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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 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 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 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 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 features Glen P. Sutherland of Fort Albany, Ontario, a Cree who is an electrical contractor and was named by Nishnawbe Aski Nation as Businessman of the Year at its 25th annual Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund (NADF) Business Awards, held in Thunder Bay, Ontario on October 29, 2015. Topics discussed include his GPS Electrical business addressed need for Native electrical contractors and affordable services for Native communities, and he has apprentices to encourage Native businesses.

The article presents information on the filing of 30 million Canadian dollar lawsuit against the Attorney General of Canada and the companies Hartel Financial Management and BDO Canada by Algonquins of Barriere Lake. The First Nation Government of the Algonquins is mentioned as not able to comply with the First Nations Transparency Act as the 80 year long third-party management of their community has not provided them access to their financial information.

The article reports on the proceedings filed by the Cree School Board (CSB) against the Cree Nation of Mistissini, in the Quebec Superior Court, over their dispute on school bus contracts. The decision of the CSB to grant a single contract for school-bus transportation to Gingras-Shecapio Inc. is noted as the criticality of the dispute. The position of the CSB in school transportation services in Mistissini is discussed.

The article discusses the issues related to the price of life insurance sold by car dealers in the Cree Nation. It mentions the case of Bill Namagoose, Executive Director of the Grand Council of the Crees, when he was preparing to co-sign a car sale contract with Amos' Automobiles Carella Honda for his cousin Harvey Whiskeychan. Details of the financing papers for a 2013 Chevrolet Suburban and the life insurance on the vehicle are discussed.

The article discusses the operations of business start-up Boodoosam Safety Inc. in the Cree Nation. The business is owned by Darren Weistche who mentioned that he learned that the hard way in his business. The author says that Weistche proves that a combination of ambition and persistence can get anyone where he or she wants to go. The company distributes industrial safety equipment for the mining industry.

The article offers information on the concerns of a Chisasibi mother on her son confined at a non-locked unit of the government funded organization Batshaw Youth and Family Centres in Prévost, Quebec. It says that the son was prevented from speaking in Cree language and his culturally significant possessions were confiscated. Moreover, Batshaw Communications and Public Relations Manager Claire Roy states that she had never heard of a First Nations child not being allowed to speak in Cree.

The article informs that a two-day information session was held by the Grand Council of the Crees in Val d'Or during October 30-31 for an in-depth analysis of issues related to Cree Indians. According to event moderator Rodney Hester, who is the director of government support services for the Cree Regional Authority, the event generated positive feedback and succeeded in its goals by having participation of all communities, the regional entities, entrepreneurs and students.

The article discusses the implications of the decision of Canada's federal government to cut the operating budget of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) by 30%, announced on June 3, 2013. In September 2012, the Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development said the 2012 budget contained cuts to the group's program and core funding. Critics are accusing Prime Minister Stephen Harper of deliberately attacking aboriginal organizations.

The article discusses National Democratic Party (NDP) Minister of Parliament (MP) Romeo Saganash's personal struggles and his belief that he and other First Nations children were victims of politics.In a statement to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on April 26, 2013 he showed the emotional damage inflicted by the residential school experience and called on the government to change the way it deals with Aboriginal people. It cites his commitment to pursue the cause of Aboriginal justice.

The article discusses the highlights of the talk presented by McGill Professor Roderick MacDonald at the conference organized by the Indigenous People and Governance. The erosion of the tradition customs and values of First Nations as a result of economic development projects was suggested by MacDonald. He also talked about the importance of nation-to-nation negotiation for all First Nations. MacDonald believes the First Nations in Northern Quebec have a better leverage in negotiating.

The article focuses on the opening of the Justice Centre of Chisasibi on January 24, 2012. It offers information on the features of the facility and the effort to balance Cree culture with court policies in Quebec. It examines the speech of Chief Abraham Rupert about the growth of the Cree community. It examines a proposal to increase the legal access of Cree communities.

The article announces that the two winners of Ashoka Canada's Changemakers Initiative in the competition "Inspiring Approaches to First Nations, Métis and Inuit Learning" are Québec's Wapikoni Mobile, a travelling video and music workshop that trains young Aboriginals in Canada's 19 First Nations communities and Ontario's Aboriginal Student Links (ASL), an organization that helps students to overcome cultural barriers to college education.

The article profiles Canadian aboriginal figure Nakuset who was named Woman of the Year for 2014 by the Montreal Council of Women in Quebec.

The article presents the views of Élizabeth Larouche, Quebec's Parti Québécois (PQ) Aboriginal Affairs Minister, on the government's approach toward First Nations. In an interview, she promised to respect the principle of nation-to-nation negotiations with Aboriginal governments in Quebec. Larouche mentions plans to create employment opportunities for young people in Eeyou Istchee and other Aboriginal communities across Quebec.