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2021 could prove deadliest year for youth opioid poisoning, says advocate
“These concerns were there before the pandemic and we expect that they will be there after the pandemic and we need to have a clear strategy for young people.” — Child and Youth Advocate Del Graff
‘No one will bat an eye’: Young women in ‘The Road’ say they fear going missing and nobody caring
“Even though we mess up we can still keep going and … One mess up doesn’t mean you’ve failed.” — Eve Strongeagle
Ontario commits $10 million to investigate burial sites at former residential schools
“There is painful but necessary work ahead and we must confront what happened for reconciliation to be achieved.” —Ontario Premier Doug Ford
Commissioner says he’ll fight for sufficient ongoing resources for Indigenous languages
“Our language is so important to our right to self-determination and self-government and nationhood. We need to have our own languages, our own laws, our own lands, our own people, and our own identifiable forms of government.” —Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde
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Indigenous fitness challenge in Alberta helping people reach holistic health goals
“We read people’s goals and I started crying… They want to beat cancer, they want to beat diabetes, they want to spend more time with their kids, they want their kids to get off phones or video games.” — Jacob Hendy, ISCA’s executive director
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‘It’s a start,’ says AIAI leadership on Ontario funds committed for burial sites investigations
“You’re not going to make this scar go away. It will not fade in time. But you can remember how it got there and take the necessary steps that it is not inflicted again.” — Grand Chief Joel Abram
