Mistissini community members soar in fitness challenge
Dozens of people came from Mistissini and other communities to participate in the 11th annual Mistissini Fitness Challenge, held July 23-24.
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Two-day workshops focus on intergenerational trauma and healing for men
When Wayne Rabbitskin was working for social services, he would get calls from men who needed someone to talk with, but who would never set foot in the offices or attend any type of treatment program.
One hospital’s efforts to make services more accessible to Indigenous patients
After the death of Joyce Echaquan last September, many health providers across Quebec questioned their treatment of Indigenous patients and analyzed the barriers to care they may face.
Controversial birth alerts remain common in the North
While the BC government calls it “illegal and unconstitutional”, the controversial practice of birth alerts is still common practice in Quebec. A recent APTN News investigation found that birth alerts occur every two days, on average, in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region.
Covid vaccinations begin in Eeyou Istchee
We are fortunate to have collaborated with Cree Leadership, our neighbouring southern region, and to have had their full support from the beginning of this pandemic.
Quebec cancels holiday plans
Vaccine program rolls out, but won’t reach Eeyou Istchee soon
Bertie Wapachee elected chair of Cree Health Board
Following a run-off election November 10, Bertie Wapachee was elected the new chairperson of the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay (CBHSSJB) with a decisive 72% of the ballots cast.
Increased Covid restrictions announced while vaccine distribution plans developed
After a long year, there is some hope for an end to the Covid-19 pandemic affecting the world as Canada approved a promising vaccine.
As Covid cases spread across Quebec, Eeyou Istchee remains a yellow zone
As Covid-19 cases continue to climb in Quebec and across the globe, Eeyou Istchee remains a relatively safe zone.
Georges-Hervé Awashish dies in Chicoutimi hospital after complaining about racist slurs
Just weeks after Joyce Echaquan’s death amid a flurry of racist insults in a Joliette hospital ignited national outrage, another Quebec hospital is under scrutiny for slurs directed at an Indigenous man in the days before he died.