Although it happened three decades ago, the Oka Crisis remains a powerful reminder of an Indigenous struggle to protect sacred land. The 78-day standoff between the Kanien’keha:ka (Mohawks) of Kanesatake against the Surêté du Québec and Canadian military is the subject of Beans, a compelling new film by director Tracey Deer.
The Cree Nation is celebrating the permanent return of a 170-year-old traditional beaded hood from the Lachine Museum, where it had resided for over 70 years.
Cree singer/songwriter Angel Baribeau is back with a second single and video from the hit EP, For Those I Love(d). “Wish We Were Older” has already reached number one on the Indigenous Music Countdown and its music video amassed over 33,000 views in less than two weeks.
Quebec’s only publishing house dedicated to First Nations literature is launching the province’s first literary contest for Indigenous writers, organized in partnership with the Ministry of Education.
The Covid-19 pandemic is hardest on the most vulnerable, especially people with addictions. AA and NA meetings in church basements have been canceled, treatment facilities have closed their doors and health units have reduced their services.
When the pandemic placed the live music industry on indefinite hold, the touring schedule of Cree-Métis musician iskwē disappeared
n August 2019, hoping to learn about the Cree culinary arts, renowned chef Stéphane Modat took a break from the prestigious kitchens of the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac
Matthew Monias is not one to let his disabilities keep him from reaching his goals.
With two projects premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this September, Métis-Algonquin filmmaker Michelle Latimer hopes to empower Indigenous communities through the same medium that has so often been a source of misrepresentation.
