National News
Two Spirit Powwow to be hosted by Beardy’s & Okemasis’ Cree Nation
“As a Two Spirit transgender gay man, the impacts of colonialism and the introduction of transphobia and homophobia to Indigenous communities have incited marginalization to our otherwise traditional structures.” —Jack Saddleback
Alberta Friendship Centres battle opioid use in the cities with new video
“A lot of people don’t know how to navigate the health centres. And we find Friendship Centres in urban Indigenous communities are safe and caring environments.” — Kody Taylor, ANFCA’s special initiatives manager
Indigenous writers up for First Novel Award
The winner will receive $60,000 and each of the six finalists will receive $6,000 in prize money.
Centre shut down by protesters who duck out as police gather
“We could have got shot. We could have got hurt by one false accusation.” — Brittney Pegahmagabow
Sports
Masters volleyball tourney heading to Rama
“I’m not 100 per cent sure, but I would think they might have a basketball tournament. And maybe a baseball one.” — Josh Carpenter, North East regional co-ordinator, Indigenous Sport & Wellness Ontario
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Quebec regional chief warns against impostors posing as Indigenous
“…nothing is more dishonest than misleading the public in such a blatant way by taking on false representation.” — Chief of the AFNQL Ghislain Picard
