ARTICLES BY NATION

1996 RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EEYOO ESTCHEE (ISTCHEE) COMMISSION (EEC)

As you are probably aware, the WFN is in the process of mapping out and defining our traditionalterritory. Once this is done, a statement will follow declaring ourselves as a people and formallyreaffirming our rights over the extent of our territory (those that Quebec and Canada claim wereextinguished in 1975). ... read more ››

Long Ago…

Edward is my name. Edward Gilpin. I am 75 years old. Long ago, I didn’t see extreme hardship. There was never a day when I didn’t eat. But my mother, she was the one who told stories. She was raised inland. She told of the stories of when she was there. There ... read more ››

Computer Virus Warning

If you receive an email titled “WIN A HOLIDAY” do not open it. It will erase everything on your harddrive. This is a new, very malicious virus and not many people know about it This virus has beenconfirmed by Microsoft. Share this information with everyone that might access the internet. Also, ... read more ››

Innu frustrated bv Hydro Development

Innu leaders vowed to take whatever actions are necessary to protect Innu rights as they face proposed hydro development by Newfoundland and Quebec on Innu land. “We are tired of being lied to, tired of being misled, and tired of having our rights ignored,” said Innu Nation Vice-president Daniel Ashini. Much the ... read more ››

Guns and Bureaucrats

That Firearms Acquisition Certificate in your possession will no longer be good after January 1st, 2001. And if you don’t have a certificate, or yours expries before then, you need another bureaucratic piece of paper. You have to get the new and shiny Possession and Acquisition License. This license will say what type ... read more ››

In Memory

This eulogy is dedicated “In loving memory of the late Allan Iserhoff,” who deceased on January 28th, 1998. On behalf of our immediate family, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who sent their condolences, one way or another. Your love and prayers were comforting for each one ... read more ››

Breakfast for kids !!!!!

Did you know breakfast is the most important meal of the day, especially for your children? Thanks to Lucie Leclerc Breakfast provides the energy your body needs to start the day. The last time we ate was 8-12 hoursago and we need to “break that fast”. Some people think skipping breakfast helps ... read more ››

Diary of a residential school

Everyone knows about the problems in the residential schools. From Anglican Church records made available to The Nation, we get a clear picture of just how horrible these schools and their dysfunctional staff really were. Inside the rickety and overcrowded buildings, Cree children were in the hands of inept and unhealthy ... read more ››

Great Whale heats up in Vermont

James Dumont, lawyer for the Crees, has asked that Vermont’s Public Service Board revoked the license that allows Hydro-Quebec to import power to the U.S. state. Dumont said in a legal argument that the utilities aren’t pursuing energy conservation enough. Another concern was the migratory birds that nest in James Bay. ... read more ››

Montagnais graves opened

After more than 20 years the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two Montagnais may finally be cleared up. Their families allege that the Surete du Quebec police covered up the deaths of Achille Voilant and Moise Regis. A coroner’s report ruled they accidentally died by drowning, but the families say they ... read more ››

Pleasant surprise

Teachers at Mistissini schools have been seeing lots of changes lately and were pleasantly surprised with one more. It happened during teachers’ appreciation week during February 8 to 13. Women teachers arrived to find a rose and a note of appreciation from the community of Mistissini. The men received a glass filled ... read more ››

Wildlife conservation program

We are nearly coming to the end of the Wildlife Conservation Program in Mont-Laurier. We have learned biology, ecology, animal pathology, zoology, photography, investigation and patrolling techniques, first aid and rescue techniques, and many more. The program offers 33 different courses on becoming a wildlife conservation officer, hunting and fishing guide ... read more ››

James Bay Cree woman is a National Achiever

Dr. Emily J. Faries has been selected as a recipient of the 1998 National Aboriginal Achievement Awards. This award is the Aboriginal community’s highest honour bestowed upon its achievers. Fifteen Aboriginal people have been chosen from across Canada for their success, commitment to their people and their high level of ... read more ››

Be the power!

Native people in Arizona are busy fighting off corporate buzzards, religious nuts and governmentsluggos who are trying to take their land. Under seige is the area of Big Mountain, home to the Dineh and Hopi peoples in northeast Arizona. Learn more about their story at an evening organized by Indigenous Peoples International ... read more ››

Daishowa SLAPP slapped

David Suzuki has lent his voice to support the Lubicon Lake Crees. “The boreal forest in Alberta has been essentially given away to companies like Mitsubishi and Daishowa for $1.40 per ton of pulp which on the market will bring $900,” said Suzuki. “We have this ludicrous situation of a multinational company ... read more ››

Sports drinks: yes OR no?

Sports drinks like Gatorade are as harmless as they are useless. At least that’s what Dr.Francois Peronnet, of the physical education dept, at the University of Montreal, believes.Athletes engaging in exceptional and sustained physical effort, like Ironman triathletes, mayneed a sodium supplement, he says, but sports drinks are made mostly ... read more ››

Water debate warms up

Opposition is growing to Quebec’s plan of selling water to the U.S. A coalition of unions, environmentalists and other groups denounced a recent symposium organized bythe Quebec government on making money off water. They say the government is hiding what it’s doingand stifling public debate. On the table is the idea of ... read more ››

Cambior disaster “preventable”

The Cambior cyanide disaster in Guyana was a “preventable accident,” according to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document deposed at Quebec Superior Court. Cambior has demanded a permanent injunction against a Montreal group that is helping the thousands of mostly Native victims of the mass cyanide spill. In its defense, the group ... read more ››

Racing updates

CCMQ News from the racing world. The crowd in Mistissini saw an action-packed program at the community’s Sno-Cross/Cross-Coun-try Camoplast Championship. For two days, racers competed on a course where a lack of snow made the going sluggish. Two “spectacular” accidents slowed the program the first day, reported Le Sentinelle of Chibougamau. Mistissini ... read more ››

What is your resolution for 1998?

George L. Diamond “This year I’m not quitting anything. I’m just going to do more things.That’s my resolution.” Freddie Jolly “Not to feast too much.” (gained 16 pounds over the holidays!) Terry Beauregard “Stop smoking and taking care of my health. Exercise.” Gertie Murdoch “Save a tree, Scrap the Nation.” George Trapper “Stop smoking.” (Smoked ... read more ››

Break-in at Chisasibi church

The St. Philips Anglican Church in Chisasibi was broken into on two occasions during the Christmas holidays. There was no major damage to report except for the doors and ceiling tiles, though there was desecration of some of the objects in the church. The first break-in occurred before Christmas. Reverend Jacob Sealhunter ... read more ››

North Bay To Host Tournament

Hockey tournament fever is spreading to North Bay. The city will host its first-ever Native hockeyconference Jan. 30 to Feb. I at the Pete Palangio Arena and Memorial Gardens. Twenty four teams will face off in the Northern Star Unity Cup, which offers over $15,000 inprizes and awards. The tournament is the ... read more ››

How to prevent CO poisoning

Tips from the Cree Health Board on carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning: While no fatalities have beenreported in Creedom, earlier this year a hunter in Abitibi died from CO poisoning due to a defectivepropane fridge. Deaths have also resulted from a defective heating system and a vehicle stuck in the snow. Some safety ... read more ››

Big threat from global warming

While Quebec recovers from the Ice Age of 1998, more bad news is on the way on the weather front.Environment Canada has released a new report warning of the effects of global warming. Warming caused by pollution will cause illness and deaths if nothing is done to stop it, saysEnvironment Canada. Climate ... read more ››

Talks take 100 years to start

The people of two Saskatchewan First Nations who saw their land unlawfully taken almost 100 years agoare finally getting a hearing from Indian Affairs. The people of the Moosomin First Nation, near Battleford, were under tremenous pressure from settlersand politicians to surrender their reserve in the late 1800s. The reserve was ... read more ››

Great Whale referendum doesn’t count: HQ

Whapmagoostui residents may have voted 92 per cent against any new hydro projects, but Hydro-Quebec still isn’t convinced Crees really said, “NO.” “I’m aware there was a referendum,” said Ghislain Ouellet, Hydro’s executive vice-president, in an interview with The Nation last month. “But I think the referendum was on the Great Whale ... read more ››