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In my blood’: Cree youth chases hockey dream – CBC
Israel Mianscum invited to upcoming Quebec Major Junior Hockey League draft Mar 21, 2019 A young hockey player from Mistissini, Que., is getting a chance to chase a dream that began at the age of two, and to carry the considerable hockey hopes of the Quebec Cree Nation with him. Israel Mianscum has been invited to […]
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Cree conference offers training for front-line workers to help 2-spirited youth – CBC
Eeyou-Eenou Invitational 2-Spirit Conference begins Thursday in Montreal Mar 20, 2019 A Cree two-spirited advocate from northern Quebec wants front-line workers in First Nation communities to better understand the Indigenous LGBTQ2 youth living there. Mathias (Maloose) Jolly is an author and one of the organizers of the Eeyou-Eenou Invitational 2-Spirit Conference running March 21-23 in Montreal. This year, […]
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‘Alarming’ Report Shows $1.9 Trillion in New Fossil Investment Since Paris Accord – The Energy Mix
FULL STORY: RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK @RAN March 20, 2019 Leading global banks have invested nearly US$2 trillion in fossil projects since the Paris Agreement was signed, according to an annual report card released today by the Rainforest Action Network, BankTrack, Sierra Club, Oil Change International, the Indigenous Environmental Network, and Honor the Earth. “Alarmingly, these findings […]
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Mexico warns Canadian mining companies of increased scrutiny – Digital Journal
Canadian mining companies operating in Mexico should be on notice that the sector is going to face increased scrutiny on its environmental practices and treatment of Indigenous people, according to the country’s new ambassador to Ottawa. Mexico’s new ambassador to Canada, Juan Jose Gomez Camacho was appointed on March 14, and one of the very […]
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Quebec First Nation and feds reach claims agreement for more than $116 million – The Chronicle Herald
March 18, 2019 OTTAWA — A Quebec First Nation has reached an agreement to settle 29 claims with the federal government and receive $116 million. The federal government also says it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation to guide how the two sides will partner to work on issues […]
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Students worldwide skip class to demand action on climate – CTV News
March 15, 2019 BERLIN — From the South Pacific to the edge of the Arctic Circle, students mobilized by word of mouth and social media skipped class Friday to protest what they believe are their governments’ failure to take tough action against global warming. The co-ordinated ‘school strikes,’ were inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta […]
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Indigenous guardians, leaders hope to build a national watchman program – National Observer
Shaunna Morgan Siegers was first called by the land and water when she was 18, halfway through her first year at university. She says she could see herself sitting on the high banks of the Rupert River, looking west at the setting sun. She headed home, to the Waskaganish First Nation on the southern shores […]
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Live: Ceremony recognizes CTV Montreal’s Mutsumi Takahashi and others with Order of Canada – CTV News
March 14, 2019 CTV Montreal’s Chief News Anchor, Mutsumi Takahashi, is among 40 people being invested into the Order of Canada on Thursday. Other Quebecers being invested with the country’s highest civilian honour are Micheline Dumont, Lucienne Robillard, and the Wurtele sisters. Governor General Julie Payette will preside over the ceremony, which begins at 10:30 […]
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Brazil government kickstarts efforts to mine indigenous reserves: official – Mining.com
March 13, 2019 Brazil’s government wants to enact rules that allow mining in indigenous reserves which occupy 13 percent of the country’s territory and hopes it can get Congress to reconsider a decades-old proposal to do so, a Mines and Energy Ministry official told Reuters. Mining Secretary Alexandre Vidigal de Oliveira was asked to clarify […]
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The case for Jody Wilson-Raybould – Ricochet
On episode 82 of Unpacking the News, host Andre Goulet and a panel of non-partisan guests explore the unique role that Jody Wilson-Raybould is playing in the SNC-Lavalin Affair with editor and community organizer Marla Williams, activist and comedian John Hanchar and current affairs editor at Concordia University’s the Link newspaper Savanna Craig. Plus: a […]
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