Internship fund aims to bring grads back to Eeyou Istchee
The Cree Nation Government (CNG) recently announced a new $1 million internship fund to help bring post-secondary graduates back home with employment related to their studies.
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Financing delays force Nemaska Lithium to lay off half its staff
Only a week after the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to the developers of lithium-ion batteries, Nemaska Lithium announced plans to lay off about half of its staff due to financing delays.
Cooking up culture
Waswanipi community members gathered at Willie J. Happyjack High School September 24 for the inauguration of the new Sabtuan Culture Camp, a space where students will partake in traditional activities as a part of their curriculum.
Literacy camps in Eeyou Istchee are a continuing success
Literacy camps have become a summertime staple throughout Eeyou Istchee – keeping the minds and bodies of Cree youth active and in shape during the long school break.
Cree School Board produces a bumper crop of graduates in 2019
Cree School Board chairperson Sarah Pash could not be prouder of the large number of students graduating from its youth sector and its adult education and vocational programs this year.
Cree hunters to get new bush kits that meet changing needs
The Cree Medical Bush Kit program is being revamped to help make hunting trips safer.
Concordia University’s new Cree culture class seeks to create allies
Concordia was the first university in Quebec to offer a First Peoples Studies program, which includes one course called “Algonquian Peoples”, not to be confused with the Algonquin people
Sabtuan introduces new adult education options
When children return to school this September, more of their parents may be joining them
How Chisasibi’s school greenhouse is growing a healthier future
Now in its third year of operation, the James Bay Eeyou School Greenhouse Project is reaching new production levels, learning what works best and helping other communities get their own greenhouses off the ground.
NISK revitalizes intergenerational links
With the world seeming to spin a little faster with each passing year, finding the time to connect to the land and traditional ways can be challengin