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Three-year plan set for new Attawapiskat elementary school

Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan announced that funding has been set aside for the construction of a school in Attawapiskat First Nation.

NAPS investigates fatal incident in Attawapiskat

A boy in Attawapiskat has succumbed to injuries sustained after attempting to latch on to a moving vehicle in the community.

Attawapiskat launches camp service business

Attawapiskat Catering Limited Partnership has secured the contract for catering and operating services at the De Beers Canada Victor Mine near the community.

Attawapiskat launches camp service business

Attawapiskat Catering Limited Partnership has secured the contract for catering and operating services at the De Beers Canada Victor Mine near the community.

Students to receive laptops

Students in Eabametoong and Attawapiskat will soon have brand-new One-Laptop-Per-Child computers.

Attawapiskat students back to school

Community still waiting for new school as classes start in portables

Finding privacy takes effort

Privacy is a new concept to me. I never really knew or understood what it was to have my own private space or time when I was growing up.

Being tested on the James Bay

It’s raining outside and the temperature is hovering around ten degrees. The clouds are hanging low and there is a steady stream of cold droplets falling from the sky.

Group wants new Attawapiskat school named after youth advocate

A growing movement is calling for the new school to be built in Attawapiskat to be named after Shannen Koostachin who recently passed away.

Live And Let Live

I was shocked recently while at the cottage when I discovered a tragic sight near the entrance to the garage. The overturned remains of a nest sat next to three tiny chicks on the ground.

Lifelong learning highlighted during awards

Missanabie Cree’s Shirley Horn received the Emile Nakogee Award for Leadership during the 29th Annual Keewaywin Awards ceremony.

Changes to election code in Attawapiskat turned down

A ratification vote to adopt a new custom election code in Attawapiskat was not accepted by chief and council due to poor voter turnout.

Grant Me The Serenity

It's raining outside and the temperature is hovering around ten degrees. The clouds are hanging low and there is a steady stream of cold droplets falling from the sky.

Chiefs offer counter-proposal to Bill 191 hearings

Chiefs from Attawapiskat, Moose Cree, Sandy Lake, Slate Falls and Webequie along with Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Stan Beardy have offered a counter-proposal to Ontario’s decision to hold hearings on Bill 191, the Far North Act, in their communities the week of June 14.

**UPDATE** Body of missing Attawapiskat hunter recovered

There is a huge sense of relief in Attawapiskat as the body of missing hunter Ian Katalamasit has been recovered.