Windspeaker.com https://windspeaker.com/news/rss.xml Windspeaker.com is Canada's source for Indigenous news, issues and culture. en https://windspeaker.com/node/12547 Sports In Brief: Hall of Honour, hockey and blanket ceremonies Wed, 01 Feb 2023 17:37:45 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/sports/sports-brief-hall-honour-hockey-and-blanket-ceremonies Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/12546 Bridging Program Wed, 01 Feb 2023 13:27:17 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/sponsored-content/bridging-program Tayola Brown https://windspeaker.com/node/12545 ‘Fringe’ group of Alberta lawyers force vote on mandatory Indigenous cultural competency training Wed, 01 Feb 2023 12:50:35 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/fringe-group-alberta-lawyers-force-vote-mandatory-indigenous-cultural “I think (the 50 lawyers) really need to take a look at why they are not comfortable about taking this training…. Are they getting caught up in other people’s agendas?” — Koren Lightning-Earle Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/12542 Treaty peoples should speak for themselves on health reforms at upcoming First Ministers meeting, say First Nations leaders Tue, 31 Jan 2023 15:32:54 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/treaty-peoples-should-speak-themselves-health-reforms-upcoming-first “When you exclude First Nations people there is no reconciliation. And the words they said, ‘The most important working relationship we have (is) with First Nations people.’ Well, that’s a lie. Or they’d have us at these tables.” — Chief Bobby Cameron, Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/12541 Band from The Pas is missing a friend ‘More Than Ever’ Mon, 30 Jan 2023 14:42:35 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/band-pas-missing-friend-more-ever “I have used music not to fully overcome poverty, but to find a way out of the poverty that exists on the reserve today.” — Kenneth Henderson, lead singer of Low Budget Rock Star Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/12540 Film shares the journey to sobriety and renewed spirit of Kainai skateboarder Mon, 30 Jan 2023 12:43:47 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/film-shares-journey-sobriety-and-renewed-spirit-kainai-skateboarder “I was so proud of Kyle… in that he looked invincible when he was wearing his regalia. He looked like he had truly found himself in a really beautiful way.” — Brock Davis Mitchell Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/12539 All-star Babstock glad to be back in Canada to play at historic hockey site Mon, 30 Jan 2023 10:27:11 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/sports/all-star-babstock-glad-be-back-canada-play-historic-hockey-site “Being back home in front of my family and just being like a Toronto kid playing in the Maple Leaf Gardens is a dream come true. It’s really cool.” — Kelly Babstock Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/12538 Radical Remembrance exhibition featuring work of Inuvialuit artist on display at AGO Fri, 27 Jan 2023 10:52:05 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/radical-remembrance-exhibition-featuring-work-inuvialuit-artist-display-ago “All my life I’ve been in conflict with the Roman Catholic Church and their concept of boarding schools.” —David Ruben Piqtoukun Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/12537 Number of potential unmarked graves at St. Joseph’s Mission rises to 159 Thu, 26 Jan 2023 17:13:12 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/number-potential-unmarked-graves-st-josephs-mission-rises-159 Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/12536 Indigenous data sovereignty concerns raised as harm from residential schools continues Wed, 25 Jan 2023 18:22:01 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/indigenous-data-sovereignty-concerns-raised-harm-residential-schools “Ultimately, data sovereignty is an aspect of self-determination, the preservation and development of identity and culture.” — Aaron Franks, senior research manager with First Nations Information Governance Centre Deb Steel