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/9379 Ovide Mercredi to receive honorary doctorate from law society Fri, 14 Jun 2019 13:35:45 -0400 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/ovide-mercredi-receive-honorary-doctorate-law-society Recognition of outstanding achievements in the legal profession, the rule of law, or the cause of justice. Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/9378 LISTEN: Crystal Shawanda gets the Blues and heads to Calgary Fri, 14 Jun 2019 11:56:18 -0400 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/listen-crystal-shawanda-gets-blues-and-heads-calgary "You figure out everything that Hank Williams knew he learned from Blues men.” —Crystal Shawanda Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/9376 Amazing Race Canada kicks off July 2 with Indigenous contestants Thu, 13 Jun 2019 16:18:41 -0400 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/amazing-race-canada-kicks-july-2-indigenous-contestants Their team motto is the Cree word Ahkameyimok. Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/9375 Trudeau presented with Métis Nation’s highest honour Thu, 13 Jun 2019 12:17:07 -0400 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/trudeau-presented-metis-nations-highest-honour The presentation was made today at the Métis Nation-Crown Summit held in Ottawa. (Photos courtesy of MNC Twitter) Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/9372 Chiefs say RCMP not doing enough to stop drugs flowing to reserves Thu, 13 Jun 2019 10:30:26 -0400 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/chiefs-say-rcmp-not-doing-enough-stop-drugs-flowing-reserves "It’s as if governments, whether provincial or federal, don’t care our Aboriginal or Indigenous youth are dying right now. That’s the way it seems to us in our community." —Chief Billy-Joe Laboucan Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/9371 VR game helps youth learn the Blackfoot language Thu, 13 Jun 2019 08:12:49 -0400 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/vr-game-helps-youth-learn-blackfoot-language “The vision behind Thunder was to create an interactive, fun, engaging tool that encourages Indigenous youth to learn traditional languages,” in this case Blackfoot. Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/9370 National Sixties Scoop exhibit spends week in Edmonton Thu, 13 Jun 2019 06:20:52 -0400 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/national-sixties-scoop-exhibit-spends-week-edmonton “It is only by confronting and understanding this history that we can move forward and heal together.” — Leela Sharon Aheer, minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women. Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/9369 Anishinabek chiefs tell nuclear industry they oppose small modular reactors on territory Wed, 12 Jun 2019 13:39:03 -0400 https://windspeaker.com/news/opinion/anishinabek-chiefs-tell-nuclear-industry-they-oppose-small-modular-reactors-territory “The Anishinabek Nation is vehemently opposed to any effort to situate (small modular reactors) within our territory. The stance we have taken is in support of the seven generations to come.” — Grand Council Chief Glen Hare Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/9367 Game changer for Indigenous organizations as Netflix signs on as partner Wed, 12 Jun 2019 10:45:17 -0400 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/game-changer-indigenous-organizations-netflix-signs-partner “This funding is a significant investment in opportunities for Indigenous directors, producers, and screenwriters in Canada, and marks one of the largest sponsorships in imagineNATIVE’s history.” —Jason Ryle, executive director, imagineNATIVE Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/9366 Dreams of a better future for all fuel young Metis woman Wed, 12 Jun 2019 08:59:58 -0400 https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/dreams-better-future-all-fuel-young-metis-woman “I want to be a voice for all people. And not just Indigenous people. I don’t want anybody in Canada to be mistreated.” —Hannah Nash, 17 Deb Steel