Commission report confirms that city police target Indigenous community
Back in 2018, for the first time in the city’s history, the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) released data regarding street checks to independent researchers
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Deputy Grand Chief Mandy Gull is on a mission to do away with toxic containers
A champion of the environment, Deputy Grand Chief Mandy Gull is campaigning for a styrofoam ban in Eeyou Istchee because of the long-term impact it has on the land.
New Eeyou police union signs first collective agreement after long negotiations
Members of the Eeyou Eenou Police Force (EEPF) hope a new union contract will help better protect them from the risks that come with their duties.
Barriere Lake takes action against overhunting in wildlife reserve
While another fall moose hunt is in full swing at La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve, this year’s visitors will notice an increased presence of the park’s other inhabitants – the Algonquins of Barriere Lake.
A Sixties Scoop survivor shares her story as class-action lawsuit payments approach
Though she wouldn’t know what it really meant until she was a legal adult, Neecha Dupuis’ childhood was marked by a desire to go home.
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
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.