When I was a boy growing up in my home community of Attawapiskat on the James Bay coast, I was deathly afraid of looking at the full moon.
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[Editor's note: This is part of a series of reports on successful youth-focused projects resulting from collaboration between Indigenous communities and philanthropic organizations. Leading...
If a fire truck had been ready and able to carry water to the scene, disaster may have been averted in a Feb. 13 house fire that claimed four lives in Mishkeegogamang First Nation.
“There is...
The first sound to crystallize over the crunching snow was the drums.
Thrum, thrum, thrum - just a hair faster than a heartbeat. As the crowd advanced, the singing began. A break opened in...
The first animal Kaaren Dannenmann ever trapped was a martin.
“I wasn’t very happy,” Dannenmann laughed when asked about the experience. “It’s not a pleasant thing, to kill an animal. That’s...
Two Kashechewan First Nation members took it upon themselves to host a Suicide Workshop in their community to help spread awareness of the issue of suicide.
Jenesse Martin and Julie Wesley...
When I was a boy growing up in my home community of Attawapiskat on the James Bay coast, I was deathly afraid of looking at the full moon.
I grew up...
I’m happy to see the ongoing support and assistance in our northern remote communities to help our people cope with so many lifelong and generational issues...