ARTICLES BY Amy German

Aglukark’s Earth is Blood Red

Musician, activist and public speaker Susan Aglukark has just signed with the Winnipeg-based Aboriginal record label Arbor Records, which on Aug. 8 will release her sixth album, Blood Red Earth. Aglukark, who sings in a melange of Inuktitut and English, has sold over 400,000 albums in Canada to date. She will ... read more ››

The Big Bird Virus Epidemic: Cautionary Advice for a Happy Hunting Season

Avian flu is the talk of just about every media outlet and family dinner table these days. Yet with the all the buzz surrounding Avian flu or the particular strain that has everyone so concerned, H5N1, it’s hard to know what the facts are and even harder to assess what ... read more ››

Niskamoon’s Technical Future

Established August 31, 2004, the Niskamoon Corporation was created to assemble all agreements between Hydro Quebec and the Cree under one administrative roof. Prior to 2004, various companies handled the agreements from EMS Corp to Abitibi. “This created confusion in the community, people didn’t know what organization to go to for ... read more ››

Squatter eviction time in Abitibi-Témiscamingue

For the past seven months, the Ministry of Natural Resources has been tracking the camps of illegal squatters who have come to the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region to hunt and stay on the land without permits. This month, however, dozens of hunting shacks and other structures built by the squatters will either be ... read more ››