ARTICLES BY
Will Nicholls
Halloween is just around the corner and it’s time to get ready for the scariest night of the year. Below are a few snack ideas for you and the little ghouls. Enjoy and add all the arsenic you want to any of the recipes.
Spider Pizza
1 prebaked pizza crust or prepackaged ...
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I often wonder if Hydro-Quebec directors ever weigh the benefits of having the premier of Quebec’s Montreal office in their building against the number of protests that happen in front of their headquarters. This was one of the protests that involved both Hydro-Quebec and Premier Landry as a representative of ...
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As much as we all try to make things happen right, people still fall through the cracks in our system. Raymond Duff is one of those people. There is no blame attached to any organization that Duff dealt with. It was just a series of events that show us all ...
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Mistissini Chief John Longchap entered his second term winning over challenger Thomas Neeposh. In an exclusive interview with the Nation Longchap outlined his hopes and dreams for Mistissini.
The Nation: You been re-elected. How did that feel?
Chief John Longchap: I was very proud to be re-elected to be chief again. I ...
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Voices of the Land is an unusual compilation. It is neither music, nor poetry, nor spoken word and teaching. It is the combination of all these that takes you on a journey. It is the journey of the people of Chisasibi and it is a beautiful one. It contains anger, ...
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The first recipe is one I came up with while at home relaxing during the final days of the elections. Congratulations by the way to all those who participate in Cree democracy either as candidates or voters.
Anyhow, we were having a BBQ at casa Nicholls and I made a small ...
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Maybe it was a trip down memory lane in a place I’ve never been before. Isn’t that what they call déjà vu? Anyhow it was a stopover on the way to the Moose River. You have to go trough Waskaganish and the stopover is long. It’s a four hour layover.
I ...
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Like many other James Bay Crees, I went to residential «school in Moose Factory, Ontario. I have returned there only once since I left the school 26 years ago, until this past week. There are mixed feelings about the place; because of the exile and the problems a residential school ...
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The UN Committee Against Racial Discrimination gave Canada a mixed report: six expressions of concern, two of satisfaction The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has concluded its sixty-first session, after having examined the national reports provided by nine countries, including Canada.
dia against peoples of African and Asian ...
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In this issue of Will on the Grill I’m only going to give you a few tasty recipes but I’m going to give you some of the hard learnt secrets of the kitchen at the end. Doesn’t it just burn your butt when you want to make something but you’re ...
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You’ll notice something different about the Nation for this issue and the next. I will no longer be on the masthead as part of the editorial board.
The reason for this is simple. I have accepted a nomination for Deputy Grand Chief and feel it would not be right for me ...
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It’s hot, it’s humid and what’s a poor boy to do. For myself I whip out the Best of the Best of Louisiana Cookbook and let my fingers do the walking. You can’t go wrong with this book because I picture Louisiana to be hot and muggy and full of ...
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The White Man’s Gonna Getcha The Colonial Challenge to the Crees of Quebec By Toby Morantz McGill-Queen’s University Press 2002 Wow, double wow! This book is cool, especially if you are a Cree or want to know more about the history of the eastern James Bay Cree. It is essentially ...
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We all know that Indian Affairs Minister Robert Nault and his Governance Act has been a topic of much discussion among the AFN chiefs. And deservedly so: without consultation with the chiefs it is just another piece of colonialism. National Grand Chief Matthew Coon Come is right to speak out ...
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I love pow-wows and “Echos of a Proud Nation,” currently in it’s eleventh year, is the best in Quebec. Over 10,000 people attended this year’s Kahnawake pow-wow beside the St. Lawrence River. The site is beautiful and it feels strange that just over the river is the bustling city of ...
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Toronto’s smog was hidden by the smoke from forest fires in the James Bay region as were the skylines of New York, Montreal, Boston and a host of other southern communities.
Nemaska evacuated its population except for a few brave souls who stayed behind to try to protect their town. Using ...
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If I say I’m eating healthy then the immediate vision some people seem to get is of some poor S.O.B. sitting down and eating the most horrendous food you can imagine. I blame this on doctors and parents. That’s right, you read correctly. How many of us remember having to ...
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On June 29 in Val d’Or 50 Crees donned gowns and lined up to receive diplomas from McGill in the Cree Literacy Course. They were part of a group of 84 Crees who graduated this year. The master of ceremonies was Arnold Cheechoo of CBC North. He talked in Cree ...
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By the time you read this the current heat wave will hopefully have passed, but expect more on the way this summer. When the heat hits eating heavy is out of the question. So is slaving over the stove indoors. It’s time for the BBQ or something cool and I ...
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The Rupert and Kipawa Rivers deserves international attention according to Earthwild International Rupert Reverence, the environmental group composed of both Quebecers and Cree, are applauding the news of the nomination of the Rupert (and its neighbour, the Eastmain) and the Kipawa as the most endangered rivers in Canada by Earthwild ...
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From over 4,000 entries in the C.B.C. Television’s “Great Canadian Talent Search” Ouje Bougoumou’s Richard Bosum has been chosen as one of it’s five finalists.
Assisted by the Ouje-Bougoumou band council, Bosum first achieved his life-long goal of recording his music.
Kenny Mianscum, one of Bosum’s closest friends, introduced him to Randall ...
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At the First People’s Festival 2002 in Montreal I came across some old friends from Whapmagoostui selling their pottery. They were the students of the Whapmagoostui Art Factory and had won an award or two. These students are looking forward to continuing and you can see the improvement and interest ...
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The Grand Council of the Crees has negotiated a side deal to the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement that will allocate an additional $4.4 million to the income security program for Cree hunters and trappers. Announced at the end of May, the agreement will increase the program to over ...
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The Canadian Press reports that Native bands across Canada will have to abide by minimum standards when they elect officials or spend money under proposed legislation to revamp the 126-year-old Indian Act.
The bill would require Native bands to develop codes to spell out how they choose their leaders, run their ...
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For an organization that was founded in 1990, Terres en vue or Lands In Sight has grown faster than the Valdez oil spill spread. Its founding members, André Dudemaine, Daniel Corvee and Pierre Thibeault have much to be proud of as their dream to build bridges between nations has taken ...
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It’s starting to get hot and this means a change in the way we eat and drink. Stews aren’t made as often because they are too heavy for the hot weather and people need a lighter taste. The good news is that fishing trips are great for the chef and ...
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