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Indigenous advocates say Quebec teams need to ditch their Indigenous-derived names and logos – CTV News
July 19, 2020 MONTREAL — The Washington NFL team made headlines this week after announcing they would drop their ‘Redskins’ name and logo, a move Indigenous advocates have been calling on the team to make for years. The Edmonton Eskimos are likely to follow suit, according to an insider report. But what about Quebec, where […]
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Final Components of Phase 2 of the COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund for Cultural, Heritage and Sport Organizations Announced
From: Canadian Heritage GATINEAU – July 7, 2020 Canadian culture is rich and diverse. The cultural industry, a major economic driver, is facing challenges like many others because of the COVID‑19 pandemic. That is why Canadian Heritage quickly set up the Emergency Support Fund for Cultural, Heritage and Sport Organizations. Minister Guilbeault today announced the […]
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The Government of Canada Maintains Its Efforts to Support Cultural and Heritage Organizations
From: Canadian Heritage GATINEAU, Quebec – June 18, 2020 As the culture and heritage industry continues to manage the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada must continue its efforts to support affected organizations that still face significant challenges and financial pressures. That is why the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage, today announced new measures […]
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Emergency Support Fund for Cultural, Heritage and Sport Organizations: next steps to support the industry impacted by the global COVID-19 pandemic
From: Canadian Heritage GATINEAU, QUÉBEC, MAY 8, 2020 Culture, heritage and sport organizations play an essential role in Canadian society. They are a vital part of the social fabric of our communities. They generate solidarity, promote social integration and tolerance, and are a source of civic pride. They are also major drivers of the Canadian […]
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Three Indigenous Children Meet Their Hockey Hero, Carey Price, Thanks to Breakfast Club of Canada and the Air Canada Foundation
For the sixth year in a row, Shooting for the Stars treats three lucky children to a week-long lineup of special activities Montreal, March 3, 2020 – Young people sometimes need a helping hand to achieve their full potential and see just how far their dreams can carry them. That is precisely why Breakfast Club of […]
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‘Strong, resilient, Indigenous’: Women skate to victory at roller derby championships – APTN News
November 19, 2019 Inside the Claude-Robillard sports complex in Montreal, two borderless nations faced off in a full-contact, high intensity clash as part of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) International Championships Tournament – the Olympics of roller derby, according to the players. It’s not the kind of competition you see every day. The […]
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CSSSPNQL: 15th Inter-Band Indigenous Games are a resounding success
Over the summer, the FNQLHSSC attended the opening ceremony for the 15th Inter-Band Indigenous Games in Uashat mak Mani-Utenam on the site of the Innu Nikamu festival. Francine Vincent, our Healthy Lifestyles Program Agent, looks back at this memorable event! After a parade of the 1,200 young athletes and their chaperones, dignitaries—including the Chief of […]
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The long campaign to change McGill’s varsity name – Macleans.ca
Decades of protest ended in success after McGill students voted to remove ‘Redmen’ from their athletes’ jerseys Oct 3, 2019 Tomas Jirousek, a fourth-year varsity rower at McGill and a member of the Kainai First Nation in southern Alberta, spent the third year of his undergraduate career working to change the name of McGill’s varsity […]
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KRG: 2019 Eastern Arctic Summer Games
August 14, 2019- Over 235 athletes from five communities of Nunavik participated in the 2019 Eastern Arctic Summer Games (EASG) hosted in Kuujjuaraapik. The Kangiqsujuaq, Inukjuak, Umiujaq, Kuujjuaraapik and Kuujjuaq teams gave it their all throughout the 19th edition of this event, as did the Cree team from the adjacent community of Whapmagoostui. Four staff […]
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Cree Nation Bears Hockey benched for 2019-2020 as funding cut – CBC
Jun 13, 2019 Organization loses 75 per cent of its operating budget for next season The organizers of the Cree Nation Bears hockey program in the James Bay region of Quebec say they must suspend the full program for the 2019-2020 season after losing a significant part of their operating budget. The president of the […]
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