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Indigenous agricultural biotech company receives $2M for R&D and to expand markets
An Indigenous and family-owned agricultural biotech company based in Alberta has announced it has secured $2 million in seed money from an Indigenous-led investment firm.
Animated film explores the strength found in the shadow of demons
Qaqsoss Naka Wahantuhsis (Fox & the Tiny Demon) is a new animated film directed by award winning animator, director and artist Tara Audibert, who has ties to Neqotkuk (Tobique First…
Indigenous Group of Seven work brought together for exhibit in Banff
Joseph Sánchez is co-curating the upcoming exhibit The Ancestors Are Talking: Paintings by the Indigenous Seven at The Whyte museum located in Banff, Alta. from May 3 to Oct. 19.
Author explores aspects of ‘voice’ in new poetry collection
How powerful is voice? Whether written or spoken, says poet and spoken word artist Tawahum Bige, “voice as a weapon…creates that awareness and it can also galvanize change.”
United Way grant to build longhouse for food hub and training centre
Thanks to a $1 million grant, construction on a new Indigenous-led food hub and training centre is expected to begin in northern British Columbia this summer.
Book explores the Inuit knowledge that helped find Franklin expedition ships
Inuit “had spent so many years, generations, saying ‘We know where those ships are. We know what happened to those men’.” — Connie Wren-Gunn
Author introduces children to their plant relations and what makes up a healthy ecosystem
Both on the page and in real life, Leigh Joseph is giving her children an opportunity that wasn't there for her grandparents.
Sports
Pro women’s hockey team stages Indigenous Heritage contest
When Marian Jacko was asked to be involved with an historic hockey game, others she wanted to be included immediately popped to mind.
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Reasserting Sovereignty: Defending Treaty Nations and challenging the governments of Canada and Alberta
A statement from:
Okimaw Jason Whiskeyjack, Saddle Lake Cree Nation
Okimaw Vernon Watchmaker, Kehewin Cree Nation
Okimaw Henry Lewis, Onion Lake Cree Nation
Okimaw Sheldon Sunshine, Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation
Okimaw Gary Lameman, Beaver Lake Cree Nation
Okimaw Vernon Saddleback, Samson Cree Nation
Okimaw Joel Mykat, Ermineskin Cree Nation
Okimaw Desmond Bull, Louis Bull Tribe
Okimaw Ralph Cattleman, Montana First Nation
Okimaw Jason Whiskeyjack, Saddle Lake Cree Nation
Okimaw Vernon Watchmaker, Kehewin Cree Nation
Okimaw Henry Lewis, Onion Lake Cree Nation
Okimaw Sheldon Sunshine, Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation
Okimaw Gary Lameman, Beaver Lake Cree Nation
Okimaw Vernon Saddleback, Samson Cree Nation
Okimaw Joel Mykat, Ermineskin Cree Nation
Okimaw Desmond Bull, Louis Bull Tribe
Okimaw Ralph Cattleman, Montana First Nation
