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Restoration of abandoned Mid-Canada military sites reaches Eeyou Istchee

Abandoned former military sites of the Mid-Canada Line are finally getting cleaned up in Eeyou Istchee. The initial work planned for this summer will focus on smaller sites near Chisasibi and Whapmagoostui.

Patrick Quinn

Study shows lightly regulated logging threatens forests and wildlife

As a new study declares major changes are needed to protect biodiversity and wildlife in Quebec’s boreal forests, the Cree and other First Nations are increasingly resistant to forestry activities in the region. 

Patrick Quinn

Eeyou Ituun program graduates second cohort

The second cohort of the Eeyou Ituun (Cree knowledge) program graduated in Mistissini on January 29. The nine-month, 900-hour program was created by the Cree Trappers’ Association, the Niskamoon Corporation and the Cégep de St-Félicien to teach fundamentals of the Cree traditional lifestyle and living off the land.

Patrick Quinn

Training children in residential schools for the labour market

Between the 1920s and the 1960s, residential schools in Canada would train Indigenous girls to become domestic servants. Marlene Etapp Dixon, 73, was one such student. In May 1965, a woman named Mrs. Richardson visited Dixon’s school, seeking a girl to work as a caregiver.

Avanti Nambiar

Four Cree creators shaping Eeyou Istchee’s narrative

As we step into 2024, Eeyou Istchee is set for a year filled with stories that will define and unite the nation. But who will be the ones that choose to commit their time and skills to share these stories with the world? 

Joshua Janke

The Nation 2024 Education Guide

In this year’s guide, we explore a selection of institutions that stand out for their commitment to providing culturally sensitive and empowering education for Indigenous students, particularly those from the Cree communities.

Sakib Hossain

Cree families and entities remember Dr. Louis Bernatchez

To the international biology community, Dr. Louis Bernatchez was a foundational leader in molecular ecology. To the Cheezo family in Eastmain, he was just “Uncle Louie”. 

Patrick Quinn

Fire-ravaged habitats put pressure on vulnerable wildlife populations

The Cree and Innu nations came together in December to underline the fragile state of the caribou population and the impact that last summer’s wildfires will have on hunting in the region this year. As discussions continue to establish a Traditional Harvest Understanding, a joint statement underscored the need to curtail unauthorized hunting and guiding practices to allow animal habitats to recover in the coming months.

Joshua Janke

Climate change behind sharp decline of Nunavut’s caribou herds

In the vast expanse of western Nunavut, reports from the Kitikmeot and Kivalliq regions paint a bleak picture of ailing caribou in numbers higher than the norm. The Nunavut territorial government confirms concerns about the health and sustainability of the Arctic caribou.

Sakib Hossain

Canadian Rangers training expands in Eeyou Istchee  

The Canadian Rangers Patrol Group visited Cree communities in November to conduct several training sessions. Following a week of exercises in Nemaska, there was an opening ceremony and basic military indoctrination for the organization’s 29th patrol in Ouje-Bougoumou.

Patrick Quinn

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