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.
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
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.
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.
The Canadian Medical Association apologized to Indigenous peoples for historical harms caused by the healthcare system during a September 18 ceremony in Victoria, BC.
While his visit to Eeyou Istchee was primarily for a renaming ceremony of the Eastmain hydroelectric complex, it was Premier François Legault’s memorable experience in Nemaska that may help build a better relationship between the Cree Nation and Quebec government.
Three years ago, on July 26, 2021, Mary Simon was sworn in as the 30th Governor General of Canada, becoming the first Indigenous person to hold the position.
At the world’s largest annual gathering of Indigenous leaders and policymakers in New York City, the Cree Nation had a leading role in discussions about working collaboratively with state governments to advance self-determination.
First Indigenous Women’s Leadership Conference builds on recent success
