Wachiyeh,
I hope your Goose Break was a good one! Our team loves listening to stories from people who are out on the land. I hope your 'migration' back to routine is easy! Here are some stories to catch up on.
Agoodeh, Vanna Blacksmith | | | What's New | - Late Brian Fireman is commemorated by friends, family and Cree Rising bandmates.
- Eastern Door & the North compete at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships.
- Cree youth featured in APTN's Warrior Up TV series.
| | | | | Photos credits: Manuan Lafond | Commemorating late Brian Fireman and his musical legacy in Eeyou Istchee | Several friends, family members and band members from Cree Rising share their memories of late Brian Fireman and how he influenced the music scene in Eeyou Istchee. | | | | | Photos credits: Picture This Productions | Kayla Spencer-Young will be featured in APTN's Warrior TV series | Kayla Spencer-Young from Chisasibi studied science at Dawson College in Montreal. She will be featured in the TV series called Warrior Up on APTN. We caught up with Kayla to talk all about it. | | | | | Photos credits: Picture This Productions | Dinah Sam interns for APTN's Warrior Up TV show | Dinah Sam, from Chisasibi, was an intern on the Warrior Up series on APTN. It's a documentary series about Indigenous youth from different nations who are brave and making a difference in their communities.
Dinah Sam tells us all about her experience working on the show. | | | | | Photos submitted by Jeannette Mistacheesick | Team EDN competes in the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships | Jeannette Mistacheesick and her husband were in Grande Prairie, Alberta at the NAHC.
Their daughter Maria is one of several players from Eeyou Istchee playing for the Eastern Door and the North team. Jeannette spoke with Dorothy Stewart on May 9th, 2024. | | | | | Student Shirleyann Rabbitskin, right, with some family members: Caroline Rabbitskin Sam, Connor Rabbitskin, and Callie Sam. (Vanna Blacksmith/CBC) | Indigenous students show realities at art exhibit | Living Perspectives, a showcase art exhibit of selected works from 20 Indigenous students in Dawson College's Journeys program, ran from May 11 to 18.
The artwork is a reflection of how the students spent their time in the Journeys program. It's a one-year transition program that helps Indigenous students settle into the city to pursue higher education. | | | | | | Photos submitted by Sharon Moses | Sharon Moses smokes goose using forest fire wood | Sharon Moses has a teepee behind her daughter's place where she has been smoking geese and making goose grease.
She also tells us what type of firewood is best for smoking and cooking geese and which type of firewood she uses to warm the teepee. And she explains how to clean and prepare some goose parts. | | | | | Photos credits: Betsy Longchap/CBC | New Eco Centre opens in Oujé-Bougoumou | Many events marked Earth Day worldwide. One example is the opening of an eco-centre in Oujé-Bougoumou.
The eco-centre will be in full service this spring. We spoke with Thomas Bosum who is the local community land and environment administrator. | | | | | Photos credits: Betsy Longchap/CBC | Cree Regional Climate Forum in Oujé-Bougoumou | 150 delegates from all across Eeyou Istchee gathered for the Cree Regional Climate Forum that took place on April 9 to 11.
They discussed ways we can adapt to the new realities, such as less ice in spring, more forest fires, and different animals in our territory.
Betsy Longchap spoke with Oujé-Bougoumou Chief Gaston Cooper about the climate forum. | | | | | Photo illustration credits: Sophie Leclerc | Le retour des bébés lumières | Fendant des dizaines d’années, les naissances n’étaient plus possibles dans les communautés cries au Québec.
Pour accoucher, les femmes devaient donc quitter leur communauté et leur famille, parcourir des centaines de kilomètres et se débrouiller dans une ville culturellement peu familière, dans une autre langue.
Toutefois, après un long travail, depuis quatre ans, des bébés naissent de nouveau à Chisasibi, la plus grande communauté d’Eeyou. Ce retour progressif a commencé avec la venue de sages-femmes du sud puis l’ouverture d’une maison de naissance. Le mouvement s’apprête à franchir une nouvelle étape : en juillet va débuter la formation de sages-femmes cries. | | | | Big thank you! | Thank you for subscribing to Cree Tipaachimuwin. Our team of journalists want to share these stories from the north for you to listen, read and watch!
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