After the Cree Nation Government condemned the unauthorized hunting of caribou in the Nichicun and Lac Catalogne areas of Eeyou Istchee by members of the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach, Quebec's Ministry of the Environment announced it has opened an investigation into the incident.
To equip Indigenous youth with essential leadership skills, the Next Generation Program was launched in early March by First Nations Executive Education in partnership with HEC Montréal.
Long before European contact, customary adoption was common among the Cree and other Indigenous people.
After discovery of unmarked graves at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia in 2021
Trapping is a fundamental aspect of life for the Cree, but the number of people still willing to brave the wilderness in search of furs and meat has steadily fallen.
Concordia waives tuition for Quebec Indigenous students
Leonard Peltier to be released from prison
As Waswanipi tallyman Johnny Cooper prepares to have a second toe amputated following an unfortunate acci-dent two years ago, he’s going to the media in hopes of finally receiving justice from the Cree forestry company that he blames for robbing his liberty and livelihood.
A state of emergency over a lack of police services was declared November 21 in Winneway, where about half the 800 members of Long Point First Nation (LPFN) reside. Located roughly 100 kilometres from the nearest Sûreté du Québec station in Ville-Marie on Lake Temiscaming, the community has relied on the SQ since 2006, when the local police force was abolished due to a lack of funding.
The failure of a toxicity test at the Chalk River nuclear facility near Ottawa is raising concerns about environmental damage and poor communication with Indigenous communities.
