The Cree First Nation of Waswanipi has officially broken ground on its hotel, marking a milestone for the northern Quebec community after decades of anticipation.

A small team of paddlers has set off this spring, travelling 1,200 kilometres by canoe and portage from Tadoussac, Que., to James Bay. They'll be reviving an ancient route carved by fur traders and Indigenous guides centuries ago.

The Cree Nation of Chisasibi has declared a state of emergency because of ongoing water shortage. Many local services, including the hospital and elders home, are also operating on reduced services because of the issue.

Paul John Murdoch recently made his way across Canada on his motorcycle. He started in Newfoundland and headed west, stopping in Indigenous communities along the way.

In the northern community of Waskaganish, a dental hygienist is taking an uncommon approach to building rapport with her patients. She's learning Cree.

The Cree First Nation of Waswanipi in Quebec is advising land users to exercise caution and avoid the area around Lake Rouge after the lake drained with no apparent warning and destabilized some of the land in the area. 

Mandy Gull-Masty, former grand chief of Eeyou Istchee, was appointed Canada's Indigenous Services minister this week. She is the first Indigenous cabinet minister to hold the portfolio responsible for providing services for First Nations, Inuit and Métis.

The James Bay Cree Communications Society (JBCCS) launches a puppet show to encourage young and older audiences to hear and speak Cree language.

The Canadian government promises that anyone, anywhere, could vote during advance polls. However, voters in Northern Quebec Cree communities found that polling stations were closed.

Several people in Nunavik say voting booths closed early in their communities on election day — or didn't open at all. Now, some are calling for recourse to prevent this from happening again.

Mandy Gull-Masty has been elected in Abitibi–Baie-James–Nunavik–Eeyou, making her the first Cree woman to serve as a Member of Parliament for the region.

Indigenous voters could change this Quebec riding spanning thousands of kilometres from eastern Quebec to Nunavik — where Inuit, Cree, Anishanaabe and Québécois needs converge.

From Northern Quebec to the United Nations, Cree youth share insights on Indigenous self-governance at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on April 22 in New York.

In 2021 federal election, Eeyou Istchee saw a 17.7 per cent voter turnout compared to 63.5 per cent for the province as a whole, according figures from Elections Canada.

Youth and young adult take on the Cree Regional Youth Winter Journey, where they walk from Waskaganish on March 18, to arrive in Eastmain on March 25.

Singer-songwriter Elisapie won the adult alternative album of the year category for Inuktitut while Deantha Edmunds, an opera singer, won classical composition of the year for her piece, Angmalukisaa. 

Mandy Gull-Masty was elected as the first female Grand Chief of the Cree Nation Government in Quebec in 2021. Speaking at a regular meeting of the Cree Nation Government on Thursday, Gull-Masty cried as she announced she had accepted the Liberal nomination.

Tim Whiskeychan, a Cree contemporary artist from Waskaganish, flew to Paris this month to teach Cree culture through art with French students.

The Cree Nation of Chisasibi celebrated the launch of its new airline earlier this month. SiBi Air will provide medical evacuation and charter flight services and has plans to expand already.

The Council of the Cree Nation of Chisasibi said it is with “heavy hearts” that they mourn the young woman and her “two precious babies."

Frustration was apparent by the participants during a local meeting between the Cree Nation Government (CNG) and the tallymen because of the knowledge gap on the processes of natural resource extraction and the rights of the crees.