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Canada formally apologizes for eugenics experiment on Saskatchewan First Nation
“Original descendants often feel like they’re cut out of any representation when it comes to leadership, chief and council, anything like that. When it came to negotiations for the settlement itself, many of the original descendants felt their voice wasn’t being heard.” — Peepeekisis Cree Nation member Cheyanne Desnomie
Makinaw stresses inclusive leadership and respecting voices
“You have to look at everybody and treat all the chiefs fair, so that they're heard and their decisions are respected.” —candidate for AFN national chief Craig Makinaw
Kunuk’s latest film a tool to start talking about shamanism again, says director
“It was illegal to drum dance or to sing our songs. Our priests told us that shamanism was the work of Satan, so we stopped talking about it.” —Zacharias Kunuk
Queen’s Canopy agreement fails to protect First Nations territory, says chief
“We haven’t given consent to this whole process of the Great Bear Rainforest.” ~ Dzawada’enuxw Nation Chief Willie Moon.
New centre will be a modern-day teaching wigwam to share worldviews, provide cross-cultural education
“Think beyond this knowledge we've all been immersed in through formal education… to deconstruct and decolonize our ways of knowing and thinking about our relationships and our place with humanity in the world.” — Algoma vice-president Mary Wabano-McKay
Bison calves offer promise of a hopeful future
“We always knew that buffalo had to be an important part of the story.” —Juanita Marois, CEO of Métis Crossing
Lawyer's bar admission infused with Cree culture
Sweetgrass News Briefs - May 17
Wild fires still pose a risk two weeks after evacuation of Fort McMurray.
Plastic Woman among supernatural beings brought out of concealment in new exhibit
“Out of Concealment” runs from Oct. 23 to April 5, 2020 at the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art in downtown Vancouver.
Indigenous Works part of an effort to shock-proof economies
“We’re shock proofing the economy in the sense that we’re preparing our communities and companies to be viable, to be innovative, to grow and that’s what’s going to stimulate jobs.” —Indigenous Works CEO Kelly Lendsay
Confusion and concern greets MOU on trapline management in Treaty 8
Feds snub Indigenous-led groups in phase one of Trans Mountain buy-in
“The letter just said, ‘This is happening and we’ll see you in phase two,’ in a nutshell.” — Michelle Goodkey with Project Reconciliation