […]

In light of the ongoing controversy regarding the Cree Nation Government’s land claim in Ontario Superior Court and vocal opposition to the lawsuit by representatives of First Nations communities in northern Ontario, the Nation reached out to Grand Chief Matthew […]

My heart was beating overtime, my brow sticky with sweat and dust. The drumbeat was at once exciting and soothing. The songs sung by men from Alkali Lake, BC, effortlessly reached the high notes. Many from the circle of admirers […]

The 2000 Cree of Attawapiskat have lived through multiple crises of the past few years that have garnered headlines throughout Canada. The latest media storm followed a rash of suicide attempts in April, when seven children aged 9-14 were rushed […]

The Comité d’examen des repercussions sur l’environnement et le milieu social (Environmental and Social Impact Review Committee in English) was given its mandate in accordance with Chapter 22 of the James Bay Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA) first established in the […]

Kathy Shecapio says she enjoys being in the middle of the action. It’s a good thing: hired as the new director of Cree Patient Services (CPS) in April, she’s had her hands full revamping a busy service that has seen […]

I arrived early for the spring Goose Break, leaving a balmy Montreal April 28 expecting to get to Mistissini just in time for the arrival of the big flocks of geese. Sadly, the ice was just beginning to retreat. In […]

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. […]