I was watching Tout le monde en parle recently. Hubert Lenoir, a 24-year-old singer and songwriter, was being interviewed on the hugely popular Radio-Canada program about the success of his recent album Darlène. Lenoir is an eccentric artist who does […]

Two Cree business owners facing non-Cree competitors in their communities say the outside firms are causing tensions when contracts are awarded. Kenny Norman Neeposh (Eenou Plumbing and Heating) and Patrick Dixon (Westao Construction) are two entrepreneurs who say they face […]

“It’s exhausting and your legs burn,” said Tony Blackned, founder and leader of the Wahstauskun Winter Journey of Hope. “But words can’t describe the feeling of being out there, knowing that your ancestors have walked this same path.” Blackned and […]

How hard is it to be a Chief of a First Nation? Well, it is not an easy trail. Anyone who decides to become the leader of his or her First Nation community or run for leadership positions nationally, provincially […]

  They set out to raise $10,000, and ended up with $13,600. For an organization used to seeing its budgets cut, the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal (NWSM) had a happy surprise with this year’s third annual Spirit Walk fundraising […]

An Air Creebec flight scheduled to land in the northern Ontario community of Attawapiskat May 21 won’t just be carrying the usual mix of passengers and freight. Organizers of a Cree letter-writing campaign are working hard to fill it with […]

Wayne Rabbitskin knows too well what can happen when you keep your pain and trauma inside: eight years ago, he lost his job and his house, and ended up homeless. Now Rabbitskin is a certified prevention specialist with Oujé-Bougoumou’s National […]