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Practical, ‘get ‘er done’ spirit to guide premier’s relationship with First Nations
"I believe we have a premier at the table with Cabinet support that is willing to address the issues that we faced in the past." — Treaty 8 Grand Chief Arthur Noskey
Consultation on Bill C-5, economic uncertainty of Trump’s tariffs focus of Indigenous testimony in Canada’s Senate
IRC president embraces Poilievre’s move to consult First Nations on new model for fiscal revenues
Dueling First Nations groups in northern Ontario want in on transmission line build
“I think we’re going to win the bid. If we don’t, whoever does win they’re going to have to deal with us.” — Chief Keeter Corston of the Chapleau Cree First Nation
Buffalo make us better human beings
The “eldest healthy female leads the herd. They’re matriarchal. It’s passed down through her oldest daughter. There’s this continuing line of knowledge of day-to-day lives of the herd and we modeled our own systems around that as well. The knowledge and wisdom that our elder women have.” — Tasha Hubbard, associate professor in the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta
VR game helps youth learn the 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.
Wikwemikong greenhouse increases food security, offers students trades training and green industry credits
Seeds will also be started in the greenhouse and will be available for community initiatives, such as the soon-to-number 400 raised garden beds, which are part of Wikwemikong’s Foodshare program.
What’s Plan B if pipeline revenues fail to materialize, asks regional chief
“When First Nations deal with any government … our foundation is treaty. When we get included in a pan-Aboriginal approach that dilutes that process." —Regional Chief for the Assembly of First Nations
True to Place: Tradition meets contemporary in new Bill Reid Gallery art exhibit
“As we got started on the theme and selecting artists, we started to realize language emerged as a subtheme as well. Because once you start talking about place-based stories and history in Indigenous cultures, naturally language, where it is still alive and still practised, couples with those stories and those themes.” — Xémontalót Carrielynn Victor, guest curator of the exhibit True to Place: stímetstexw tel xéltel”
New distribution approval will expand TV station to 10 million subscribers
ITAC president named recipient of Global Vision Award
“All the work that we did to advocate for the Indigenous tourism industry, it’s not being done anywhere else in the world.” — Keith Henry, president and CEO of the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada
Indigenous leaders in Canada’s universities lead way in ‘marathon’ of change
“Universities are a microcosm of our larger society and while we have a number of people that are well-educated and impacting our country… it doesn’t mean they had the opportunity or taken the opportunity to learn about their own backyards (about) Indigenous peoples.” — Dr. Michael Hart, co-chair of the National Indigenous University Senior Leaders’ Association