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“Favorable Lake is a constant reminder of what happens when governments and companies walk away from their responsibilities. #Ontario has still not cleaned up that mine... how can we trust them to manage new development under a weaker process?”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #ONpoli #mining

First Nations rugby player named female recipient of national Tom Longboat Award Shalaya Valenzuela’s athletic career already includes an Olympic medal for play on Team Canada’s women’s rugby sevens squad that captured a silver in competition at last year’s Paris Olympics.Now the ...

“I would put it right up there next to the Olympics. I’m really proud to be able to represent my culture on the world stage and being a role model for Indigenous athletes. So, I think it’s just as meaningful but in a different way.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #sports #rugby #Olympics #LongboatAward

Memoir tells story of accidental career path that led to healing from trauma For more than three decades, three-time Juno award-winning singer Susan Aglukark wrote songs that laid bare the trauma she experienced from being sexually assaulted at a young age. What she found more...

“I find myself on this incredible path that has also been my healing, which comes with all of its implications. It got messy. Things are going to get messy.”

#Indigenous #Inuit #books #memoir #arts #music

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First Nations swimmer captures Tom Longboat Award, eyes second Olympic appearance Swimmer Apollo Hess is back in the pool and doing what he loves best.Hess, a member of Kainai Nation in Alberta, represented Canada at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He was on the 4x100-metre mixed medley r...

“My Indigenous background is something that I hold really close to my heart and I take with me everywhere I go. So, that award just means the world to me.”

#Indigenous #FirstNations #sports #swimming #TomLongboat #Olympics

AFN national chief says proposed bail reforms will deepen justice crisis facing First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement today in response to the introduction of the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act by the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice a...

“The proposed reforms would in practice punish our people for being poor, homeless, or in crisis — situations often rooted in colonial policies.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #Justice #bail #colonialism #safety

MKO calls for urgent investment in child welfare services in northern Manitoba Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) is alarmed over the rising number of children in care in Manitoba and the continued overrepresentation of Indigenous children in the child welfare system.

“We commend the province for recognizing the importance of keeping First Nations children with their families through kinship care, but our children deserve more than promises. Without proper funding, these arrangements cannot succeed.”

#Indigenous #FirstNations #childwelfare #MBpoli #Manitoba

Author still has work to do to write the final chapters of his life In a poignant recounting of when he first arrived at Ermineskin Residential School in Hobbema at age nine, former chief of Fort McMurray First Nation Robert Cree writes, “…on that very same day, they ...

“I didn't want to come back. It was so emotional. It was so beautiful. I didn't want to come back. They told me that I had to come back and finish my work. I had some work to do.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #books #memoir #spirituality #residentialschool #forgiveness

Documentary features life story of first Inuk player in the National Hockey League A documentary about the life of trailblazing Inuk hockey star Jordin Tootoo is finally coming to the screen.The film, simply titled Tootoo, will premiere on Super Channel Fuse this Friday (Oct. 24) at...

"These past 14 years have allowed me to grow as a man, as a husband, as a father, and it's been quite enjoyable, to be honest. There's been a lot of tough times, but that's life.”
#Indigenous #Inuit #hockey #sports #NHL #film #television #documentary

First Nations leaders condemn Ontario legislation they say could backfire on major project development First Nations leaders believe damage has already been done by the passage of controversial Ontario legislation Bill 5, Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025.But they remain hopeful that ...

“It's about us giving them a share of what's generated from our resources. We have to turn the table. This is our land. We will share with them. It's not the other way around."

#Indigenous #FirstNations #Bill5 #ONpoli #Ontario #majorprojects #development

The day the earth shook By Xavier KataquapitI was outside under the bright warm fall sunlight when I felt the world turn dark on me and the earth shook beneath my feet. My sister called with the tragic news that we had lost ...

“When people grow up on the land in remote First Nations, they survive by depending on each other and watching out for one another.”

#Indigenous #FirstNations #healing #loss

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State of the Nation address a mix of Métis pride and worry about battles on the horizon President David Chartrand of the Manitoba Métis Federation gave the State of the Nation address Oct. 18 at the Red River Métis’ government’s 2025 Annual General Assembly held over the weekend. It was ...

“I can’t believe it. Those are our cousins…. I hate the thought that we are going to have this fight...nobody’s going to push us around. Not as long as I’m your president. Never.”
#Indigenous #Métis #MMF #Manitoba #RedRiverMétis #cdnpoli #economic #development

State of the Nation address a mix of Métis pride and worry about battles on the horizon President David Chartrand of the Manitoba Métis Federation gave the State of the Nation address Oct. 18 at the Red River Métis’ government’s 2025 Annual General Assembly held over the weekend. It was ...

“We can’t be worried about a political party that gets elected that may not like us or want to do anything with us…. So we’ve got to get ready for the next round… We need to see the future, and we need to take control of that future.”
#Indigenous #Métis #MMF #Manitoba #RedRiverMétis #cdnpoli #ecdev

First Nation defenceman making improvements with York Lions and eyeing pro career The York University Lions men’s hockey team is expecting big things this season from defenceman Lucas Eagle, and that’s not just because Eagle, a member of Thunderchild First Nation in Saskatchewan, p...

"I think he's a guy that kind of drives our engine a little bit. The guys will rally around him. So, we're looking forward to seeing his continued progress this year."

#Indigenous #sports #hockey #YorkU #university

Chief Evan Taypotat becomes Snowbirds’ first Indigenous honorary colonel Chief Evan B.G. Taypotat of Kahkewistahaw First Nation was formally invested on Oct. 17 as Honorary Colonel of 431 Air Demonstration Squadron, better known as the Canadian Forces Snowbirds.Based at 15...

“… we’d see the fighter jets flying over our First Nation back in the day. We stood there and watched them, and now to be here today, 40 years later in this role … it’s really cool.”

#Indigenous #FirstNations #CAF #Snowbirds #reconciliation

Treaty 8 Nations challenge Alberta's Crown land sale in court Four Treaty 8 Nations in northern Alberta have launched a court challenge against the province, claiming Alberta violated their Treaty rights through its latest Crown land sale that the Nations say co...

“There is a general reluctance to interpret free, prior, and informed consent as anything beyond a procedural duty to seek (not necessarily obtain) consent — and to equate the standards set in #UNDRIP with the existing Canadian legal standards.”

#Indigenous #FirstNations #court #ABpoli #Alberta

Dr. Andrew Bear Robe: A life well lived Andrew Bear Robe was a prominent and deeply respected figure in Canadian Indigenous affairs, hailing proudly from the Siksiká Nation. Throughout his life, Dr. Bear Robe dedicated himself to advancing ...

Dr. Andrew Bear Robe, Mi’kaniki’soyi
February 2, 1942 – October 12, 2025

A Celebration of Dr. Bear Robe’s Life will be held at Cochrane RancheHouse (101 Ranchehouse Rd, Cochrane, AB) on Friday, October 17, 2025, at 2:30 p.m.

#Indigenous #FirstNations #Alberta

“The Indigenous Services Minister and the Manitoba Hydro Minister are ignoring our need for energy security… condemning the 2,200 citizens of the Mathias Colomb Cree Nation to endure more frequent and extended power outages.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #cdnpoli #MBpoli #power #energy

Established in 1992, the $2,500 award honors exceptional achievement in fostering the touring of live performing arts in Canada. The deadline for nominations is Friday, October 31, 2025.
#Indigenous

New collection examines the continuum of life through the intimacy of poetry Métis writer Katherena Vermette says it is “incredibly humbling” when she considers that she’s here for only a finite amount of time.“When we think about what's most important, it ends up being our lo...

“procession talks about honouring those who've come before and making a space for those after. And that's really the premise of the whole book. How to be in that space in the middle.”

#Indigenous #Métis #books #poetry

Industry must provide opportunities if they want to work on First Nations’ territory When companies look to do any work on First Nations’ land, they have to remember some simple truths, said Chief Jennifer Constant of Mattagmi First Nation in northern Ontario."It's our land. It's our ...

“We understand our role in our territory as stewards of the land and as protectors of our resources. We understand that. It's just in us.”

#Indigenous #FirstNations #business #industry #ForwardSummit

First Nations declare state of emergency on flow of illegal drugs, deaths in communities Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) leadership are declaring a public State of Emergency following a drug related shooting incident that unfolded in Ginoogaming First Nation.

“The time for studies, meetings, and excuses is over. The time for clear, responsible action is now, and we expect that action before there is an opportunity for any more violence in our communities.”

#Indigenous #FirstNations #drugs #violence #gangs

Stay safe and take care of each other out on the hunt By Xavier KataquapitGold has arrived. Here in the north of Ontario we see vast streams of gold shimmering across the landscape as autumn is here and the leaves turn. There are also flashes of red and ...

“I wish all those on their hunt a safe and rewarding adventure. I hope this is a time of bonding, good stories and recollections around campfires.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #hunting #wildlife #conservation

The system fails another young Indigenous man: Tŝilhqot’in Nation responds to investigation report The Tŝilhqot’in National Government is calling for action today after the Independent Investigations Office (IIO Report) issued its report on the death of a young Tŝilhqot’in man in RCMP custody on Oc...

“There are no words. It adds loss on top of loss, trauma on top of trauma. I want to see the RCMP take responsibility and own up to this tragedy. Otherwise, nothing has changed, it is just more of the same for us.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #RCMP #custody #death

Writing is cathartic, says poet, who voices his trauma in new collection Joseph Dandurand’s latest collection of poetry, I Would Like to Say Thank You, is a raw look into a life that has been both hard and rewarding.The Kwantlen First Nation poet calls writing poetry catha...

“It's almost like I need to write and so I write every day and…I'll just start writing and it's usually images that I've stored in my head for the past few days or months or years.”

#Indigenous #FirstNations #poetry #books

Gallery exhibit shows the tradition of giving it all away makes for truer wealth The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art has launched an exhibit titled NDN Giver that will run until Feb. 22, 2026.It is curated by Amelia Rea, who is the assistant curator at the gallery in Vanc...

“It’s something I’d done many times before … and ended up kind of stopping and looking at these, you know, hundreds of mugs that probably had all been gifted at potlatches.”

#Indigenous #FirstNations #culture #tradition #art #BC #Vancouver

Maple Leafs’ draft pick will finish junior career with Brantford Bulldogs While aspiring to play pro hockey in Toronto next season, Sam McCue is focused on finishing his junior career on a high note. McCue, a member of Odanak First Nation in Quebec, was selected by the Toro...

"He has a lot of experience. He's a big body out there that can play physical… he knows how to score goals."
#Indigenous #FirstNations #sports #hockey #OHL #NHL #AHL

New Indigenous ceramics gallery now a permanent feature of the Gardiner Museum The Gardiner Museum in Toronto will open its new 9,000 sq. ft. ground floor space on Nov. 6 following a $15.5 million transformation, described as a once-in-a-generation renovation.

“It’s really about bringing stories and works that are important to community members into gallery spaces and into museum spaces and not necessarily focusing on what’s new and what’s big…”
#Indigenous #art #ceramics #Toronto #FirstNations

Ontario Court of Justice - Justice of the Peace Vacancies JUSTICE OF THE PEACE VACANCIES/ POSTES DE JUGE DE PAIX VACANTSAt the request of the Attorney General and in accordance with the Justices of the Peace Act, the Justices of the Peace Appointments Adviso...

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