Cindy Blackstock
@cblackst.bsky.social
Gitxsan. Loves learning and working collectively to achieve culturally based equity for First Nations children, youth and families.
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Plan your year with purpose! 🌟 Spirit Bear's Guide to Reconciliation 2026 calendar is available for purchase through the shop feature of our website.
https://fncaringsociety.com/shop
https://fncaringsociety.com/shop
January 1, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Plan your year with purpose! 🌟 Spirit Bear's Guide to Reconciliation 2026 calendar is available for purchase through the shop feature of our website.
https://fncaringsociety.com/shop
https://fncaringsociety.com/shop
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We can't wait to see how you will honour #HaveaHeartDay this year! Will you write a letter to your elected official? Host a gathering of your own? Don't forget to use the hashtags #HaveaHeartDay / #JourneeAyezUnCoeur and register your event! ❤️
https://fncaringsociety.com/events/have-heart-day
https://fncaringsociety.com/events/have-heart-day
January 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
We can't wait to see how you will honour #HaveaHeartDay this year! Will you write a letter to your elected official? Host a gathering of your own? Don't forget to use the hashtags #HaveaHeartDay / #JourneeAyezUnCoeur and register your event! ❤️
https://fncaringsociety.com/events/have-heart-day
https://fncaringsociety.com/events/have-heart-day
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#HaveAHeartDay calls on caring individuals to ask Canada to stop the discrimination against First Nations kids so that they can be healthy, proud, and grow up safely at home with their families ❤️
Learn more about how you can get involved: https://fncaringsociety.com/events/have-heart-day
Learn more about how you can get involved: https://fncaringsociety.com/events/have-heart-day
December 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#HaveAHeartDay calls on caring individuals to ask Canada to stop the discrimination against First Nations kids so that they can be healthy, proud, and grow up safely at home with their families ❤️
Learn more about how you can get involved: https://fncaringsociety.com/events/have-heart-day
Learn more about how you can get involved: https://fncaringsociety.com/events/have-heart-day
Honour the Winter Solstice by sharing this “Winter Solstice Prayer and Sweetgrass Offerings” to honour and bless our children on the longest night of the year and the eve of the submission of the First Nations plan to permanently end Canada’s discrimination in child and family services.
December 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Honour the Winter Solstice by sharing this “Winter Solstice Prayer and Sweetgrass Offerings” to honour and bless our children on the longest night of the year and the eve of the submission of the First Nations plan to permanently end Canada’s discrimination in child and family services.
First Nations children win another key legal decision to stop Canada’s discrimination in Jordan’s Principle. Hands up to Ms Powlesss and her counsel David Taylor
December 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
First Nations children win another key legal decision to stop Canada’s discrimination in Jordan’s Principle. Hands up to Ms Powlesss and her counsel David Taylor
Spirit Bear would approve www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/b...
The Case for Sleeping With Stuffed Animals as an Adult
Returning to the childhood habit of cuddling with stuffed animals offers a tender, joyful way to relax and fall asleep.
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Spirit Bear would approve www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/b...
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Alberta Justice Colin Feasby’s decision on a proposed referendum question affirmed it would violate Treaty Rights, Section 35 of the Constitution, and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It's a decision the Confederacy of Treaty Six Nations is applauding.
www.aptnnews.ca?p=280917
www.aptnnews.ca?p=280917
Alberta Judge rules referendum on separation unconstitutional
Justice Colin Feasby’s decision affirmed a referendum would violate Treaty Rights, Section 35 and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
www.aptnnews.ca
December 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Alberta Justice Colin Feasby’s decision on a proposed referendum question affirmed it would violate Treaty Rights, Section 35 of the Constitution, and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It's a decision the Confederacy of Treaty Six Nations is applauding.
www.aptnnews.ca?p=280917
www.aptnnews.ca?p=280917
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Thank you. Here it is in case others want to watch. youtu.be/I6Fke8XLMaE?...
December 8, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Thank you. Here it is in case others want to watch. youtu.be/I6Fke8XLMaE?...
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The MAGA Alberta machine gets hammered by an Alberta judge.
"Alberta’s cavalier disregard for court resources and lack of consideration for the parties and First Nations intervenors who participated in this proceeding in good faith is disappointing to say the least."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"Alberta’s cavalier disregard for court resources and lack of consideration for the parties and First Nations intervenors who participated in this proceeding in good faith is disappointing to say the least."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Judge says proposed referendum on Alberta independence would be unconstitutional | CBC News
An Alberta judge says a referendum proposal on Alberta separating from Canada goes against Charter and and Treaty rights, in a decision given less than 24 hours after the provincial government introdu...
www.cbc.ca
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The MAGA Alberta machine gets hammered by an Alberta judge.
"Alberta’s cavalier disregard for court resources and lack of consideration for the parties and First Nations intervenors who participated in this proceeding in good faith is disappointing to say the least."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"Alberta’s cavalier disregard for court resources and lack of consideration for the parties and First Nations intervenors who participated in this proceeding in good faith is disappointing to say the least."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen... Congratulations to the Senators who have taken this important step towards justice and reconciliation. Now the House of Commons must follow their example
Senate unanimously passes bill to eliminate Indian Act's 2nd-generation cut-off | CBC News
The Senate voted unanimously Thursday to advance Bill S-2 with an amendment calling for the removal of the second-generation cut-off from the Indian Act, where children are not eligible for Indian sta...
www.cbc.ca
December 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen... Congratulations to the Senators who have taken this important step towards justice and reconciliation. Now the House of Commons must follow their example
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Filled with fun & meaningful activities in support of equity for First Nations kids & families, Spirit Bear's Guide to Reconciliation calendar is the perfect way to keep your heart and your plans aligned all year long. Don't miss your chance to pre-order yours!
https://fncaringsociety.com/shop
https://fncaringsociety.com/shop
December 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Filled with fun & meaningful activities in support of equity for First Nations kids & families, Spirit Bear's Guide to Reconciliation calendar is the perfect way to keep your heart and your plans aligned all year long. Don't miss your chance to pre-order yours!
https://fncaringsociety.com/shop
https://fncaringsociety.com/shop
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The Australian school spearheading an Indigenous language revival
The Australian school spearheading an Indigenous language revival
At Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom School – the first Aboriginal bilingual school in New South Wales – success is judged by an unconventional metric: happiness
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Read more from Guardian Australia’s Speaking to country series here
There are several words for “morning” in the Gumbaynggirr language but bambuuda is Anne-Marie Briggs’ favourite. Drawn from bamburr, meaning soft and gentle, it speaks to the quiet moments before sunrise, literally translating as “in the softness”.
“Doesn’t it just melt your heart?” says Anne-Marie, sitting at the kitchen table of the Coffs Harbour home she shares with her 12-year-old son, Darruy.
Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom school students sing and dance to start the day Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The Australian school spearheading an Indigenous language revival
Zelda Perkins is moral courage. NDAs only protect powerful wrongdoers- and ought to be banned. The victim’s voice should never be silenced by the offender. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
‘Nowhere for them to hide any more’: Zelda Perkins’ fight against NDAs after Harvey Weinstein
After eight-year campaign by Perkins, a former PA for Weinstein, UK ministers have announced plans to stop bosses using NDAs to silence abused workers
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November 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Zelda Perkins is moral courage. NDAs only protect powerful wrongdoers- and ought to be banned. The victim’s voice should never be silenced by the offender. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Some of the same people involved are also playing a major role in the child and family services and Jordan’s Principle class action both as counsel and in governance.
November 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Some of the same people involved are also playing a major role in the child and family services and Jordan’s Principle class action both as counsel and in governance.
The federal government is flouting legal orders and agreements and harming children in the process.
Matawa First Nations is a non-profit tribal council that supports nine First Nations in north-western Ontario and they have had to declare a state of emergency due to the federal government’s funding cuts.
Non-profit tribal council declares state of emergency over federal budget cuts | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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November 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The federal government is flouting legal orders and agreements and harming children in the process.
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Chief Jeff Copenace of Onigaming First Nation speaks on taking legal action against the province of Ontario and numerous resource companies if they decide to move forward on projects without the First Nation’s consent.
First Nation chief on highway blockade and taking legal action against Ontario | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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November 29, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Chief Jeff Copenace of Onigaming First Nation speaks on taking legal action against the province of Ontario and numerous resource companies if they decide to move forward on projects without the First Nation’s consent.
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Who gets status? Lawyer and professor Pam Palmater joins InFocus to unpack the fact and fiction around the second-generation cut-off and share what’s at stake.
Listen: pod.fo/e/35bf65
Listen: pod.fo/e/35bf65
InFocus: Who gets status? Inside the fight over the second-generation cut off
On this edition of APTN News InFocus, host Cierra Bettens looks at the debate over the second-generation cut-off in the Indian Act. The Senate's Indigenous Affairs committee is reviewing Bill S-2, ...
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November 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Who gets status? Lawyer and professor Pam Palmater joins InFocus to unpack the fact and fiction around the second-generation cut-off and share what’s at stake.
Listen: pod.fo/e/35bf65
Listen: pod.fo/e/35bf65
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APTN News will have live coverage of the Assembly of First Nations’ Special Chiefs Assembly starting on Dec. 2.
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
APTN News will have live coverage of the Assembly of First Nations’ Special Chiefs Assembly starting on Dec. 2.
Strong young women who want to protect others from sexual assault- the shame and accountability belongs to the perpetrator. These young women deserve all our support! www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
Family gets court to lift publication ban so sisters could tell story
Sisters Haileigh and Arianna Cardinal got the court to lift a publication ban so they could tell their story about being sexually assaulted.
www.aptnnews.ca
November 28, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Strong young women who want to protect others from sexual assault- the shame and accountability belongs to the perpetrator. These young women deserve all our support! www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
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‘The statistics are pretty frustrating in whatever way you look at it.’
Columnist Niigaan Sinclair talks about the 10th anniversary of the TRC’s 94 Calls to Action and how progress on reconciliation seems to have stalled.
Full Face to Face interview: youtu.be/WSnwmTvBCII
Columnist Niigaan Sinclair talks about the 10th anniversary of the TRC’s 94 Calls to Action and how progress on reconciliation seems to have stalled.
Full Face to Face interview: youtu.be/WSnwmTvBCII
November 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
‘The statistics are pretty frustrating in whatever way you look at it.’
Columnist Niigaan Sinclair talks about the 10th anniversary of the TRC’s 94 Calls to Action and how progress on reconciliation seems to have stalled.
Full Face to Face interview: youtu.be/WSnwmTvBCII
Columnist Niigaan Sinclair talks about the 10th anniversary of the TRC’s 94 Calls to Action and how progress on reconciliation seems to have stalled.
Full Face to Face interview: youtu.be/WSnwmTvBCII
