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The curfew's effectiveness was further undermined by the Legault government's decision to open elementary schools two days after the curfew began, and high schools a week later. The night of André's death occurred during Quebec's first curfew since the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 and the only curfew in North America against the spread of COVID-19. ON THE MORNING of Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, Jean-Marc,* an unhoused Mohawk man, watched as the body of Raphaël André was removed from the chemical toilet in which he'd frozen to death overnight, five blocks down Milton Street from the gates of McGill University in downtown Montreal. [Extracted from the article]

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The article talks about the increased Caribou hunting and slaughter by the Naskapis in the Chisasibi village of Eeyou Istchee. Topics discussed include views of native Lorne Sam on the impact of excessive Caribou hunt on the population of the animal, collapse of the George River herd, and an anonymous hunter giving his views on selling Caribou meat.

The article reports the protest of people for the Lower Churchill Project at Labrador, Canada and focuses on the injunction decision of Newfoundland and Labrador's Supreme court. The author also focuses on the apprehension of Inuit groups of Labrador and reports the apprehend of nine protestors. An overview on the comments of journalist Ossie Michelin is also presented.

The article focuses on the call of missing and murdered indigenous women activists in Canada for the government to address serious issues concerning Native women. It presents the perspectives of Idle No More organizer Melissa Mollen-Dupuis on the mandate of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and the election promises made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The article discusses a temporary injunction filed by the Standing Rock Sioux Native American Tribe in North Dakota against an oil pipeline project called the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) to prevent pipeline construction.Topics include opposition to and peaceful protests against the DAPL, the possible environmental impact of the project on Native and non-Native residents' water supply, and the organization of an international campaign called ReZpect Our Water to halt construction.

The article discusses the healing journey started by walker John Clarence Kawapit and his team from Whapmagoostui to Salluit in Quebec to deal with grief and face the pain he endured in younger days when he was sexually assaulted. Topics covered include his bout with alcoholism, the fate of his siblings, his chance to walk with his friend and his fiancé, the problems they encountered throughout the journey, other people who joined them by March 19, 2016, and his plans after the journey.

The article offers information on conflicts between Quebec and Vald-d'Or in Quebec for accusation of rape, assault and supplying drugs and alcohol. Topic discussed include maltreatment of native by police officials but some officials become scapegoat, suspension of Cree Nation Government activities and events in Val-d'Or including the annual hockey and broomball tournament, and focusing on improving relations between various police forces and First Nations (FN) communities.

The article presents the final report by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada during the commission's closing event in Ottawa, Ontario following the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement speaking about cases of physical, psychological, and sexual abuse in Indian residential schools. Several survivors discuss their ordeals and reconcile with their past so that the future is aware of it.

The article reports on the controversy over the school bus contract of Quebec's Cree School Board (CSB) awarded to Gingras-Shecapio, a partnership between director William Shecapio and Gestion Alexandre Gingras Inc. CSB' chairperson Kathleen Wooten explains the at the student transport contract covers five school years ending in 2018-2019 and worth more than $100,000. She adds that the company underwent the proper bidding process of CSB.

Information about a three-day conference on bullying held at the Neoskweskau Complex in Mistissini, Quebec on November 26-28, 2013 is presented. The conference was organized by the Cree Regional Authority, the Cree Health Board, and the Cree School Board which aim to create safer environments. Lecturers include hockey player Stephane Richer, football player Chuck Winters, and college teacher Debra Pepler.

The article discusses information about the starvation experiments conducted in the 1940s and 1950s by Canadian scientists on Indigenous children and the Aboriginal people's response to the historic apology made by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in 2008. It notes that Indigenous activists led by journalist Wabanakwat Kinew organized the "Honour The Apology" events on June 25, 2013 urging the government to release documents related to abuses committed in Indian Residential Schools.

The article discusses the divisions between the grassroots ground troops of the Idle No More movement and Native American politicians, highlighted by the January 11, 2013 meeting between First Nations leaders and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. It also mentions the high-profile hunger strike of Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence, who refused to attend the meeting. The views of Bill Namagoose, Executive Director of the Grand Council of the Crees, on the matter are also presented.

The article focuses on the highlights of the last COMEX Review Committee meeting on Novemebr 22, 2012 regarding the impact of Eastmain-IA Powerhouse and Rupert Diversion Project in Waskaganish. COMEX is a process for consulting with local Crees that was written into the authorization certificate for the projects that could change traditional Cree waterways. Hydro-Quebec representative Celine Belzile stated that high-tension wires should have no hunting and fishing effects.

An interview with the First Nations and Family Caring Society (FNCFCS) Cindy Blackstock is presented. Blackstock comments on the effort of the government of Canada to prevent the FNCFCS and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) to raise the issue of Aboriginal child welfare underfunding before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. She describes the story behind the Aboriginal Peoples' Television Network (APTN) broadcasting the hearings.

The article focuses on Nakuset Murray, director of Native Women's Shelter of Montreal (NWSM), and her reunion with her lost sisters. Topics discussed include Nakuset's separation from his sisters Sonya Murray and Rose Mary during the abductions of First Nations children now known as the 60s Scoop; and story written by Sonya and Nakuset on about their about their childhoods and their separation for magazine "Working It Out Together."

The article focuses on the growing discontent of the public in Quebec over the lack of updates on the Montreal police force's investigation into alleged sexual abuses of First Nations (FN) women from Val-d'Or by Surêté du Québec officers. Also mentioned is the Assembly of FN of Quebec and Labrador's support for the government's plan to conduct a judicial inquiry into the behavior of provincial police officers.

The article profiles Inuit folksinger Willie Thrasher and Mistissini singer Willy Mitchell. Topics include the performance of Thrasher in Montreal to showcase his album "Native North America", the effort of record collector Kevin James Howes to produce and release his albums such as "I'm Lost in the City" and "My Land", and the recollection of Mitchell of being shot by the police officer during their conflict.

The article discusses the the lost tradition of tattoos of the Inuit indigenous people especially its women. Topics include the portrayal of this tattoo tradition in the documentary film "Tunniit: Retracing the Lines of Inuit Tattoos" by filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, and the films depiction of how colonialism wiped out Inuit women's tattoos.

A review is offered for Eastmain Cultural Camp, located in Eastmain, Québec.

The article focuses on the David Mianscum Memorial Fishing Derby in Mistissini, Quebec. Topics discussed include fishing derby as a memorial of fisher guide David Mianscum, views of Stanley Mianscum, son of David, on the fishing derby opened for male-female couples, participation of Lucy Mianscum, mother of Stanley, at Derby to compete for prizes, and grand prize winner presented to Eric Menard and Valerie Belanger, residents of Chibougamau, Québec.

The article discusses the benefits derived by companies which share cyber attack incidences such as prevention of attacks and strengthened security postures. Topics discussed include being an effective communicator by speaking the language of the other person such as the C-suite, the value of having a chief information security officer (CISO) in friendly terms with colleagues, and the risk of making the information public. Steps to open communications are also presented.

The article offers information on the 25th anniversary celebration of the voyage of the Odeyak in Quebec. Topics include the James Bay Project agreed by the Quebec government that would construct a state-owned hydroelectric power stations in the country, the political participation of the youth, and the opposition of the Cree Nation on the project.

The article offers information on the Make Yourself Heard, the first-ever Aboriginal youth forum in Montreal, Quebec, that started on March 21, 2015. Philippe Tsaronsere Meilleur, executive director of the Montreal Native Community Development Centre (MNCDC), said that basis of the form is to work from the bottom up. It aims to know from Aboriginal youth from all Nations and backgrounds living in Montreal what they wanted and needed.

The article features Mohawk artist and cartoonist Walter Kaheró:ton Scott who lives in his brother's basement in Kahnawake, Quebec. Scott teaches a six-week course at the Kanien'keha:ka Onkwawen:na Raotitiohkwa Language and Cultural Centre where he shares his cartooning skills to the youth of the community. Scott's underground comic-book "Wendy" is mentioned.

The article focuses on a National Aboriginal Day powwow event within the 2014 Summer Solstice Aboriginal Arts Festival (SSAAF) in Ottawa, Ontario. It mentions the insight of Anishinabe comedian Ryan McMahon who hosted the said event. It adds that the Host Drum for the 2014 SSAAF was the Northern Cree Singers.

The article reviews the "Contemporary Native Art Biennial," second edition, that was held at the Art Mûr and Stewart Hall art galleries in Montreal, Quebec and ended June 21, 2014.

The article discusses the Quebec-based Mistissini Runners' Club which come out 10 people to run for every and its organizer Cindy Pressé hopes to increase the numbers. It notes planning and programming research agent Wally Rabbitskin who repeatedly finished number one in his age group in the Montreal and Toronto marathons in Canada. It also suggests starting slow in running and taking a short rest if feeling pain and tired before beginning to run again.

The article discusses the efforts of Irene Otter, a member of the Cree community's Elders' Council, to help coordinate a series of awareness-raising events in Waswanipi, Quebec in the week leading up to the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15, 2013. The events included a snack-and-social, a visit-or-help-an-Elder day and an awareness walk. According to Otter, there is a silent epidemic of elder abuse in Cree communities, which is attributed to the lost of their privileged position.

The article presents comments from people who join the Sacred Fire on Ottawa's Victoria Island. Danny Metatawabin expresses his support for the cause of Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence in her hunger strike. David Delorme stresses the importance of making a change for the First Nation communities. David R. Maracle reports on the aim of the Six Nations Confederacy.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of the We Day gathering in Montreal from November 18 to 19, 2012 attended by a delegation fo students from communities across the Eeyou Istchee.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of joining a protest march against Bill 78 in Montreal, Quebec on May 18, 2012.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of trying to cover the Salon Plan Nord held on April 20-21, 2012 at Palais de Congrès in Montreal, Quebec.

The article tackles issues regarding Quebec government's Bill 14, an Act respecting the development of mineral resources in keeping with the principles of sustainable development aimed to amend the existing Mining Act. Based on Quebec's Plan Nord Materials, Bill 14 is set to reconcile a range of land uses, stimulate exploration work on claims and guarantee the cost of rehabilitating mine site. Québec Meilleure Mine and Nature Québec are reluctant in supporting the bill.

The article focuses on the September 2011 celebration of Voyageur Memorial School (VMS) in Mistissini for its first two graduates since 2006, Jessica Jolly and Geraldine Shecapio, including a discussion on the low rate of graduation at VMS. It examines the 1.1 percent graduation rate of the Cree School Board that includes Mistissini which is the lowest in Quebec. It explores the role of the lack of student preparation, accountability and capacity of the school to meet the needs of students.

The article talks about the Cree Nation village of Chisasibi in Quebec that ran out of bread supplies during the beginning of 2017. Topics discussed include posts on social networking sites including Facebook announcing the shortage, and comments from store owners explaining the shortage was caused due to reduced shipments over the holiday period.

The article reports on the offering of virtual reality (VR) technology to teach Cree language, by Cree School Board (CSB) in Quebec. Topics mentioned include the Niwîchewâka, Cree Syllabics Virtual Reality (CSVR) project, which aims to use VR to teach languages of First Nations, indigenous people of Canada, the insights of Serge Béliveau, CSB Deputy Director General (Pedagogical), on the teaching of Cree language, and the development of educational technology.

The article discusses traditional child birth systems at home in the Cree territory. Particular focus is given to the public display of child birth practices held in the Chisasibi village in Québec. Other topics addressed include the difficulties during child delivery, hospital childbirth system and natural midwives in the Cree territory.

The article reports on the success of the 2016 Spirit Walk fundraising event that was held by the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal (NWSM) to support a weekend healing retreat for the shelter's women. Topics mentioned include the shelter's financial problem caused by the removal of funding from the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, and the highlights of the event including a speech by NWSM director Nakuset and a round-dance led by Tim Armstrong from Kahnawake's community radio station K-103 FM.