The Cree Health Board’s recently created Youth Protection Commission wants your input on how to improve the region’s child welfare services by adapting Quebec’s Youth Protection Act to Cree cultural values and realities.
It’s back-to-school season! Getting your children ready for the new school year shouldn’t be a hassle. As a matter of fact, there are plenty of ways you as a parent or guardian can help ease the process of your child or children to set themselves up for success in the new coming school year. Here are some amazing ways to help ensure a smooth transition from summer to the new school year.
As relentless forest fires continued to blaze across Eeyou Istchee, access roads blocked by heavy smoke in mid-July forced at least five Cree communities to evacuate some of their members.
National Indigenous Peoples Day was celebrated with a diverse array of events across the country June 21, with the summer solstice signifying an important occasion for renewal among numerous cultures.
Leaders from across the Cree Nation paid tribute to Elder Robbie Matthew Sr., who left this world at sunset on Indigenous Peoples Day, June 21. Some reflected that the timing of his passing was just one more reason to honour how significant his life had been, even until his last day.
From humble beginnings at his school’s science fair in Ouje-Bougoumou, Malachi Coonishish took his project all the way to the Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF) in Edmonton, where he received the Renewable Energy Award for his project, How to Increase Solar Energy Output.
Responding to the urgent need for safe spaces for Indigenous women, children and 2SLGBTQI+ individuals escaping gender-based violence, the federal government is committing $103 million in funding for the construction and support of 178 new shelter spaces and transitional houses across 21 communities.
The people of Waskaganish have spoken and voted yes to allow the sale of alcohol at their restaurants, tournaments, wedding receptions and other special events in a referendum held May 23. Before the vote, I asked several men and women on the street for their opinion on this matter.
The Cree Women of Eeyou Istchee Association (CWEIA) has initiated a new regional program called Manchadauu, which means “let’s build”, to help families affected by domestic violence through strength provided from traditional teachings.
A major renovation of the Val-d’Or Native Friendship Centre will improve accommodations for Cree patients staying in the city for healthcare services. A new five-storey pavilion will be constructed adjacent to the centre’s current building, on its existing parking space.
