Canada has agreed to pay $800 million to five First Nations to settle a land claims dispute in British Columbia, acknowledging that it failed to honour a treaty signed over a century ago.
Emily Rabbitskin was washing dishes at home in Mistissini when her cellphone rang. The caller asked her if she could be part of a project that would help many survivors of residential schools.
The Office of the Cree Language Commissioner has received a five-year funding pledge, ensuring it will have money to expand its workforce and expand its range of programs and activities in the coming years.
The tragic drowning of eight people attempting to cross illegally into the United States has shone an unfortunate light on the Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) community of Akwesasne, which straddles the Ontario, Quebec and New York state borders and is divided by the St. Lawrence River.
As the Covid-19 pandemic fades as a public health concern three years after it changed the planet’s life, some healthcare organizations are studying the Cree Nation’s successful mitigation measures to better understand how to respond to future emergencies.
Kenneth Weistche was five or six when he was removed from Waskaganish and sent to Bishop Horden Hall residential school in Moose Factory. Eventually he was transferred to the Fort George Catholic residential school and later the St. Philip’s School at Fort George.
Where has all the eelgrass gone? That’s the question scientists and land users are trying to answer, along with its huge impact on geese and other wildlife along coastal Eeyou Istchee.
At this year’s annual Dialogue for Life conference, held at Montreal’s Sheraton Hotel February 14-18, workshop and training organizers shared evolving attitudes and strategies for addressing suicide prevention in Indigenous communities.
Cree Language Commissioner Jaime Moses said while there won’t be many activities for this year’s Cree Language Month, there are big plans in place to expand the role and impact of the Commissioner’s office.
Education advocates are hopeful that an initiative from Canada’s largest school board to establish a compulsory course focused on Indigenous writers for all secondary students will send a strong message across the country.
