Niigaan Sinclair
@niigaanwewidam.bsky.social
Writer, educator, editor. Cdn columnist of year (Wpg Free Press, 2018) & Governor General award winning author of Wînipêk: Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre (McClelland & Stewart, 2024)
We all suffer when one of us goes missing.
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Opinion: We all suffer when one of us goes missing
I remember giving a talk just before the 2023 Manitoba election — an election almost completely defined on the question of whether the remains of four Indigenous women, murdered by a serial killer, we...
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December 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
We all suffer when one of us goes missing.
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“Why is it that Canada keeps giving so much attention to authors that have dubious connections?"
That Thomas King never completed the work of searching his Cherokee identity — particularly given his access to resources — is a critical point here. @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social
That Thomas King never completed the work of searching his Cherokee identity — particularly given his access to resources — is a critical point here. @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social
Author Thomas King reveals he’s not Cherokee – why some call the news a gut punch | Truth & Politics
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November 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
“Why is it that Canada keeps giving so much attention to authors that have dubious connections?"
That Thomas King never completed the work of searching his Cherokee identity — particularly given his access to resources — is a critical point here. @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social
That Thomas King never completed the work of searching his Cherokee identity — particularly given his access to resources — is a critical point here. @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social
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The divide and conquer strategy (and the not so desirable outcome) is well articulated by @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2025/11/29/carney-tries-to-be-slick-but-pipeline-games-wont-end-well
November 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The divide and conquer strategy (and the not so desirable outcome) is well articulated by @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2025/11/29/carney-tries-to-be-slick-but-pipeline-games-wont-end-well
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I suspected @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social would have a column on the pipeline deal and I wasn't wrong. And as usual, I agree with everything he is saying. Carney is not the man he sold himself as and as someone who chose him as leader and then voted for his party, I feel betrayed. #candaasky #cdnpoli
December 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I suspected @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social would have a column on the pipeline deal and I wasn't wrong. And as usual, I agree with everything he is saying. Carney is not the man he sold himself as and as someone who chose him as leader and then voted for his party, I feel betrayed. #candaasky #cdnpoli
Opinion: The inconvenient truth: Thomas King’s admission he isn’t Cherokee hits hard
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November 25, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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This is a moving tribute to one of the greatest advocates for social justice and human rights—Justice Murray Sinclair who led the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We are fortunate he walked among us. Chi miigwech.
November 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
This is a moving tribute to one of the greatest advocates for social justice and human rights—Justice Murray Sinclair who led the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We are fortunate he walked among us. Chi miigwech.
Weekend @winnipegfreepress.com column: Lamb case an injustice then, an injustice now
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Opinion: Lamb case an injustice then, an injustice now
Minutes after convicted killer Shawn Lamb agreed to a plea deal on two counts of manslaughter in the deaths of Lorna Blacksmith and Carolyn Sinclair, the families of the victims knew an injustice had....
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November 16, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Weekend @winnipegfreepress.com column: Lamb case an injustice then, an injustice now
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In honour of the one year since he started his journey to the west, I wrote a letter to Dad in my free @winnipegfreepress.com newsletter Biidaajimowin.
November 6, 2025 at 2:29 AM
In honour of the one year since he started his journey to the west, I wrote a letter to Dad in my free @winnipegfreepress.com newsletter Biidaajimowin.
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Masterclass in public academia & knowledge translation and important reality check to bias/fear.
With corp media increasingly sycophantic, bland & even bizarre, local indep journalism that platforms experts like
@niigaanwewidam.bsky.social is desperately needed.
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With corp media increasingly sycophantic, bland & even bizarre, local indep journalism that platforms experts like
@niigaanwewidam.bsky.social is desperately needed.
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Opinion: Panicked B.C. citizens could learn from Naawi-Oodena
The mayor of Richmond, B.C. caused a panic when he wrote a letter to 150 property owners in the city last week. “Please take note that the recent B.C. Supreme Court decision of Cowichan Tribes v. Cana...
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October 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Masterclass in public academia & knowledge translation and important reality check to bias/fear.
With corp media increasingly sycophantic, bland & even bizarre, local indep journalism that platforms experts like
@niigaanwewidam.bsky.social is desperately needed.
Subscribe!! @winnipegfreepress.com
With corp media increasingly sycophantic, bland & even bizarre, local indep journalism that platforms experts like
@niigaanwewidam.bsky.social is desperately needed.
Subscribe!! @winnipegfreepress.com
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Residential school denialism is on the rise.
This quote from lawyer & professor Kimberly Murray comes from an abridged version of a chapter on a forthcoming volume from CHRR affiliates Niigaan Sinclair & Sean Carleton that will help people identify & confront residential school denialism.
#NDTR
This quote from lawyer & professor Kimberly Murray comes from an abridged version of a chapter on a forthcoming volume from CHRR affiliates Niigaan Sinclair & Sean Carleton that will help people identify & confront residential school denialism.
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September 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Residential school denialism is on the rise.
This quote from lawyer & professor Kimberly Murray comes from an abridged version of a chapter on a forthcoming volume from CHRR affiliates Niigaan Sinclair & Sean Carleton that will help people identify & confront residential school denialism.
#NDTR
This quote from lawyer & professor Kimberly Murray comes from an abridged version of a chapter on a forthcoming volume from CHRR affiliates Niigaan Sinclair & Sean Carleton that will help people identify & confront residential school denialism.
#NDTR
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Latest column from @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social
"Could you live in such a perpetual state of fear, uncertainty and worry?
Would you ever feel safe, comfortable or calm?"
"Virtually every month there are so many states of emergencies in First Nations in this province it’s hard to keep track."
"Could you live in such a perpetual state of fear, uncertainty and worry?
Would you ever feel safe, comfortable or calm?"
"Virtually every month there are so many states of emergencies in First Nations in this province it’s hard to keep track."
Opinion: Never-ending trauma takes toll on Manitoba First Nations
What would it be like to live in a perpetual state of trauma? Trauma, according to numerous psychiatrists, doctors and scientists, is like memory. Caused by singular or multiple events of pain and suf...
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October 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Latest column from @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social
"Could you live in such a perpetual state of fear, uncertainty and worry?
Would you ever feel safe, comfortable or calm?"
"Virtually every month there are so many states of emergencies in First Nations in this province it’s hard to keep track."
"Could you live in such a perpetual state of fear, uncertainty and worry?
Would you ever feel safe, comfortable or calm?"
"Virtually every month there are so many states of emergencies in First Nations in this province it’s hard to keep track."
Could you live in a perpetual state of crisis? Latest @winnipegfreepress.com column
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Opinion: Never-ending trauma takes toll on Manitoba First Nations
What would it be like to live in a perpetual state of trauma? Trauma, according to numerous psychiatrists, doctors and scientists, is like memory. Caused by singular or multiple events of pain and suf...
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October 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Could you live in a perpetual state of crisis? Latest @winnipegfreepress.com column
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So proud and excited to be a part of Elbows Up! Available now!
October 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
So proud and excited to be a part of Elbows Up! Available now!
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I am watching a session of @amnesty.ca 's Book Club tonight featuring @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social being interviewed by @pacinthe.bsky.social about his father Sen. Murray Sinclair's works.
October 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I am watching a session of @amnesty.ca 's Book Club tonight featuring @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social being interviewed by @pacinthe.bsky.social about his father Sen. Murray Sinclair's works.
What a great and enjoyable session!
I am watching a session of @amnesty.ca 's Book Club tonight featuring @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social being interviewed by @pacinthe.bsky.social about his father Sen. Murray Sinclair's works.
October 6, 2025 at 1:33 AM
What a great and enjoyable session!
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💙📚 For Truth and Reconciliation Day reading, just finishing @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social excellent Wînipêk: Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre
#TRC #booksky
#TRC #booksky
September 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
💙📚 For Truth and Reconciliation Day reading, just finishing @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social excellent Wînipêk: Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre
#TRC #booksky
#TRC #booksky
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My @ricochetmedia.bsky.social “In Bed with the Elephant” podcast interview w/ Anishinaabe author/journalist @umanitoba.bsky.social scholar @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social on “Imagining #Indigenous Futures & Healthier Relations with the Canadian State” podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/i... #NDTR
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September 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
My @ricochetmedia.bsky.social “In Bed with the Elephant” podcast interview w/ Anishinaabe author/journalist @umanitoba.bsky.social scholar @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social on “Imagining #Indigenous Futures & Healthier Relations with the Canadian State” podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/i... #NDTR
Am very honoured to co-anchor today’s CBC News Special on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - check it out at 2 p.m. ET (1 pm CT) on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC News Network, CBC News streaming channels, the CBC News app and the CBC News YouTube Channel
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Join CBC to honour the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | CBC News
Marking its fifth year on Tuesday, Sept. 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (also known as Orange Shirt Day) is dedicated to reflecting and learning together about the enduring legacy o...
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September 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Am very honoured to co-anchor today’s CBC News Special on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - check it out at 2 p.m. ET (1 pm CT) on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC News Network, CBC News streaming channels, the CBC News app and the CBC News YouTube Channel
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In case people don’t have access to a @winnipegfreepress.com account
September 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
In case people don’t have access to a @winnipegfreepress.com account
My @winnipegfreepress.com column (and only statement) on the residential school denialist visiting @umanitoba.bsky.social this week
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Opinion: Denialist doling out distraction not worth the time of anyone who cares about the truth
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September 23, 2025 at 10:21 AM
My @winnipegfreepress.com column (and only statement) on the residential school denialist visiting @umanitoba.bsky.social this week
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Done.
Cancel your Disney plus subscription and put that money towards some creators you like 👌🏾
September 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Done.
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In the wake of today’s tragedy in Hollow Water First Nation, @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social column is a somber reflection and reminder.
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Opinion: Searching for answers in wake of horror
In the mid-1980s, during a confidential survey of 60 random citizens in Hollow Water First Nation, researchers were shocked to discover that 40 of them had been sexually abused as children, often in r...
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September 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM
In the wake of today’s tragedy in Hollow Water First Nation, @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social column is a somber reflection and reminder.
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The 38th annual Vancouver Writers Fest lineup is so good. It includes A Trio of Vast Ideas with @clairecameron.bsky.social, elin kelsey, and @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social: writersfest.bc.ca/festival-eve... @writersfest.bc.ca
September 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The 38th annual Vancouver Writers Fest lineup is so good. It includes A Trio of Vast Ideas with @clairecameron.bsky.social, elin kelsey, and @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social: writersfest.bc.ca/festival-eve... @writersfest.bc.ca
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Awarding excellence in nonfiction & celebrating 15 years of the #HilaryWeston Prize. 🏆
Meet the 2025 jury:
◢ Matthew R. Morris
◢ Lorri Neilsen Glenn @lorri.bsky.social
◢ Niigaan Sinclair @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social
Finalist announcement on Wednesday!
👉https://bit.ly/4lXZqQk
Meet the 2025 jury:
◢ Matthew R. Morris
◢ Lorri Neilsen Glenn @lorri.bsky.social
◢ Niigaan Sinclair @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social
Finalist announcement on Wednesday!
👉https://bit.ly/4lXZqQk
September 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Awarding excellence in nonfiction & celebrating 15 years of the #HilaryWeston Prize. 🏆
Meet the 2025 jury:
◢ Matthew R. Morris
◢ Lorri Neilsen Glenn @lorri.bsky.social
◢ Niigaan Sinclair @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social
Finalist announcement on Wednesday!
👉https://bit.ly/4lXZqQk
Meet the 2025 jury:
◢ Matthew R. Morris
◢ Lorri Neilsen Glenn @lorri.bsky.social
◢ Niigaan Sinclair @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social
Finalist announcement on Wednesday!
👉https://bit.ly/4lXZqQk
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Governor General’s Award winner @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social will be speaking on Sept. 22 at King's University College in #LdnOnt.
#IndigenousEducation
#IndigenousEducation
An award-winning writer and professor of Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba, Dr. Sinclair is Anishinaabe from Peguis First Nation.
He will open The Veritas Lecture Series, exploring how Indigenous education is vital for reconciliation and a more just, hopeful future.
He will open The Veritas Lecture Series, exploring how Indigenous education is vital for reconciliation and a more just, hopeful future.
September 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Governor General’s Award winner @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social will be speaking on Sept. 22 at King's University College in #LdnOnt.
#IndigenousEducation
#IndigenousEducation