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Since its incorporation in 2004, Niskamoon Corporation has always strived to develop innovative ways to bring our many programs to Cree beneficiaries. Our goal is to promote traditional Cree customs and practices, while at the same time fostering the development of the Cree Nation for the benefit of future generations.  

Thanks to the hard work of our employees and the collaboration of our many partners, we have successfully implemented many different programs, ranging from the training of Crees for skilled jobs with Hydro-Quebec (over 50 Crees now occupy permanent positions), the rejuvenation of Cree community and family fisheries, the support of numerous cultural activities including summer gatherings and the enhancement of goose hunting facilities.  This is not to mention the hundreds of kilometres of snowmobile and ATV trails already built throughout Eeyou Istchee.  

On its 20th anniversary, Niskamoon Corporation salutes The Nation magazine and wishes it many more years of success and positive change.

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17-22—September 10, 2010

Editorial

    An apology is nothing without change

     The Canadian government apologized a couple of weeks ago to 87 Inuits who were relocated 1200 kilometres away from home to the High Arctic against their will.

Rez Notes

    Back to school...

     by Sonny Orr Back in the day, when residential schools were everywhere and public schools weren’t around, going back to school evoked mixed feelings for students. Some were sad to leave home to attend (or forced to attend) the institution that other children either loathed or liked. Looking back on those days and talking about them with my contemporaries, I discovered that all was not as bad as it was thought to be.

News

    Protecting spirituality

    Roger Orr discusses the Cree Nation’s newly passed resolution to protect religious freedom within Eeyou Istchee

    by Amy German Roger Orr, Nemaska’s National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program (NNADAP) worker, said he is feeling victorious as a resolution was passed at the recent Annual General Assembly of the Crees to finally protect Cree traditional spiritual practices when it comes to substance-abuse recovery.

    Back in the saddle again

    Abraham Rupert discusses being reelected as Chief of Chisasibi

    by Amy German It may have been five years since Abraham Rupert held the position of Chief in his home community of Chisasibi but that doesn’t mean that the recently reelected leader isn’t feeling confident about taking on the position. For that matter Rupert feels all the more confident as he was voted in twice.

    Splitting language down the middle

    Chisasibi’s elementary school enjoys early success with shared-language programs

    by Amy German After examining programs in other schools that teach Grade One students half the time in English and the other half in French, Chisasibi school principal Françoise Baril wondered if the same could be done with a Cree/second-language program.

    Being prepared

    Here are a few things to do so your children have a healthy school year

    by Will Nicholls It’s back-to-school time and parents are frantically outfitting their kids with school supplies galore. You're talking everything from pens, paper and binders to calculators and laptops. Then there are the must-have clothes to make just the right impression. But there is a price to pay for the silence descending upon the household these days.

    Waiting for a corpse

    Homeless advocates in Val-d'Or fear the worst this winter after a funding cut for the one shelter that provides beds for intoxicated individuals.

    by Amy German For the past two years, Val-d’Or has used an emergency shelter, Le Dotoir, to provide temporary beds for intoxicated individuals from the onset of winter until late June. However, a provincial funding cut announced in late August means Le Dotoir will not reopen this winter. Provincial agencies and support groups have been working to provide alternatives for these individuals during the winter but have yet to come to an agreement on what kinds of future services to offe

    Students also affected by housing crisis

     by Amy German According to Émélie Rivard-Boudreau, a student-aid worker for First Nations students at the Cégep de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Val-d’Or’s current housing crisis might hinder some Cree students from setting foot in a classroom this fall.

    A new Cop Shop

    Mattagami First Nation celebrates the opening of its state-of-the-art NAPS police building

    by Amy German Mattagami First Nation celebrated the grand opening of a new Nishnawbe-Aski Police Services (NAPS) detachment building in its community August 19.

Under the Northern Sky

    Far Back Along The Trail

     by Xavier Kataquapit I enjoy listening to my dad Marius reminisce about his early life on the land around Attawapiskat. His family settled along the banks of the Attawapiskat River and they travelled regularly along the shores, tributaries and mushkeg surrounding the community. He grew up in a big family of seven brothers and one sister during a time when our people were still following a nomadic lifestyle on the land.

In Brief

    Natives protest New York City Mayor’s Comments

     Native American rights groups marched to City Hall in New York City on August 23 over comments made by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in reference to the state’s efforts to enforce the collection of taxes for cigarette sales from Native American stores.

    First Aborigine elected to Australia’s lower house

     Last month’s Australian national elections were historic as the first Aborigine was elected to the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament in Australia.

    Chisasibi’s Drugmongers?

     Two Chisasibi men have been arrested along with two other men from Quebec after police discovered a marijuana grow-op near Cornwall, Ontario.

    Rezolution Pictures gets five Gemini nominations

     On August 31, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced the nominations for the 25th Annual Gemini Awards that celebrate the best in Canadian English-language television.

Letters

    Our Language Should Be Our Passion – Revive it!

     Would you publish this letter in your paper as I would like to reach out to as many Native educators as possible and to the people in general about my passion.

    Giving Back

     I want to express my gratitude for the opportunity of being able to go to post-secondary education institutions. I left home with nothing but the clothing on my back and my two children. In pursuit of higher education. I moved away from home even though I did not know anyone in Thunder Bay. I was very strategic when making the decision to go to school.

Borderlines

    Third place never looked so good

     by Lyle Stewart It’s funny how one person's bad news can be another's small cause for celebration. I had to smile when I read recently that one of my favourite targets – the international mining industry – is down on Quebec as a place to do business.
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