ARTICLES BY tsa

S’all Relative Baby

Albert Einstein once said that the only source of knowledge is experience, which means that we can only really truly know something to the extent that we can relate it to, or remember, the experiences we have had. Which would allow that there will be things that some of us ... read more ››

DIAND Supports Moose Cree Sustainable Forestry Venture

The Moose Cree First Nation has received $650,800 from the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs to pursue a sustainable forestry license. This is in response to the Northern Boreal Initiative, which provides First Nations communities with opportunities “to take a leading role in the development of new sustainable commercial ... read more ››

He Ain’t Heavy

When my oldest brother was 10, he stood up in class one day and told the teacher she was wrong. When he refused to apologize, he was sent to the principal’s office. My mother was called in and told her usually polite and well-behaved son had been so rude and ... read more ››

The CBC’s Kristy Snell – Anchored in her Heritage

Since 1991, our taxpayer-funded broadcast network has been mandated to “reflect the multicultural and multiracial nature of Canada.” Success can be measured in different ways, but there are more women, people with disabilities and aboriginal people working at the CBC; certainly more than we see on the private networks. Over ... read more ››

Experiments With Truth

Do you think that truth exists with a capital T, that there is some truth that cannot possibly be an untruth? This is a question that has baffled philosophers since the beginning of time. The pages of history are loaded with truths, about the world and the human condition, that have ... read more ››

Caniapiscau to be Exclusive?

A non-native outfitter is asking for the exclusive access to fish along the Caniapiscau River and has already been given the go ahead by the Cree. The outfitter, Club Chambeaux, has been in existence for over 50 years. They first put in a request for exclusive access in 1993 to ... read more ››

Jonesing

There is an expression that is used to refer to the maintaining of the status quo, or level of conformity, or struggle for par – call it what you will — when you want or have what everyone else has, that reads “keeping up with the Jones’.” Sometime back in ... read more ››

Blame Canada – Softwood Lumber Bashing in the U.S.A.

For the past 20 years Canada and the U.S. have been wrangling over the softwood lumber industry. U.S. lumber interests are irked that Canadian products are cheaper than the homegrown variety. They convinced the U.S. government to impose a 27.3 per cent duty on all Canadian imports to the U.S., ... read more ››

Word

I watched Ice Age the other day, an animated movie with a caustic wooly mammoth, a lisping three toed sloth and a cunning sabre tooth tiger who band together to bring a lost human baby back to it’s “herd.” They manage to work through their issues and differences to become ... read more ››

Tis the Season

“To live is not to live for one’s self alone, let us help one another” – wise words from Greek playwright Menander. That being said, *tis no secret that the Christmas season is upon us as we have been bombarded with commercials and ads for new fangled shiny gifts that ... read more ››

F/P/T/A Aboriginal Affairs Meeting

After three years of focusing on ways to strengthen Aboriginal participation in the economy, especially the participation of women and youth, an intergovernmental group that was put together to discuss and improve Aboriginal Affairs has put two new priorities on their agenda. The group will now explore the housing and ... read more ››

Johnny M. Cooper: CTA’s New President

The new president of the Cree Trappers Association was elected on August 19, 2002, to a three year term. Although Johnny Cooper does not trap right now, (he stopped in 1986) he remembers being on the trapline with his family when he was younger. Cooper says that they would go ... read more ››

In their own words Cree living with diabetes

In the summer of 2001, the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay conducted a study of diabetics living in Chisasibi and Waskaganish, focusing on how they maintain control of the disease and the difficulties they encounter. The people were asked what the most difficult thing was ... read more ››

The kids are all right!: Marcel Happyjack-Cree Nation Youth Grand Chief

There is no shortage of young people out there. Youth aged 29 and under represent 70 per cent of the Cree Nation and it has been said that First Nations youth are the fastest growing youth population in Canada. It is not a new concept that the youth of today ... read more ››

Native Adoptee

At first I thought it would be a breeze to write a piece on being adopted, then I sat myself down to try to write about it and realized it wasn’t as easy as I thought. I mean, the easy thing was that I was adopted and I had a ... read more ››

“I just wanna ride my bicycle” Kwanah Sioui-Moar – downhill mountain biker

People use the expression “It’s like riding a bike” in reference to a task that’s easy to do, as if it’s almost second nature, one that seems to require no thought or skill whatsoever. Riding a bicycle may be a relatively easy thing to do next to, say, riding an ... read more ››

Titus Channer: Point Guard for Team Canada

We all know that Lacrosse is a Canadian sport, but it’s almost hard to believe that basketball is a sport that originated in Canada too, only because the US has taken the ball, so to speak, and run away with it, turning b-ball into the huge phenomenon that it is. ... read more ››

They call me Cheech

Johnathon Cheechoo: San Jose’s next Shark? He is the son of Mervin and Caroline Cheechoo of Moose Factory and by October 10 he could very well be the next left-winger for the San Jose Sharks in the NHL. At 22 years of age, six feet tall and weighing 200 pounds, Jonathan ... read more ››