About 86 kilometres outside of Inukjuak, John Clarence Kawapit hit the distress signal. He wasn’t in immediate danger, but he was close. His team of three people, walking as John’s Healing Journey from Whapmagoostui to Salluit, was running out of […]
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The many faces of Eeyou Istchee
Just like people, cities, towns and villages all have their own personalities, strengths, weaknesses and peculiar habits. Montreal is a wild child who likes to stay up late and have lots of fun. Toronto is more serious and tedious but […]
Fruit of the land
James George, manager of Whapmagoostui general store Whale-mart, readily admits that his store offers similar products to those available at the Co-op and the Northern Store in town. The difference, he says, is that Whale-mart is 100% Cree-owned. And what […]
Whapmagoostui’s financial pain: Report harshly criticizes overspending
An internal report on Eeyou Istchee’s northernmost community is raising doubts about its approach to tackling a sizeable budget deficit. The Whapmagoostui audit draws a picture of a community that is redirecting Cree Nation Government funds to expensive capital projects […]