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A healer and activist, Sacheen Littlefeather was far more than her infamous Oscar moment – CBC
Apache and Yaqui elder advocated for the health of Indigenous peoples. She died Sunday at age 75 Oct 05, 2022 Sacheen Littlefeather dedicated her life to advocating for the rights and health of Indigenous people. Her role as an activist started well before her infamous Academy Awards moment when, in 1973, she declined an Oscar […]
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Canada must commit to a nature and biodiversity accountability act – IRPP
COP15 in Montreal is the right time to start to dismantle the country’s colonial relationship with nature, with greater respect for Indigenous rights. October 5, 2022 Nature isn’t an infinite resource to be exploited. Canada’s current socio-economic system, rooted in colonial resource extraction, has shaped our interactions with the natural world. The commodification of nature […]
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Google Canada commits a $2.7M grant to ensure Indigenous communities benefit from digital revolution – BNN Bloomberg
10/05/2022 Kent Walker, president of global affairs at Google and Alphabet, joins BNN Bloomberg to talk about their latest contribution to Indigenous communities in Canada. He says Google is deeply integrated in lives of Canadians and contributes to national GDP. Read More: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/canada/video/google-canada-commits-a-2-7m-grant-to-ensure-indigenous-communities-benefit-from-digital-revolution~2535228
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October Newsletter (Enkamgak) – NFN
October 4, 2022 The October 2022 issue of Enkamgak is now available online! See below or click HERE to read this issue, and access past issues by clicking HERE. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please contact: Read More: https://nfn.ca/enkamgak-2/
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Multiple Indigenous youth living rough in region – Cambridge Today
Youth range in age from 11 to 17 If you look around the region it’s not hard to spot multiple homeless encampments. Residents in those encampments include Indigenous youth. “We currently know of 4 to 5 Indigenous youth in encampments, their ages range between 11 and 17,” said Amanda Trites the program co-coordinator for the […]
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At a glance – SenCanada
October 5, 2022 Senators’ work takes them all over Canada! See where they’ve been and who they’ve met along the way. Wednesday, September 7, 2022 – Senator Ratna Omidvar (second from the left) chaired a panel discussion hosted by the Renewing our Democratic Alliance on refugee policy at the Embassy of Canada in Berlin, Germany. […]
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HHSS reflects on Canada’s Indigenous history – Haliburton Echo
5 October 2022 The impacts of the colonization of Canada on Indigenous culture was brought to light for students at Haliburton Highlands Secondary School with a lesson in perspective. With Truth and Reconciliation Week held from Monday, Sept. 26 to Friday, Sept. 30 for Canadian schools, the HHSS students were given unique insight to the […]
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Three First Nations have filed for legal action against Ontario over boreal forests – Toronto Star
Oct. 4, 2022 A spokesperson for the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney general told the Star that the provincial government would not comment on the claim. Three Ontario First Nations have filed for legal action against the provincial government for its management of the province’s boreal forests. The chiefs of the Missanabie Cree First Nation, […]
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Put out wildfires before they begin with Indigenous fire stewardship – IRPP
October 4, 2022 Canadian governments need to better engage with Indigenous fire stewardship to counter increased wildfire occurrence and severity After the Keremeos Creek wildfire swept through the southern Interior of British Columbia in August, one may wonder how these catastrophic events should be handled across Canada. Not only were hundreds of B.C. residents forced […]
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Algonquin horticulturist helps Ottawa church’s garden project grow into Indigenous learning centre – National Observer
October 5th 2022 A food security project is teaching Indigenous youth the merits of gardening through a crash course in food systems and climate change. When a Unitarian congregation in Ottawa’s West End neighbourhood wanted to advance reconciliation in their community, they took the advice of Verna McGregor, an Elder from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, who […]
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