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'To remember those who have already gone': Quebec Cree prepare for Pope visit

"I'm doing this to remember those who have already gone home to the spirit world, also, those who never made it home," said Chisasibi survivor Clara Napash, who started attending residential school at the age of two.

Caribou coat in English museum heading home to northern Quebec

A caribou coat from northern Quebec is on its way back home from a museum in Bristol, England, where it has been since the 1830s or 40s.

Mandy Gull-Masty elected first female Grand Chief of Quebec Cree

Former Deputy Grand Chief Mandy Gull-Masty defeated musician and activist Pakesso Mukash to become the next Grand Chief of the Cree Nation Government in Quebec.

Northern Quebec school board staff set for 1-day walkouts

Employees with the Cree School Board will strike April 14 and their counterparts in Nunavik will walk off the job for one day on April 28.

'Like a long lost relative': Cree beaded hood returns to Eeyou Istchee from Lachine Museum

In 2019, the Cree Nation Government asked Montreal for the hood to be repatriated because of its cultural significance.

1st case of COVID-19 reported in Eeyou Istchee region of northern Quebec

The first person in Eeyou Istchee to test positive for COVID-19 is now recovering in a residence in their home community of Nemaska, a community of 850 about three hours drive north of Chibougamau in northern Quebec.

1st case of COVID-19 confirmed in northern Quebec

The Chibougamau resident in their 50s recently returned from travelling, according to the regional health authorities, and has been in isolation at home with minor symptoms.

Chisasibi's smallest students to get a new school

The Quebec government announced last week $10.8 million for the construction of the new school.

'It was powerful': Cree babies are 1st to be born through Chisasibi midwifery program

For Louisa Snowboy, giving birth in Chisasibi meant being back in her own bed, with her healthy newborn and her older children, just four hours after giving birth rather than having to stay for several weeks in a town almost 1,000 kilometres from home.

'Healthy minds, healthy hearts': Cree youth tackle diabetes, addiction at conference

The Cree Nation Youth Council teamed up with the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay for this year's winter gathering.