News briefs

Revered First Nations leader Elijah Harper of Red Sucker Lake First Nation has passed away.

The funeral for the deceased Wunnumin members was held on May. 16.

An investigation is underway after a human skull was found by a group of hunters along the James Bay coast near Moosonee and Moose Factory.

The hearing date for standing at the joint inquest into the deaths of seven Nishnawbe Aski Nation high school students in Thunder Bay has been set for June 21.

The chief of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) has invited the judge and Ontario’s former Aboriginal Affairs minister involved in sentencing him to jail into his community in an effort to show that there are no hard feelings.

According to a survey conducted by a committee of representatives from local Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) organizations, 12 NAN First Nations businesses and organizations in Thunder Bay contributed an estimated $51.8 million to the economy in the last fiscal year.

While some communities on James Bay coast return to normal after flooding, Attawapiskat has evacuated 400 community members due to rising water levels.

Crisis teams have been dispatched to Wunnumin Lake after a house fire claimed the lives of two girls and one young woman.

Graduates of Oshki's Mining Essentials program were honoured with a ceremony in Webequie on May 1.

Spring melt and break up has forced the evacuation of hundreds of people from communities along the James Bay coast, including nearly all of Kashechewan.

Flooding on James Bay coast has caused sewage backups in Attawapiskat and Kashechewan, water treatment plan failure in Fort Albany and evacuation of residents in Moose Factory and Moosonee.

Over one year since Cat Lake First Nation declared a state of emergency over prescription drug addictions, the community is taking strides on the path of recovery.

J-G Grocery in Constance Lake is looking to deliver lower-priced groceries to remote communities across the north.

On April 19, 2013, Whitesand First Nation member Jade Willoughby, 22, signed a contract with Wilhelmina Models and Talent Management Agency. Willoughby, who has been in the modeling industry since she was 16, said that being signed to Wilhelmina Models is “unreal.”

A video to raise awareness of Elder abuse has been created and released in Thunder Bay.