The Cree Nation Government signed a memorandum of understanding with the federal government June 27 to study the feasibility of a national marine conservation area on the eastern shore of James Bay, within the Eeyou Marine Region
Attawapiskat’s chief and council called an emergency meeting July 5 to hear a presentation by engineer Rod Peters that gave residents cause for serious concern.
From the first paragraph of the much-anticipated final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), it was evident that commissioners weren’t going to shy away from addressing this “national emergency” with blunt language.
When the Espresso Hotel tried to get Paul Gull to give up his room, the former Waswanipi Chief dug in his heels.
After yet another spring evacuation – and rallies organized by band members at Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill – the First Nation of Kashechewan has secured a tripartite agreement
A band council election in Nemaska will see an unprecedented repeat of the run-off vote for Chief and Deputy Chief after Returning Officer Tina Wapachee annulled the results of the April 23 election
Quebec’s recently implemented long-gun registry is already impacting the lives of people throughout Eeyou Istchee
The Cree Nation Government voted unanimously March 26 to amend the Cree Nation Governance Agreement in order to remove a 75-year limit on land leases for private citizens – thereby allowing Cree Nation members to build up equity in their homes.
The federal government’s legislation to support the preservation and promotion of Indigenous languages met with a mixed reception after its introduction in early February, with some groups feeling left out of the development process and others waiting to see if it proves to be more than a simply symbolic gesture.
The cafeteria at the Nemiscau work camp, 18 kilometres from the Cree community of Nemaska, burned down on the night of January 30
