It was a tremendous honour to attend Cultural Camp at Sweetgrass First Nation these last few days. It’s also a great personal honour to be part of Wes Fineday’s vision for cultural repatriation, al…

Thanks to Solomon Ratt for this reflection in th-dialect in honour of National Indigenous People’s Day, a reminder that adaptability is the key to survival! âhtisîhcikîwin mistahi pî-pâh-pîto…

There is so much joy each year in seeing students of all ages achieve educational milestones. There may be even more joy in watching year to year as their numbers grow, and Cree communities embrace…

It is a genuine pleasure to see Ken Paupanekis listed today among the newest recipients of the Order of Manitoba. In the many years I’ve known him, it’s also been an honour to personall…

On Thursday, May 8, Manitoba’s Premier Wab Kinew rose in the Legislature, speaking in Cree to acknowledge Spirit Bear Day,  the creation of Jordan’s Principle and the memory of Jordan R…

In Winnipeg this May 5th, we speak the names of Marcedes Myran and Morgan Harris whose remains were recently recovered from the Prairie Green Landfill, and of Mashkode Bizhi’ikwe, whose r…

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kihci okimânâhk onîkânêwak mawinêskâtowak.Streaming Live to YouTube this evening, Thursday 17 April 2025. Plains Cree translation by Kevin Lewis. Login to watch if you can to keep numbers up to sup…

It’s time to vote once again on the Indigenous Music Countdown: I just did! Wayne Jackson’s song kîsikaw II is up to Number 9 this week, and if we all keep voting, we can push it even h…

It’s really a joy to see the wider world recognize wise and generous people we already know and admire. Today it is an honour to congratulate Wilfred Buck, whose award was announced on March …

Since 1993, the Indspire Awards have represented the highest honour the Indigenous community bestows upon its own achievers. To those of us who’ve met him, and sung his songs, Brian MacDonald…

Today marks the launch in Lloydminster of this 8-episode series, and the release of episodes one and two on the Telus Storyhive Youtube Channel. * Some topics are difficult: Viewer discretion is ad…

pîsimoyâpiykisawîthimikonawkisî-manitow. ᐲᓯᒧᔮᐱᐩᑭᓴᐑᖨᒥᑯᓇᐤᑭᓰ ᒪᓂᑐᐤ᙮ Sun HaloRing around the sun,You and I are being blessedBy the Creator.

Transfer and equalization payments are an essential part of any country with multiple juridictions that share a currency. If you want to break Canada, break transfer payments.

One day way back last month, Chief Billy Joe Laboucan challenged Solomon Ratt to take on a phrase from Stompin’ Tom Connors: “There’s to it and at it; and at it and to it. And, if…

From the Canadian Children’s Book Centre in honour of National Indigenous Languages Day, a post about using some of our favourite resources: Dual Language Books! Follow this link to find some…

Just some of the many Security fiascos that took place under the last Conservative Government in Canada. Eat your heart out, Pete Hegseth!

Thanks to Solomon Ratt (and to Darian Âcikahtê, too) for this th-dialect edition of common texting abbreviations (complete with audio). Now he’s using them regularly in text, it’s a con…

For National Indigenous Languages Day, 31 March 2025: Solomon Ratt (th-dialect) Thanks to Solomon Ratt for sharing this early – especially since he’ll be doing 12 interviews that d…

ohpitôskwanêyik!ᐅᐦᐱᑑᐢᑿᓀᔨᐠ! “Elbows Up!” The subtlety of Cree forms is always a little amazing. So is the almost-coded response, “Elbows up!” as a response to blatant threa…

In Iqaluit, Prime Minister Mark Carney announces a $6 billion investment in partnership with Australia to develop a new early warning radar system to respond to Arctic security threats. He also outlines $420 million in funding to bolster the Canadian Armed Forces’ Arctic presence and $253 million in federal support for Nunavut’s economy. He is joined by Bill Blair, the minister of national defence, Jennie Carignan, the chief of the defence staff, and P.J. Akeeagok, the premier of Nunavut. Carney faces questions from reporters on defence spending, President Trump’s repeated annexation threats, and his government’s approach to Canada-U.S. trade talks.

I’m looking forward to these carefully produced videos documenting conversations between Sweetgrass Elder Wes Fineday and Lakeland College Instructor Charlene Bonnar. The one I was privileged…