Where They Stand – Cree Nation Grand Chief candidates unveil election campaigns
Cree Nation Grand Chief candidates unveil election campaigns
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High Hopes – Indigenous leadership delighted by Gull-Masty’s victory but some still prefer their own riding
Indigenous leadership delighted by Gull-Masty’s victory but some still prefer their own riding
Gull-Masty Rides Red Wave to Become Liberal MP in Northern Quebec
As Canadians re-elected the Liberal party for a fourth mandate on April 28 under new leader Mark Carney, a record number of Indigenous Members of Parliament (MPs) helped it overcome a surging Conservative party.
Still Waiting – First Nations Clean Water Act dies on order paper after federal election called
First Nations Clean Water Act dies on order paper after federal election called
Trump’s Manifest Destiny
By the time this issue makes it to your table, President Donald Trump will once again be President of the United States.
Indigenous leaders voice hope and skepticism at COP29
While we are witnessing an ever-escalating cascade of climate disasters, leaders from the world’s most polluting countries were conspicuously absent from COP29, the United Nations’ annual climate conference.
Getting to know new Cree Health Board chairperson Jeannie Pelletier
A run-off election for Cree Health Board chairperson will be held November 27 between Jeannie Pelletier and incumbent Bertie Wapachee. As none of the five candidates received more than 50% of ballots cast November 12, a second round of voting is held for the top two candidates in the first round.
The US government apologizes for mistreatment of Indigenous peoples
The US government apologizes for mistreatment of Indigenous peoples
Comparing the candidates for Cree Health Board chairperson
Cree voters will choose between incumbent Bertie Wapachee and challenger George L. Diamond in the election for the office of the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay (CBHSSJB) chairperson to be held on November 12. The Nation spoke with both candidates to give readers a more informed choice.
Federal commitment to residential school investigations questioned after funding cuts
A group of experts and Indigenous organizations are concerned about recent federal cuts to funding for investigations into former residential school burial sites. After hundreds of unmarked graves were discovered at a Kamloops residential school site in 2022, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada set aside more than $200 million to support initiatives to document deaths and commemorate the children who did not return home.