First-ever Cree TV broadcast of NHL game is a national hit
Hockey fans from coast to coast recently had an unprecedented opportunity to hear the Plains Cree version of “He shoots, he scores!”
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Rough track conditions didn’t slow racers at Ouje-Bougoumou Snowmobile Challenge
The Ouje-Bougoumou Snowmobile Cross-Country Challenge 2019, held March 22-24, opened with an emotional tribute to the late Nathaniel Bosum, an avid snocross racer.
New-look Rupert River Cup tournament provides thrills and surprises
Changes to the format and scheduling at this year’s Rupert River Cup made for exciting game play at the hockey and broomball tournament.
Israel Mianscum is the great Cree hope in this year’s QMJHL entry draft
The hopes of hockey fans across Eeyou Istchee will be with a young hockey player from Mistissini later this spring, when the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League holds its annual entry draft at Quebec City’s Centre Videotron
Nunavik’s Ivakkak dogsled race is helping renew Inuit traditions
The silence of white wilderness is broken by the rhythm of paws on snow and the exhilarated cries of mushers gliding across frozen tundra.
Chisasibi’s teenager continues his quest to become Canada’s fastest cube solver
“We were told that he would be slower than kids his age,” said Emily Matoush, recalling a visit to the Montreal Children’s Hospital with her son Walter, who at the time was only two or three years old.
APTN documentary series Arm Nation focuses on Mistissini “pullers”
A new documentary series on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) aims to challenge common preconceptions of arm-wrestling as a pastime reserved for schoolyards or dank taverns.