Billy Diamond. Even his name sparkles with interest and potential. That may be why acclaimed film producer Benoit Pilon (The Necessities of Life, 2008) has set his sights on Diamond as the main character in a new movie. Tentatively called Chief, the film would be in Cree, English and French.

Perhaps the least excited electors are the aboriginal people of the North, even though this election could ultimately have enormous impact on them and their communities.

Throat singing in a traditional way of making playful guttural sound, practised by Inuit women. Yesterday Quebec recognized throat singing as its first example of intangible cultural heritage.

New services are on the way to help with a growing number of homeless Aboriginal people in Montreal, city officials say. Inuit and First Nation people represent almost one-third of the homeless in the city, where they often gather at Metro stations.

Montreal is in the midst of a homelessness crisis among aboriginal people. The fastest growing population are Inuit from Nunavik, which comprises the northern third of the province of Quebec.