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Expecting parents in Akwesasne receive bountiful baby bundles – CBC
Jun 09, 2023 ‘Every new baby or future ancestor in our community deserves the same welcoming start to life,’ says midwife Pregnancy can be a stressful time, which is why a collective of midwives want to make things easier for expecting families in their community. Twenty-five women in Akwesasne, a Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) community straddling the […]
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That hurt has been extended’: Indigenous leaders share displeasure of Queen Elizabeth II statue being back up – CTV
June 8, 2023 Two years after two statues were knocked down and damaged at the Manitoba Legislature, one is now back up and Indigenous leaders are upset by the decision. Last week, the province put up the Queen Elizabeth II statue back in its original place and leaders say there was no warning and it […]
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A conversation on capacity building within First Nations communities – CPA Canada
6.9.2023 Indigenous CPA Carter Wilson explains the unique aspects and complexities involved in financial management for First Nations organizations In 2021, Carter Wilson joined MNP’s Indigenous Services Practice after receiving his CPA designation. Born in Peguis First Nation in Manitoba, he is now a manager at MNP’s Vancouver office. In his role with MNP’s Indigenous ease’s […]
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Wildfire season highlights the need for more emergency resources in remote Indigenous communities – APTN
Jun 08, 2023 ‘You can’t be depending on people out there to defend your community’ says Athabasca Fort Chipewyan chief A wildfire 10 km outside Fort Chipewyan in northern Alberta has slowed but authorities say the problems are a lack of rain in the forecast and the weather is hot and windy. The closest community […]
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Maurice Switzer on educating Canadians on the treaties to become a ‘model for the world in human rights’ – North Bay Nipissing News
June 9, 2023 For Maurice Switzer, education is key to having a better tomorrow It was while a director of communications for first the Assembly of First Nations and then the Union of Ontario Indians that the former prairie newspaper publisher “realized that an important part of communications, particularly for Indigenous people, was public education […]
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Indigenous stars from South Okanagan humbled by cultural experience – Castanet
Jun 9, 2023 Two local Indigenous hockey stars are back and feeling grateful and inspired after competing in the 2023 National Aboriginal Hockey Championship in Winnipeg last month. Oliver’s Preston Gabriel of the Okanagan Nation, and Osoyoos’ Danica Maynard of the Métis Nation, both play for the South Okanagan Hockey Academy and were chosen through […]
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5 things to know for Friday, June 9, 2023 – CTV
June 9, 2023 Donald Trump says he’s been federally indicted, the House of Commons passes the federal budget implementation bill, and Statistics Canada is set to release its latest employment snapshot. Here’s what you need to know to start your day: 1. Trump indicted (again): Donald Trump said Thursday that he has been indicted on charges of […]
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Museum to host Indigenous artists workshop – Sherwood Park News
Jun 08, 2023 The Strathcona County Museum and Archives, also known as Strathma, is preparing for a showcase of Indigenous artists. Strathma is the venue for the first Celebrating Multicultural Strathcona event, which will welcome Indigenous artists to bead, sew, knit, paint and create on Friday, June 16. “We’ve opened up an invitation to local […]
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Nunavut children going to school hungry, senators told – Nunatsiaq News
Jun 8, 2023 Dina Koonoo Arreak of Pond Inlet speaks to committee about education barriers in the North Children in Nunavut are going to school hungry due to the high cost of food, according to a Pond Inlet educator who testified Wednesday before a Canadian Senate committee. Dina Koonoo Arreak, a 28-year-old early childhood program […]
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Advocates call for Mi’kmaw-led fatality inquiry into deaths in custody – CBC
Jun 07, 2023 People marched in Halifax on Tuesday to call for better treatment of Indigenous people in custody Activists and advocates gathered in downtown Halifax Tuesday afternoon to call for an overhaul of the justice system to improve its treatment of Indigenous people, and to honour the memories of Indigenous people who died in […]
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