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May 10, 2023 | 
pentictonherald.ca | Ben Powless |Benjamin Powless
La Grande DameAbenaki filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin to receive prestigious awardby Ben Powless The 63rd Edward MacDowell Medal will be awarded to Abenaki filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin, the filmmaker whose work has spanned 52 years, at a July 23 reception. MacDowell began as an institution for artist residencies in Peterborough, New Hampshire and has bestowed the Edward MacDowell Medal since 1960 to notable artists, including Georgia O’Keeffe, Toni Morrison and David Lynch.
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May 5, 2023 | 
tinyurl.com | David Geselbracht |Javier Frutos |Ben Powless
It took anywhere from around 5,000 to 10,000 years for temperatures to rise during the PETM, all the resulting effects. Geologically speaking, that’s barely the blink of an eye. Even then, many species still had time to adapt to the higher temperatures: to shrink in size, to migrate. Despite the relative speed of warming, the adaptation process continued. But what occurred during the PETM in thousands of years is happening now in hundreds.
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May 5, 2023 | 
canadiangeographic.ca | David Geselbracht |Javier Frutos |Ben Powless
Science & TechHow peering into our ancient past could transform our understanding of contemporary climate change In the late summer, when the Ottawa River water levels drop, the bedrock reveals hints of a primordial marine world. Etched in stone are odd circles, each over half a metre in diameter and joined together like a cluster of cells.
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Apr 27, 2023 | 
pentictonherald.ca | Ben Powless |Benjamin Powless
Goose Break PrepSurveying the communities as they get ready for Goose Breakby Ben Powless As Eeyou Istchee prepares for another Goose Break, the Nation reached out to local Cree Trappers’ Associations (CTA) and public safety officers across the communities to get updates on goose sightings, ice conditions and other safety concerns for those preparing to head out this year.
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Mar 31, 2023 | 
pentictonherald.ca | Ben Powless |Benjamin Powless
Covid’s challengeLooking back at lessons learned over three years of the pandemicby Ben Powless When the first cases of Covid-19 were discovered in China in December 2019, it hit the radar of health officials in Eeyou Istchee, who wondered just exactly what kind of threat this new disease represented for the region. When the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it a public health emergency in January 2020, the Cree Health Board (CHB) began to prepare for infection prevention protocols.
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Mar 31, 2023 | 
pentictonherald.ca | Ben Powless |Benjamin Powless
A ‘Living Hell’Agreement in principle signed to compensate victims of boarding school abusesby Ben Powless Kenneth Weistche was five or six when he was removed from Waskaganish and sent to Bishop Horden Hall residential school in Moose Factory. Eventually he was transferred to the Fort George Catholic residential school and later the St. Philip’s School at Fort George.
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Mar 31, 2023 | 
pentictonherald.ca | Ben Powless |Benjamin Powless
Hall of FamerJonathan Cheechoo honoured for his pro hockey careerby Ben Powless The pride of Moose Factory, Jonathan Cheechoo, was inducted into the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame (NAIAHF) in February for his impressive 16-year career in professional hockey, including seven seasons in the NHL. Cheechoo is a member of Moose Cree First Nation in Northern Ontario. Cheechoo began playing hockey at four years old, joining the AAA Bantam league in Timmins at age 14.
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Mar 15, 2023 | 
pentictonherald.ca | Ben Powless |Benjamin Powless
Sledders’ SummitZechariah Neeposh takes first place at Folifrets raceby Ben Powless Hundreds of riders, crew, family, friends and fans gathered outside Chibougamau February 25 for the fabled Festival Folifrets, which, in its 56th year, is of one of the longest-running snowmobile competitions in the country. By 8:30 a.m., the first riders and pit teams had arrived, getting ready to take on the 220km course in the professional class.
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Mar 15, 2023 | 
pentictonherald.ca | Ben Powless
Braving the elementsEpic snowmobile expedition focuses on reconciliation, reclaiming cultureby Ben Powless For the second time in three years, 56 First Nations riders and allies traversed a daunting, 4,200km snowmobile route across 16 communities and camps in northern Quebec over 18 days. The First Nations Expedition began February 16 in Manawan, and finished March 4 in Uashat mak Mani-Utenam, passing through the Cree communities of Waskaganish and Chisasibi along the way.
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Mar 15, 2023 | 
pentictonherald.ca | Ben Powless |Benjamin Powless
The wisdom of EldersCree School Board launches knowledge keepers video seriesby Ben Powless In 2020, the Cree School Board embarked on a project to document stories, teachings and legends held by traditional knowledge keepers across the nine Cree communities. Finally, after delays brought about by the Covid pandemic, the CSB released 42 videotaped interviews in a series of events held across Eeyou Istchee.
