Patrick Quinn

1 month ago | thespec.com | Patrick Quinn

Long before European contact, customary adoption was common among the Cree and other Indigenous people. It traditionally involved placing a child with another family for survival purposes when the parents were for some reason unable to properly care for them. After lobbying by Cree authorities since the early 1980s to legally recognize this practice, Quebec began consulting with Indigenous groups in the early 2000s when it was reviewing its own adoption laws.

1 month ago | thespec.com | Patrick Quinn

At the grand opening of the Sabtuan Learning Centre in Ouje-Bougoumou February 11, Chief Gaston Cooper said the long-awaited adult education facility represented “a beacon of opportunity”. These centres will be coming to all Cree communities over the next few years. “It symbolizes the doors we are opening for our people – the opportunity to expand their knowledge, strengthen their skills, and build a future filled with possibility,” Cooper stated.

1 month ago | thespec.com | Patrick Quinn

As Greenland draws international attention amidst a takeover push from US President Donald Trump, the independence movement is growing among its predominantly Inuit population. Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede aims to call for a referendum on independence if reelected on March 11. “Greenland is for the Greenlandic people,” affirmed Egede. “We do not want to be Danish. We do not want to be American.

2 months ago | wtoc.com | Patrick Quinn

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - This week, Southern Company reported 2024 earnings of $4.4 billion, a $400 million or 10 percent increase from 2023. “The hard work and dedication of our team members across our company made 2024 an outstanding year for Southern Company,” said Christopher C. Womack, company president, in a release on Thursday. The profit announcement comes as Georgia Power customers endure their sixth energy rate increase since 2023.

2 months ago | thespec.com | Patrick Quinn

As Waswanipi tallyman Johnny Cooper prepares to have a second toe amputated following an unfortunate accident two years ago, he’s going to the media in hopes of finally receiving justice from the Cree forestry company that he blames for robbing his liberty and livelihood. “Let me say that it is without prejudice of any specific person that I tell my story,” Cooper told the Nation. “It’s more me that’s annoyed for being ignored by the forestry company.