Even though the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government (EIJBRG) has been in place since 2014, questions remain about its role. The Nation reached Grand Chief Abel Bosum, the current chairperson of the Regional Government, to clear up some of […]
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Crees briefed on ongoing provincial and federal inquiries
About 50 people gathered in Val-d’Or October 5 for an information session with the Cree Nation Government and representatives of both the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) and the Public Inquiry Commission on relations […]
Quebec’s Public Inquiry hears from Cree leadership
Quebec’s Public Inquiry Commission on relations between Indigenous peoples and certain public services is almost through its first phase of hearings. Over the month of June, the inquiry heard from Indigenous nations, leaders and organizations in order to better situate […]
Cree tradition of customary adoption will finally be legalized
Quebec government began an overdue overhaul of outdated adoption laws by introducing Bill 113 in the National Assembly October 6. The bill aims to bring more transparency to the adoption process by amending Quebec’s Civil Code and the Youth Protection […]
Roots, Resilience and Reconciliation: National Aboriginal Day in Montreal & Val-d’Or
In its 20 years of existence, National Aboriginal Day has come to represent the ever-evolving relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canada. It doesn’t have the recognition that comes with being a statutory holiday. But it is our day to come […]