Xavier Kataquapit (ᓴᐱᔦ ᑲᑕᑾᐯᐟ)

"As many non-Indigenous people taking the tour told APTN News, the point is not guilt, but connection and finding the courage, like Bryce, to speak the truth."

A great write up of an important memorial event to the Residential School era. #indigenous #cdnpoli

Beautiful write up and it brings up many emotions of anger, resentment, disappointment ... but also community, acceptance, hope ... Chi-Meegwetch for this perspective of these commemorations. Now I have to visit the tour myself some day.

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#NDTR
#cdnpoli #canada #ORANGESHIRTDAY #MMIW #MMIM #MMIC #INDIGENOUS #INDIGENA

A multitude of people gathered to walk in recognition of Truth & Reconciliation Day.

A white tipi at a community park.

Honoured speakers and Indigenous Elders on stage.

Indigenous musical performers on stage.

An afternoon of gathering, honouring, listening and learning T’Sou-ke First Nation & Coast Salish peoples 🧡

#TruthAndReconciliation
#OrangeShirtDay
#NoChildLeftBehind
#Indigenous
#SookeBC

Indigenous Artists You Should Know On National Indigenous Peoples Day, we celebrate and honour the incredible talent and creativity of Indigenous musicians across Canada. From traditional fiddle players to contemporary pop artists, the...

Ten Indigenous musicians from across Canada
#Indigenous #Musicians #Artists
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Algoma University gathers in truth and remembrance at former Shingwauk residential school ‘Education got us into this mess, and education will get us out of it.’

Not able to attend any events this year but the commemorations for today is something that families like mine are reminded of regularly every day of the year. Both my parents are survivors of the Residential School System. #indigenous #firstnations

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YouTube video by Stories First Productions The Good Canadian Trailer

I was delighted to be a small part of the production on this documentary: The Good Canadian. Coming soon to a TV or streaming service near you, www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFiB... #cdnpoli #indigenous

No better message than to remind everyone that we all go back to the same place where we came from .... Mother Earth

Ice roads are a sure sign of global warming. I used to work on them 30 years ago on James Bay from my home in Attawapiskat and back then the season went from December to March. In my dad's time it was even longer. Now it lasts about one month for heavy vehicles. #indigenous #climate #firstnations

I think the machete is a metaphor for how you like to 'cut down to the core of the stories you write' .... or it might mean you'd make a great character in a Tarantino movie.

Tax the rich .... the US and Canada once taxed the hell out of the wealthy and it corresponded to the growth of these countries. Once that stopped, these countries began to decline. The unrestrained freedom of the ultra wealthy directly corresponds to the health of a country.

Mother Earth Needs You Now I am the product, evolution of many thousands of years as are you. I grew up on the land in the remote far north of Ontario following in the footsteps of my Cree ancestors of the great James Bay and M...

My latest column is about remembering my place in this great world and reminding others to help in the fight to save Mother Earth.

#indigenous #firstnations #bill5 #attawapiskat #nishnawbe

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#LGBQT+ #Indigenous #Black #Women people's existences are non-debatable. Period.

#DestroyFascists

Always love Carlin and still do ... he kept the world and especially Americans laser focused on the issues that mattered and made them actually think.

They should install a generator to his grave because he's probably spinning so fast right now he could power a small city.

We are always an afterthought .... and when it comes time to actually include us in the conversation - we are ignored or dismissed.

National Chief says AFN not consulted on make-up of new Indigenous Advisory Council A question at a press conference in Ottawa held Sept. 16 by the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) to discuss October’s federal budget expectations led to concerns being expressed about the make-up and r...

#Indigenous AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said AFN was not consulted about appointments to Indigenous Advisory Council or seen terms of reference. She is adamant the Council won't “sideswipe” govt obligations for the free, prior and informed consent of First Nations on major projects.

".. Indigenous people made up about five per cent of Canada's adult population but 32 per cent of detainees in federal custody and 50 per cent of all incarcerated women"

gov is more willing to spend on FN people after they've fallen ... but never to prevent them from falling.
#indigenous

Supriya Dwivedi: Mark Carney isn’t who he said he was Carney's actions have thus far yet to match up to his rhetoric.

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Our politics are starting to look more like America-lite

My Iron Horse Keeps Me Balanced This wave of cold weather reminds me that I do not have a lot of motorcycle riding time left and that summer will soon be turning into fall. Students are heading back to school and some of the birds a...

My latest column is about my life long passion for motorcycles and the freedom of riding on two wheels.

#indigenous #firstnations #attawapiskat

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Always love these nutjobs ... they hide behind masks and hide their identity because they know what they are doing and following is wrong and no one will accept them. If they are so devote in their beliefs, why hide their true identities?

Really makes you wonder why we keep referring it to a democracy when people announce an emergency, little to nothing happens ... but when industry says there's an emergency, everything gets fast tracked to fix things.

So instead of leaving it for the enjoyment of all the people of Ontario, they'll sell it privately to the wealthiest people (without it mattering if they are Ontarian, or even Canadian). Why do we keep referring it to a democracy again?

Instead of looking at the world as being better or worse with one culture or another .... I try to imagine what the world would be like if we all just lived in harmony instead. Imagine North American if we had all just cooperated, helped each other and shared the wealth from the start.

#CanLab #CdnPoli #CdnEcon
Air Canada

The way it shoulda been
#indigenous #firstnations #northamerica

I'm mushkego cree, or how we like to call ourselves omushkego .... we're right on the James Bay coast, not that far west in ojibway territory.

But I love the map, it would have all been so different to what there is today if colonization hadn't have taken place.

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Despite the Slogans #CanadaStrong and #ElbowsUp Canadians are continuing down the path of Americanizing Canada.

Privatizing Healthcare
Ignoring Environment Laws
Defunding Women and Gender Protections
No Support for Disabled or Unhoused
Ignoring #Indigenous Rights

#Canpoli #Canada #Women

For anyone following my stories over the summer with Jeronimo Kataquapit and his wilderness protest on the Attawapiskat river - the old photo from 1945, the boy at the right is Jeronimo's grandfather Alex Kataquapit, the photo taken in Attawapiskat by their family tent overlooking the river.

Attawapiskat First Nation Election 2025 My home community of Attawapiskat First Nation will be holding a local election this month on August 29. It is an exciting time not just for those living in the community but for those members, like m...

Wawatay News is featuring my latest column that is highlighting the upcoming leadership election and some of the history of elections for my home community of Attawapiskat FN.

#indigenous #firstnations #attawapiskat #bill5 #billc5 #onpoli #canpoli

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