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Nature program will put Indigenous youth to work
“Quite a few of the positions that are being offered are fully remote. You can be in B.C. and working for a company in P.E.I.” — Leigh-Ann Johnson of Nature Canada
Indigenous organizations, youth honoured for forest industry work
“It tells us we do have a role and the Indigenous voice matters in working with our industry partners and protecting our industry partners and looking at encouraging partnerships.” — Indigenous Resource Network executive director Robert Merasty
Alberta News in Brief for September 22
Louis Bull Tribe to celebrate green energy accomplishments
County shows little respect for real consultation over flood mitigation project, says Tsuut’ina Nation
Quebec First Nations want to be full partners in sustainable economic development
“We are not against economic development. We want to be a part, a stakeholder in economic development, taking into account our aspirations, our values, our challenges.” — Chief Gilbert Dominique of Pekuakamiulnuasht Takuhikan.
Dream jobs turn into nightmares as abuse, sexualized violence and harassment permeates AFN
“We are deeply disturbed by the findings.” — interim National Chief Joanna Bernard
Ontario First Nations encouraged to fight invasive species with ‘eyes on the ground’
“We know these invasive species are impacting our environment, our territories, our traditional territories, regional territories, and the Anishinabek Nation as a collective.” — Rhonda Gagnon
Manitoba Federation fur company promises to get Métis trappers back on lines
“I’ve been talking about traditional economies and figuring out how to do it for at least 20 years. I’m so proud as a Métis government that we have the resources economically now to do our part.” — Manitoba Metis Federation president David Chartrand
14 Indigenous communities among the economic losers as company pulls rug out from under Teck mine
“We (have) observed the virtual anarchy that has broken out, shutting down key elements of Canada’s infrastructure. We will not tolerate that here.” — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney
Caregivers shoulder the burden of bad water’s daily indignity on reserve
Consent is a cup of tea, participants learn at Free, Prior and Informed Consent Conference
“We have a nuclear waste problem.” —Randall Kahgee, former chief of the Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation