Home / Tag Archives: Cree

Tag Archives: Cree

Manitoba to fund $21m in road upgrades for Norway House Cree Nation and community – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Manitoba government announced plans Thursday to fund $21.5 million in upgrades to provincially owned roads that pass through and connect the Norway House Cree Nation and the community of Norway House. The plan includes the repaving of about 30 kilometres of …

Read More »

Woman found dead in Pimicikamak Cree Nation, Man., RCMP investigating – Winnipeg

By Daisy Woelk Global News Posted March 26, 2024 11:36 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size RCMP are investigating after a woman was found dead in a home in Pimicikamak Cree Nation, Man. On Monday afternoon, Mounties said they got a report about the …

Read More »

Missing woman from Tataskweyak Cree Nation, Man. found dead – Winnipeg

By Daisy Woelk Global News Posted October 4, 2023 11:36 am Updated October 4, 2023 11:41 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A woman has been found dead after going missing for about four days. On Sept. 30, Thompson, Man., RCMP said they were told a 41-year-old …

Read More »

Sask. RCMP identify Big Sky Lake Cree Nation human remains as 20-year-old man

Human remains that were found on May 3 near Big Island Lake Cree Territory in Saskatchewan have been identified by forensic teams as 20-year-old Dominic Kahpoonapit. Saskatchewan RCMP said the autopsy was completed on Tuesday, noting the Big Sky Lake Cree Nation resident was reported missing back on Dec. 13, …

Read More »

Woman, 25, found dead inside home in Tataskweyak Cree Nation after a fire – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 25-year-old woman was found dead inside a home on Airport Road, in Tataskweyak Cree Nation (Split Lake) after a fire, Manitoba RCMP say. On Sunday, five minutes after 11 p.m., Thompson RCMP, along with the local fire department, went to the …

Read More »

Cree scholar ‘in shock’ after being appointed to Senate seat

Margo Greenwood said she was “in shock” after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced she will become the newest member of the Senate. A professor at the University of Northern British Columbia in Prince George, Greenwood is an internationally recognized expert in health research, specifically Indigenous health and well-being, says a press …

Read More »

Northern Cree celebrates full ownership of latest album

The sounds from the Northern Cree drum has spanned more than four decades and 49 albums but the group’s latest release Ôskimacîtahowin: A New Beginning is completely owned by the artists. Steve Wood, who is Nehiyaw from Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Alberta, is the group’s co-founder and leader and said it’s exciting …

Read More »

As families gather to bury their dead, James Smith Cree Nation struggles to heal

As most people in James Smith Cree Nation were still sleeping, violence erupted.  The killings began in homes around the northern part of the community before sunrise — at least three attacks, followed by five more in the central village and two in the south, said Chief Robert Head, tracing …

Read More »