Post Tagged with: "Fort George"

Mamoweedow Memories

Mamoweedow Memories

— Photos & Story by Katie Webb — Being at Mamoweedow is like looking through a window to the past. No running water, no electricity, a way of living before any modern convenience. Every summer in July, much of Chisasibi […]

Hudson Bay Company’s first trading post is where the Cree said it was

Hudson Bay Company’s first trading post is where the Cree said it was

This summer’s Archaeology Month demonstrated the power of First Nations storytelling and oral tradition as Waskaganish encouraged people to visit their region and the partially excavated remains of the Fort Charles archaeological site, home to the Hudson Bay Company’s first […]

Of Woodstock and other festivals

We were young people with a mission – to inform the people of Fort George Island that beyond the waters of the great river there was a magical land comprised of world-renowned musicians. It started with the influx of Bobby […]

Snowshoe tales

My little moccasins crunched quietly in the snow, following the tracks my mother made ahead of me. I was pulling a tiny sled laden with a precious load of vaccines. Trudging along to the next house, we finally made it […]

Eeyou Istchee Powwow Roundup

Eeyou Istchee Powwow Roundup

Rain fails to dampen Niimuuhiikan celebration Big Rock’s annual powwow took place August 20-21 with Luke MacLeod bringing on Justice Debassige as the new coordinator for Mistissini’s fourth annual celebration. Inclement weather forced the powwow to move indoors to the […]

Hometown Dream – Melisa Pash talk about opening for country star Johnny Reid in Chisasibi

Hometown Dream – Melisa Pash talk about opening for country star Johnny Reid in Chisasibi

I have been performing since I was a little girl. It has always been a part of who I am. First it was piano recitals, then cello, orchestra, lip-synching and then finally singing my own songs with my guitar and […]