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/10545 Host Nova Scotia team to be well represented at 2020 North American Indigenous Games Thu, 23 Jan 2020 16:10:39 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/sports/host-nova-scotia-team-be-well-represented-2020-north-american-indigenous-games “We want our athletes to enjoy Halifax and all it has to offer.” — Levi Denny, Nova Scotia’s chef de mission Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/10544 Gleichen RCMP seek public assistance to local missing male youth Thu, 23 Jan 2020 15:15:24 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/gleichen-rcmp-seek-public-assistance-local-missing-male-youth RCMP wish to confirm his well-being. Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/10542 Provincial Metis governments provide ‘wake-up call’ to Metis National Council claiming it’s ‘increasingly dysfunctional’ Thu, 23 Jan 2020 12:05:20 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/provincial-metis-governments-provide-wake-call-metis-national-council Metis National Council spokesperson David Chartrand accuses the three presidents of attempting to “usurp the powers” of the MNC and says they have “no standing whatsoever, legally, politically, fundamentally” to bring about changes to the MNC. Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/10541 Suspended: Metis Nation of Ontario out of national council, but is the decision valid? Wed, 22 Jan 2020 17:33:02 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/suspended-metis-nation-ontario-out-national-council-decision-valid "How can you put your information forward when nobody calls meetings?” —Metis Nation—Saskatchewan President Glen McCallum Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/10535 Saskatchewan Chamber works to realize billions in economic potential with Indigenous Engagement Charter Wed, 22 Jan 2020 10:25:03 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/saskatchewan-chamber-works-realize-billions-economic-potential-indigenous Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/10532 Elders’ land-based approach helped guide development of new Cree language app Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:11:45 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/elders-land-based-approach-helped-guide-development-new-cree-language-app “Land-based learning is the corner stone of who we are in KTCEA. Our communities are still so tied to the land. They still hunt, they still fish, they still trap.” — Dr. Daphne Mai'Stoina Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/10531 Every Child Matters game to be broadcast in Blackfoot on Windspeaker Radio Mon, 20 Jan 2020 16:22:49 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/sports/every-child-matters-game-be-broadcast-blackfoot-windspeaker-radio “We decided early on that it was important that our culture was represented in various aspects of this game.” — Tyler White, CEO of Siksika Health Services Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/10530 Tobacco jurisdiction, taxation, profit sharing: Modern day concerns to be tackled at summit Mon, 20 Jan 2020 15:04:55 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/tobacco-jurisdiction-taxation-profit-sharing-modern-day-concerns-be-tackled “Our communities have already said they are not interested in being tax collectors. But that’s (in) the context of collecting federal and provincial taxes.” — AIAI Deputy Grand Chief Gordon Peters Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/10522 Ponoka RCMP seek assistance to locating missing person Sat, 18 Jan 2020 11:01:48 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/ponoka-rcmp-seek-assistance-locating-missing-person There is a concern for Saddleback's well-being. Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/10521 Shoeless, underdressed for the cold, Blood Tribe Police search for missing man Fri, 17 Jan 2020 11:34:26 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/shoeless-underdressed-cold-blood-tribe-police-search-missing-man He left a residence in the Levern, Alta. area, along Highway 505 West. Deb Steel