Savanna Craig

3 weeks ago | aptnnews.ca | Savanna Craig

The Makivvik Corp. is calling on Elections Canada to make Nunavik its own federal riding after issues surfaced during the recent federal election. That’s when an unknown number of polling stations in the region closed early and voters couldn’t cast their ballots. Pita Aatami, president of Makivvik, the legal representative for Inuit in Nunavik and Labrador, said he wants more than just answers. “People were not given the right to go vote,” Aatami told APTN News.

1 month ago | aptnnews.ca | Savanna Craig

First Nations opposed to amendments to the Sustainable Forest Development Act, known as Bill 97, took to the streets in Montreal to demand the province drop it. Blockades and protests have already taken place in Innu, Atikamekw and Abenaki communities. Bill 97 was introduced in April and will amend various pieces of Quebec legislation including the forest development law by implementing forest zoning for natural resource exploitation.

1 month ago | aptnnews.ca | Savanna Craig

Akwesasne is a unique community with three borders running through it – New York, Quebec and Ontario. While the community offers rich culture, arts, crafts and sports, some know Akwesasne as a place where smugglers take advantage of its rare border. “The exploitation of our waterways by a very small number of people … probably about one per cent to two per cent exploit that and bring it over,” said Matthew Rourke, chief of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police on the U.S. side.

1 month ago | aptnnews.ca | Savanna Craig

Quebec’s coroner says people should be “outraged” when they read the details of the death of Raphael “Nappa” André, an Innu man who froze to death while sheltering in a chemical toilet in January 2021. “We should be outraged by the fact that several doors were closed to Mr. André in the days leading up to his death and on the evening of January 16, 2021,” Gamache said as she released her findings,” said Coroner Stéphanie Gamache, who released her report on André’s death on Thursday in Montreal.

1 month ago | aptnnews.ca | Savanna Craig

Two Innu Nations in northern Quebec say they’re not satisfied with how the provincial government is handling protections for Woodland Caribou herds. Both Essipit and Mashteuiatsh Nations say they’re pushing for a legal resolution. “Quebec right now is not doing much and it doesn’t look good in the near future,” said Michael Ross, director of development and territory for Essipit First Nation.