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Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug Chief Donny Morris and Council members face six months in jail as their fight against Platinex Inc. continues.
In a decision March 17, the Ontario Superior Court sentenced the Kl chief and councillors to a six-month prison term for contempt of court. The Kl leaders defied an October 25 ...
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Four Chisasibi families who lost everything in a fire February 1 are still accepting donations through the Anglican Church of Eeyou Istchee.
Chisasibi’s Assistant Fire Chief, Morris Napash, confirmed the blaze was caused by a seized motor in the ventilation system of one of the apartments on the road behind the ...
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Over $3 billion in revenue sharing from Ontario’s lotteries and casinos will be directed to Native communities throughout the province, over the next 25 years.
The newly inked agreement will see the money earmarked for community health care, education and infrastructure.
In total, 134 Aboriginal communities will get $201 million immediately, and ...
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High above the streets of Montreal at the five star Delta Centre-Ville in a rotating restaurant, a small group of young entrepreneurial pioneers were discussing the future after seeing former U.S. Vice-President Al Gore do his presentation on climate change. Many ideas were thrown around at this supper meeting. The ...
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Students of Chisasibi’s James Bay Eeyou School are set to learn the ins and outs of tracking the weather in their community.
They will be using an MK-III Wireless Weather Station which has been installed on the roof of the school courtesy of the Elephant Thoughts Global Development Initiatives organization. The ...
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The Nation: You signed the deal and as Cuba Gooding Jr. said ‘Show me the money.’ It should be in on March 10?
Grand Chief Matthew Mukash: We’re hoping by March 10.
What about safeguards? How is the money going to be controlled and spent?
First of all I would like to say ...
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Matthew Coon Come
“Today, 32 years after entering into Canada’s first so-called “modern” agreement, the federal Crown has finally arrived to meaningfully address the obligations it assumed when the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement was signed in 1975. The James Bay Crees are not receiving some kind of a gift ...
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The 10th Annual Quebec Entrepreneurship Contest has announced that the First Nations Prize will total $10,000 this year. The contest is organized by the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Economic Development Commission and funded by the Secrétariat aux Affaires Autochtones and the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.
The ...
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Rezolution Picture’s Moose TV took home the best comedy Indie Award at the inaugural Canadian Film and Television Awards ceremony, held in Ottawa February 20. The Showcase series won out over tough competitors Corner Cas and Little Mosque on the Prairie.
Producer Ernest Webb dedicated the award to his father during ...
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Jonathan Cheechoo won’t be the only Cree from Moose Factory at the March 3 Canadiens game in San Jose. Eastmain’s Marilyn McLeod will be singing the national anthem in Cree, English and French at the game.
“Singing the national anthem at a hockey game has been a dream of mine for ...
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CKUT, McGill University’s campus radio station, held its sixth annual Homelessness Marathon outside the Native Friendship Centre of Montreal February 20 to dramatize the plight of people with nowhere to go in the cold.
Designed as a consciousness-raising event, the marathon began at sundown and ended at 7 am. It provided ...
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The Cree Nation Youth Council has organized walks for suicide awareness in four communities in Eeyou Istchee. The daytime walks will be followed by a healing circle in the evenings where all are encouraged to share their experiences dealing with suicide. The “Journey Through the Heart of Eeyou Istchee 2008 ...
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Aboriginal country music sensation Shane Yellowbird has picked up a Juno nomination for Best Canadian Country Album for “Life Is Calling My Name.”
Yellowbird’s debut album immediately shot to the top of the charts with hit singles like “They’re all about you,” and, “Pick up truck.”
Yellowbird is no stranger to pan-Canadian ...
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According to a law recently passed by the Quebec government, selling dishwashing detergents containing more than 0.5% phosphates will be outlawed in 2010. Phosphates are a main cause of the blue green algae contaminating a growing number of Quebec lakes.
The Jean Coutu chain of pharmacies isn’t waiting. It will voluntarily ...
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Robert Bosum of Ouje-Bougoumou passed away January 24, only three weeks before his 91st birthday (February 15). He was the oldest man living in Ouje.
Bosum and his wife, Emily Capissisit, were known for their generosity, said his daughter Anna Bosum. They adopted many children of the community in the traditional ...
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Two young girls, Santana Pauchay, 1, and Kaydance Pauchay, 3 were found frozen to death in snowdrifts not far from their home on the Yellow Quill First Nation in Saskatchewan January 29. They left their home after midnight with their father, Christopher Pauchay, 25, and headed to their neighbour’s house ...
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For those who attended residential schools run by the Catholic Church and have been waiting on the final 30 per cent of their settlement cheques, the wait is now over as the church has settled with the federal government instead of making individual reparation cheques to survivors.
As survivors began filing ...
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The Cree School Board is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year and they are doing it in style. The board has commissioned a one-hour video commemorating the momentous occasion that will take viewers through the early beginnings of the CSB right up until present day.
The Cree School Board is a ...
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Statistics Canada says the country’s Aboriginal population has surged past one million, though there may be far more not accounted for.
According to 2006 census data released January 15, the population of those who identify themselves as Inuit, Metis or First Nations had reached 1,172,790. These new numbers indicate a spike ...
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The Annual General Meeting for the Native Women’s Shelter of Montréal took place at the Maritime Plaza Hotel January 18, organized by Executive Director Nakuset. Board elections were held, with the following results:
Alana-Dawn Phillips – President
Dana-Marie Williams – Vice President
Janine Metallic – Treasurer
Darlene Wapachee – Secretary
Kaha:wi Jacobs – Board member
Stephanie ...
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For those who attended residential schools run by the Catholic Church and have been waiting on the final 30 per cent of their settlement cheques, the wait is now over as the church has settled with the federal government instead of making individual reparation cheques to survivors.
As survivors began filing ...
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For many of our readers, especially those of you who are parents, this will be a difficult issue of the Nation to read. At least, it should be.
Too often we find ourselves reporting on stories that involve drug and alcohol abuse, broken families, violence and suicide – or combinations of ...
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Police in Truro, Nova Scotia, have confirmed that the grandson of renowned First Nations activist Nora Bernard has been charged with first-degree murder in her death.
James Douglas Gloade, 24, was arraigned December 31.
Members of the Millbrook First Nation and the town of Truro remain deeply disturbed by the incident. “It’s ...
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Moosonee is set to launch Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library February 9. The project funds books for kids under five years old with the support of the Dollywood Foundation, the Invest in Kids organization and local Moosonee sponsors.
Children in the community will be able to register for the program and receive ...
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More than a decade after an unarmed protestor was shot and killed during a standoff at Ipperwash Provincial Park, the Ontario government has agreed to hand the land back to its rightful owners, the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nations.
The handover, which will take effect in the New ...
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Canada lost a living legend December 4 with the death of celebrated Anishinaabe Shaman painter Norval Morrisseau, aka Copper Thunderbird. Dubbed “the Picasso of the North,” Morrisseau died in Toronto at the age of 75 from complications of Parkinson’s disease.
Morrisseau’s work was characterized by heavy black lines and vibrant colours. ...
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