The Cree Nation’s plans for developing protected areas in James Bay took a giant leap forward last summer when two major expeditions gathered extensive data about its mysterious waters. With significant changes observed by Cree communities in recent years, oceanography research can help predict potential impacts on traditional practices and inform global conservation efforts.
Davey Bobbish was at home, listening to the radio, when he found out through the news that he had been selected to be the new Executive Director of the Cree Nation Government (CNG), replacing the outgoing one, Bill Namagoose.
After a devastating fire destroyed the First Nations Technical Institute’s hangar and fleet of airplanes last year, the FNTI is preparing to welcome a new cohort of students and a rebuilt hangar.
The federal government’s bill to reduce gun violence is being criticized after revelations that it would ban rifles and shotguns currently used by hunters across the country.
The Cree School Board organized a Special Needs Symposium in Gatineau from November 29 to December 1, in conjunction with Child and Family Services of the Cree Nation Government and the Disability Programs Specialized Services of the Cree Health Board.
A priest who was reported to have abused over 100 children from the 1960s to the 1980s, including in several Indigenous communities, is now alleged to have begun abusing children in the 1950s at a Montreal high school.
Cree Health Board chairperson Bertie Wapachee travelled to Alaska in September to meet with health authorities, with the aim of learning and improving health and social services in Eeyou Istchee.
Already recognized as a Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee, Washaw Sibi continues to push for a physical community that its 600 members can call home. This summer, their dream came a step closer to reality after a tour of all nine Cree communities.
The Cree Nation Government launched an initiative this summer to raise awareness among young people about the effects of climate change.
