When the people elected to uphold the law don’t fulfill their obligations, at least citizens have an alternative. This is the case with a private prosecution that the Wildlands League has filed against De Beers Canada Inc. Assisted by lawyers […]
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How Eeyouch made out in 2016 according to Abel Bosum
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 […]
First People’s Festival brings first-rate Aboriginal artists to Montreal
Summer is the season to relax and enjoy life. One of the best ways to take advantage of the good weather is at Montreal’s First Peoples Festival, which from August 3 to 10 will showcase Indigenous culture makers from around […]
Balancing Act – COMEX president Suzann Méthot on compromise between environment and economy
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 […]
Final decision for Broadback nears
Waswanipi residents are anxiously awaiting an overdue report that could decide the fate of the Broadback forest, the last pristine area in the southern Cree community’s territory. The provincial Comité d’examen (COMEX) was expected to release its recommendations on logging […]
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 […]