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/9950 LISTEN: Minister admits province should have talked with Nechi Institute before eviction notice Fri, 06 Dec 2019 11:39:56 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/listen-minister-admits-province-should-have-talked-nechi-institute-eviction “Well, it’s a provincial building and you can’t gift a provincial building.” —Alberta Minister of Indigenous Relations Rick Wilson Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/9949 Snipers shooting for successful Arena Lacrosse League season Thu, 05 Dec 2019 14:20:36 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/sports/snipers-shooting-successful-arena-lacrosse-league-season Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/9948 C-92 will present a radical adjustment for mainstream child welfare agencies Thu, 05 Dec 2019 12:26:15 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/c-92-will-present-radical-adjustment-mainstream-child-welfare-agencies “This is how it works when things change. You have to fight through the process.” — Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/9947 Mohawk player among top performers for Beauts Thu, 05 Dec 2019 11:22:48 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/sports/mohawk-player-among-top-performers-beauts Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/9946 Easy-peasy AFN charter changes done; get ready for battles on the rest Thu, 05 Dec 2019 09:26:43 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/easy-peasy-afn-charter-changes-done-get-ready-battles-rest “If there’s going to be any changes we don’t want to leave it too close to an election, because it’s too political.” —Bonnie Leonard Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/9945 AFN youth in tears over dark future, but new minister promises some light Wed, 04 Dec 2019 14:27:43 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/afn-youth-tears-over-dark-future-new-minister-promises-some-light “We owe it to ourselves and to each other to keep working on this relationship with a true spirit of cooperation, always mindful that this cannot be achieved without speaking the truth.” —Indigenous Services Canada Minister Marc Miller Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/9943 Chief commissioner urges all Albertans to advance the MMIWG report’s Calls for Justice Wed, 04 Dec 2019 13:01:28 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/chief-commissioner-urges-all-albertans-advance-mmiwg-reports-calls-justice The report says, “…this country is at war, and Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people are under siege” and the experiences of our members reflect this.” Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/9941 Canada, Grassy Narrows at odds over what the community needs to treat mercury poisoning in their people Wed, 04 Dec 2019 10:14:28 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/canada-grassy-narrows-odds-over-what-community-needs-treat-mercury-poisoning “The Liberal government has promised to do something and they are dragging their feet. We’ve seen the Prime Minister move very quickly when it’s a priority …. But when Indigenous people are asking for basic human rights like drinking water, there’s a delay." —NDP leader Jagmeet Singh Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/9940 Alberta evicts Nechi Institute to make room for 100 treatment beds at Poundmaker’s Lodge Tue, 03 Dec 2019 17:34:52 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/alberta-evicts-nechi-institute-make-room-100-treatment-beds-poundmakers-lodge “There’s a whole lot of history in that sacred space there in the terms of the relationship.” —Marilyn Buffalo Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/9939 Ward named to 40 under 40 BIV list Tue, 03 Dec 2019 16:09:23 -0500 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/ward-named-40-under-40-biv-list Deb Steel