Three Cree participate in Canadian Army’s new Indigenous training program
Carcajou is a new summer training program for Indigenous people run by the Canadian Army – and which now includes three young Cree recruits from Mistissini and Waskaganish
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Act of reconciliation re-ignites tension between Oka mayor and Kanesatake Mohawks
Though the 78-day armed standoff, known as the Oka Crisis, ended 29 years ago, tensions between the Mohawk community of Kanesatake and the neighbouring municipality of Oka have been stoked by, of all things, a reconciliatory gift.
Reggie Shanush’s uphill battle at Hotel Continental in Val-d’Or
When Reggie Shanush finished his medical appointment, he left all his belongings in his hotel room on the second floor – even his prosthetic leg, which had been hurting him
The Cree Nation Government and Canada reach MOU for coastal conservation area
The Cree Nation Government signed a memorandum of understanding with the federal government June 27 to study the feasibility of a national marine conservation area on the eastern shore of James Bay, within the Eeyou Marine Region
State of emergency declared in Attawapiskat over contaminated tap water
Attawapiskat’s chief and council called an emergency meeting July 5 to hear a presentation by engineer Rod Peters that gave residents cause for serious concern.
MMIWG Inquiry report brings international attention to Canada’s “genocide”
From the first paragraph of the much-anticipated final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), it was evident that commissioners weren’t going to shy away from addressing this “national emergency” with blunt language.
High demand means more temporary relocations for Cree patients in Montreal
When the Espresso Hotel tried to get Paul Gull to give up his room, the former Waswanipi Chief dug in his heels.
Kashechewan signs a new agreement with Ottawa and Ontario to move upriver
After yet another spring evacuation – and rallies organized by band members at Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill – the First Nation of Kashechewan has secured a tripartite agreement
Procedural errors lead to unprecedented second run-off election in Nemaska
A band council election in Nemaska will see an unprecedented repeat of the run-off vote for Chief and Deputy Chief after Returning Officer Tina Wapachee annulled the results of the April 23 election
Cree hunters feel unfairly targeted by Quebec’s new gun registry
Quebec’s recently implemented long-gun registry is already impacting the lives of people throughout Eeyou Istchee