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“My hope this year is for everyone to have a safe, happy and meaningful #Christmas. This is a time for kindness and being good to each other and making sure that children feel loved, supported and cared for.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #holidays
#Indigenous #FirstNations #holidays
Christmas is all about love
By Xavier KataquapitChristmas is upon us and everyone has been getting into the spirit of the holidays with music, decorations, department store shopping and stocking up on food for big family feasts....
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December 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
“My hope this year is for everyone to have a safe, happy and meaningful #Christmas. This is a time for kindness and being good to each other and making sure that children feel loved, supported and cared for.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #holidays
#Indigenous #FirstNations #holidays
“…more of these equity ownership partnerships that #Indigenous groups can take really ties into unlocking #economic sovereignty for those Nations. It becomes unencumbered cash flows for the communities…”
#energy #majorprojects #ONpoli #Alberta #OilGas #consultation #cdnpoli
#energy #majorprojects #ONpoli #Alberta #OilGas #consultation #cdnpoli
‘Partnerships only move at the speed of trust’: Indigenous leaders talk energy corridor opportunity
As Ontario advances a feasibility study into a proposed East–West energy corridor, two Alberta-based Indigenous leaders with experience in established energy partnerships say the discussion should foc...
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December 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
“…more of these equity ownership partnerships that #Indigenous groups can take really ties into unlocking #economic sovereignty for those Nations. It becomes unencumbered cash flows for the communities…”
#energy #majorprojects #ONpoli #Alberta #OilGas #consultation #cdnpoli
#energy #majorprojects #ONpoli #Alberta #OilGas #consultation #cdnpoli
“It’s been a pretty crazy year for me, for sure. Going through an injury that big… And now it’s so cool to have this chance at the #WorldJuniors. It’s my first time putting on the #Canada jersey and that was pretty special.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #sports #hockey #IIHF
#Indigenous #FirstNations #sports #hockey #IIHF
Team Canada includes First Nations talent for World Junior hockey tournament
Gavin McKenna and Carter Bear are among 25 hockey players selected to represent Canada at the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship, which takes place in Minnesota starting Dec. 26 and runs to Jan. 5, 2...
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December 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
“It’s been a pretty crazy year for me, for sure. Going through an injury that big… And now it’s so cool to have this chance at the #WorldJuniors. It’s my first time putting on the #Canada jersey and that was pretty special.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #sports #hockey #IIHF
#Indigenous #FirstNations #sports #hockey #IIHF
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December 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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ABOUT CALGARY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Calgary Economic Development (CED) is a conduit, connector, catalyst, and storyteller for the city of Calgary.
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December 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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“He's kind of the straw that stirs the drink for us and he's been nothing short of amazing since the start of the season.”
#Indigenous #Saugeen #FirstNations #sports #hockey #NOJHL #GreaterSudburyCubs #Sudbury #Ontario
#Indigenous #Saugeen #FirstNations #sports #hockey #NOJHL #GreaterSudburyCubs #Sudbury #Ontario
First Nation hockey player averages more than two points per game in Junior A circuit
Nolan Newton is turning heads with his play this season.Newton, a member of Saugeen First Nation in Ontario, is averaging more than two points per game with the Greater Sudbury Cubs.The Cubs are the t...
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December 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“He's kind of the straw that stirs the drink for us and he's been nothing short of amazing since the start of the season.”
#Indigenous #Saugeen #FirstNations #sports #hockey #NOJHL #GreaterSudburyCubs #Sudbury #Ontario
#Indigenous #Saugeen #FirstNations #sports #hockey #NOJHL #GreaterSudburyCubs #Sudbury #Ontario
“I heard about the way that the ancestral weavers picked berries… baskets that could be worn from the forehead and allowing both the hands to be free. It totally captivated my imagination...”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #art #MOA #weaving
#Indigenous #FirstNations #art #MOA #weaving
Traditional berry picking basket inspires a passion for weaving and a solo exhibit at the MOA
A former professional snowboarder has her new passion on display in a solo exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology, located on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver.Jaad Kuujus (Meghann...
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December 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
“I heard about the way that the ancestral weavers picked berries… baskets that could be worn from the forehead and allowing both the hands to be free. It totally captivated my imagination...”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #art #MOA #weaving
#Indigenous #FirstNations #art #MOA #weaving
“I think as you get a little bit wiser and older, it seems more appropriate to look back and reflect... Particularly being a #FirstNation and some of the challenges that we face up in the Far North communities…”
#Indigenous #books #meditation #Ontario #music
#Indigenous #books #meditation #Ontario #music
Musician turned author reaches deep into his experiences on the land for new book
After a decade-and-a-half of recording music and writing songs, his new book The Work of Our Hands: A Cree Meditation on the Real World is the first time Juno-nominated Cree singer Adrian Sutherland h...
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December 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“I think as you get a little bit wiser and older, it seems more appropriate to look back and reflect... Particularly being a #FirstNation and some of the challenges that we face up in the Far North communities…”
#Indigenous #books #meditation #Ontario #music
#Indigenous #books #meditation #Ontario #music
“We were looking for sectors with high growth and also strong impacts on Indigenous people for job creation and positive life quality on the community level.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #Inuit #investment #economy
#Indigenous #FirstNations #Inuit #investment #economy
New $45M investment fund to stimulate economic growth for First Nations, Inuit in Quebec
First Nations Venture Capital of Québec (FNVCQ) has announced the creation of a new investment fund by and for First Nations and Inuit peoples. The organization described the $45 million fund as a “de...
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December 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
“We were looking for sectors with high growth and also strong impacts on Indigenous people for job creation and positive life quality on the community level.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #Inuit #investment #economy
#Indigenous #FirstNations #Inuit #investment #economy
“It was super close, man. It was a tight match. I was timing my kicks well. He was playing his length really well … (and) he was keeping me at the end of his jab.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #sports #MuayThai #Saskatchewan #Alberta #BC
#Indigenous #FirstNations #sports #MuayThai #Saskatchewan #Alberta #BC
'Young warrior' Cameron Billy claims Muay Thai cruiserweight title
When Cameron Billy stepped into the ring at Muay Thai World Cup 13 in Kananaskis, Alta. he carried the weight and pride of his Secwépemc community and his new Saskatchewan home into the biggest fight ...
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December 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
“It was super close, man. It was a tight match. I was timing my kicks well. He was playing his length really well … (and) he was keeping me at the end of his jab.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #sports #MuayThai #Saskatchewan #Alberta #BC
#Indigenous #FirstNations #sports #MuayThai #Saskatchewan #Alberta #BC
“We don’t have a billion dollars in our back pocket, but if we want to be a real player in major projects, it requires capital at levels that we previously haven’t had access to.”
#Indigenous #Métis #MNS #Saskatchewan #cdnpoli #economy
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#Indigenous #Métis #MNS #Saskatchewan #cdnpoli #economy
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Investments in Métis Nation–Saskatchewan drive economic growth amid self-government talks
A new socio-economic impact assessment shows Métis Nation–Saskatchewan (MN–S) has turned federal investments into significantly wider economic activity over the past seven years, generating hundreds o...
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December 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“We don’t have a billion dollars in our back pocket, but if we want to be a real player in major projects, it requires capital at levels that we previously haven’t had access to.”
#Indigenous #Métis #MNS #Saskatchewan #cdnpoli #economy
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#Indigenous #Métis #MNS #Saskatchewan #cdnpoli #economy
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Winter Solstice Event
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Winter Solstice Event
Calgary Public Library
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Come join us for a volunteer driven grass roots led event.
Please reach out to wahobinvinette@gmail.com for further information and pick up arrangements.
December 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Smudge the Streets
Winter Solstice Event
Calgary Public Library
3pm-6pm
Come join us for a volunteer driven grass roots led event.
Please reach out to wahobinvinette@gmail.com for further information and pick up arrangements.
Winter Solstice Event
Calgary Public Library
3pm-6pm
Come join us for a volunteer driven grass roots led event.
Please reach out to wahobinvinette@gmail.com for further information and pick up arrangements.
“There's an inequality. That's where I get frustrated and angry. I get sad … we keep losing Elders every day. And it's almost like everything's against us…”
#Indigenous #language #rights #Canada #law #UNDRIP
#Indigenous #language #rights #Canada #law #UNDRIP
New book presents legal argument for Indigenous language education rights
The new book Living Language Rights: Constitutional Pathways to Indigenous Language Education is more than the author’s vision to return to a time when Indigenous languages flourished in Canada. Loren...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
“We whittled it down to seven themes so there would be juxtapositions and dialogue that ultimately would make our visitors think about winter in a different way.”
#Indigenous #art #winter #NGC @NatGalleryCan #CanadianArt, #MuseumLife, #ArtHistory #Ottawa #Ontario #Canada
#Indigenous #art #winter #NGC @NatGalleryCan #CanadianArt, #MuseumLife, #ArtHistory #Ottawa #Ontario #Canada
Winter Count exhibit highlights Indigenous art to counter settler narrative
The National Gallery of Canada's newest exhibition explores perspectives of the winter season across diverse cultures and artistic expressions. Comprising more than 160 works spanning two centuries, W...
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December 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
“We whittled it down to seven themes so there would be juxtapositions and dialogue that ultimately would make our visitors think about winter in a different way.”
#Indigenous #art #winter #NGC @NatGalleryCan #CanadianArt, #MuseumLife, #ArtHistory #Ottawa #Ontario #Canada
#Indigenous #art #winter #NGC @NatGalleryCan #CanadianArt, #MuseumLife, #ArtHistory #Ottawa #Ontario #Canada
“I feel in 2025 we don’t visit each other the same way we used to. So, each of these songs is like a visit, a little memory, a little moment together.”
#Indigenous #Cree #music #symphonic #cello #tradition
#Indigenous #Cree #music #symphonic #cello #tradition
Cellist braids past and present to create a rich future on new album
Juno-nominated Indigenous cellist and composer Cris Derksen has released The Visit, her first studio album in 10 years.Derksen, who comes from a Mennonite background with Cree ancestry, is known for g...
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December 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
“I feel in 2025 we don’t visit each other the same way we used to. So, each of these songs is like a visit, a little memory, a little moment together.”
#Indigenous #Cree #music #symphonic #cello #tradition
#Indigenous #Cree #music #symphonic #cello #tradition
“It almost seems like we are helpless against this bulldozer of wealth and power, yet our AFN and #FirstNations leadership across the land has shown bravery, resilience and strength in addressing this.”
#Indigenous #BillC5 #pipelines #ABpoli #cdnpoli #BCpoli
#Indigenous #BillC5 #pipelines #ABpoli #cdnpoli #BCpoli
We need to stand with First Nations leaders
By Xavier Kataquapit On Dec. 2, during a Special Chiefs Assembly hosted by the Assembly of First Nations, the chiefs from across Canada voted unanimously to adopt an emergency resolution tabled by Bri...
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December 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
“It almost seems like we are helpless against this bulldozer of wealth and power, yet our AFN and #FirstNations leadership across the land has shown bravery, resilience and strength in addressing this.”
#Indigenous #BillC5 #pipelines #ABpoli #cdnpoli #BCpoli
#Indigenous #BillC5 #pipelines #ABpoli #cdnpoli #BCpoli
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Indigenous Program Advisor/ Coordonnateur pour la Division en matière d'initiatives pour les Autochtones
Indigenous Program Advisor/ Coordonnateur pour la Division en matière d'initiatives pour les Autochtones; coordonnatrice pour la Division en matière d'initiatives pour les AutochtonesAre you a passion...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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“It was never about asking #Indigenous peoples if we cared or not. It was always about everything that colonialism is: take the lands, plant their flags, (and) impose their violent settler belief systems on us.”
#FirstNations #49thparallel #art #borders #US #Canada #BC
#FirstNations #49thparallel #art #borders #US #Canada #BC
'The border crossed us': Parallax(e) exhibit unveils the human cost of colonial boundary-making
A new exhibition at The Reach Gallery Museum in Abbotsford, B.C. is confronting one of the enduring legacies of colonial mapping in Canada: The drawing of the 49th parallel and its impact on First Nat...
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December 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“It was never about asking #Indigenous peoples if we cared or not. It was always about everything that colonialism is: take the lands, plant their flags, (and) impose their violent settler belief systems on us.”
#FirstNations #49thparallel #art #borders #US #Canada #BC
#FirstNations #49thparallel #art #borders #US #Canada #BC
“For the settlers, take care and read slowly and with intention. A key part of your privilege is being able to opt in and out of discussions or engagement. Please check that privilege…”
#Indigenous #books #FirstNations #Métis #Inuit
#Indigenous #books #FirstNations #Métis #Inuit
Writers weigh in on the premise that colonialism, genocide of Indigenous peoples is a structure, not a past event
Settler colonialism and genocide against Indigenous people continue today, contend numerous contributors to On Settler Colonialism in Canada.“I think it is a shock…and it is this moment of clarity,” s...
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December 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
“For the settlers, take care and read slowly and with intention. A key part of your privilege is being able to opt in and out of discussions or engagement. Please check that privilege…”
#Indigenous #books #FirstNations #Métis #Inuit
#Indigenous #books #FirstNations #Métis #Inuit
“We call on all governments to abandon this pipeline project and work instead toward sustainable, First Nations-led solutions that honour their rights and ensure the survival of the land and all its peoples.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #BC #ABpoli #cdnpoli #pipelines
#Indigenous #FirstNations #BC #ABpoli #cdnpoli #pipelines
BCAFN affirms First Nations sovereignty, land/water protection in response to Canada-Alberta bitumen pipeline MOU
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the federal government and the Province of Alberta exposes a fundamental contradiction and ongoing disregard for the rights, laws and sovereignty of First...
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December 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
“We call on all governments to abandon this pipeline project and work instead toward sustainable, First Nations-led solutions that honour their rights and ensure the survival of the land and all its peoples.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #BC #ABpoli #cdnpoli #pipelines
#Indigenous #FirstNations #BC #ABpoli #cdnpoli #pipelines
“The situation facing our Nations is not theoretical. It is unfolding now. It is urgent, and without decisive federal action, it will cost lives... the Matawa Chiefs hereby declare a State of Emergency and urge your immediate intervention.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #ISC #cdnpoli #childwelfare
#Indigenous #FirstNations #ISC #cdnpoli #childwelfare
Open letter to Minister of Indigenous Services Canada regarding State of Emergency declaration
We write to you with deep urgency and grave concern. The Matawa First Nations Chiefs formally declare a State of Emergency in response to an escalating crisis affecting the safety, well-being, and sur...
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December 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“The situation facing our Nations is not theoretical. It is unfolding now. It is urgent, and without decisive federal action, it will cost lives... the Matawa Chiefs hereby declare a State of Emergency and urge your immediate intervention.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #ISC #cdnpoli #childwelfare
#Indigenous #FirstNations #ISC #cdnpoli #childwelfare
“We require a seat at any table where decisions are made that impact our People. .. It is unacceptable that we need to request this. There can be nothing for us, without us.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #cdnpoli #ABpoli #economy
#Indigenous #FirstNations #cdnpoli #ABpoli #economy
Canada-Alberta MOU must include First Nations at decision-making table for it to be successful
The Confederacy of Treaty No. 6 First Nations expects collaboration with the Government of Canada and the Government of Alberta to discuss future economic opportunities and the details of the Canada-Alberta Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between both governments (Nov. 27).
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December 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“We require a seat at any table where decisions are made that impact our People. .. It is unacceptable that we need to request this. There can be nothing for us, without us.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #cdnpoli #ABpoli #economy
#Indigenous #FirstNations #cdnpoli #ABpoli #economy
“We're just trying to get a conversation started… a lot of land-based stories, they tend to be hidden from the public lens. I don't think people really understand some of the obstacles we’re facing in the north.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #film #documentary #caribou #Whistler
#Indigenous #FirstNations #film #documentary #caribou #Whistler
Film about declining caribou herds to premiere at Whistler festival
Luke Gleeson insists all he is trying to do is start a conversation.Gleeson, a member of Tsay Keh Dene Nation in British Columbia, is not only one of the writers but he also produced and directed the ...
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November 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
“We're just trying to get a conversation started… a lot of land-based stories, they tend to be hidden from the public lens. I don't think people really understand some of the obstacles we’re facing in the north.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #film #documentary #caribou #Whistler
#Indigenous #FirstNations #film #documentary #caribou #Whistler
“I've been reading children's books for a long time and there might be two that I've been able to read to (her children) and be, ‘This is comparable to our life and our people and our culture’.”
#Indigenous #Inuit #books #illustration #Arctic #Labrador
#Indigenous #Inuit #books #illustration #Arctic #Labrador
Traditional knowledge guides Inuk girl’s Arctic survival in new children’s book
Illustrator Kayla Williams is happy that the “writing just fell in my lap one day” and resulted in her first picture book, Aurora’s Journey, which hit bookstores last week.Through her rich illustratio...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
“I've been reading children's books for a long time and there might be two that I've been able to read to (her children) and be, ‘This is comparable to our life and our people and our culture’.”
#Indigenous #Inuit #books #illustration #Arctic #Labrador
#Indigenous #Inuit #books #illustration #Arctic #Labrador
“Ontario risks leaving billions of dollars on the table and in the ground and perpetuating economic disparities that have long persisted for First Nations.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #economy #ONpoli #Ontario
#Indigenous #FirstNations #economy #ONpoli #Ontario
Anishinabek Nation responds to the proposed Buy Ontario Act
The Government of Ontario's recent focus on the proposed Buy Ontario Act, 2025 underscores its commitment to prioritizing Ontario-made goods and services in public procurement, ostensibly to protect l...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
“Ontario risks leaving billions of dollars on the table and in the ground and perpetuating economic disparities that have long persisted for First Nations.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #economy #ONpoli #Ontario
#Indigenous #FirstNations #economy #ONpoli #Ontario