I am so excited to share that I have a two-book deal with McClelland & Stewart! Thanks to Stephanie Sinclair, Haley Cullingham & everyone at McClelland & Stewart & my literary agent, Martha Webb & everyone at CookeMcDermid! What a dream come true! #books #booknerd #indigenous #mikmaq

Landfill search for Indigenous women cost $18M, one-tenth of original estimate: Kinew - Winnipeg Free Press apple.news/An54rU7ROT1u...

A quote from Battlestar Galactica that holds very true: "There's a reason you separate the military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people." Admiral Adama

The CHRT is ordering Canada back to the negotiation table on long-term reform of the child welfare system. Talks have been at an impasse since chiefs in assembly voted down a $47.8-billion proposal from Canada in October of 2024.

First Nations are rightly concerned about C-5 and the potential impacts to our inherent, Aboriginal, treaty and land rights. No government should legislate for itself unfettered power to trump Indigenous rights. @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social @aptnnews.bsky.social youtu.be/ITMXQbbuZ_c

The amazing @rachelgilmore.bsky.social and I talked politics and C-15 on her new Substack and podcast BUBBLE POP! rachelgilmore.substack.com/p/how-to-get...

So much fun hanging with you @rachelgilmore.bsky.social

New episode of the Mi’kmaq series just dropped! Elder Cheryl Maloney joins the host Pam Palmater to share about the prophecy of the white owl and how its appearance foretold change for the Mi’kmaw and how that change would first destroy them but then rebuild their nation anew.

Toronto Metropolitan University professor Pam Palmater talks to Nation to Nation about Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet. Full discussion tonight.

Congratulations to Chris Beaver, Katie O’Connor, Jasmine El Kurd and Pam Palmater for winning the Gold CAJ Award for Online Media for "NDN POV". Félicitations à C. Beaver, K. O’Connor, J. El Kurd et P. Palmater pour avoir remporté le prix ACJ or pour Droit à l'information pour les Médias en ligne.

"You can't steal someone's property and say, 'I'm leaving.'" FPL's Bruce McIvor was interviewed by the Canadian Press for an article about Danielle Smith and Alberta separatism @ buff.ly/nXNhsaf #IndigenousRights #cdnpoli

@pampalmater.com always excellent interviews. The Governor General commented on her role in equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and said clearly it’s different than reconciliation. This is a point I’ve tried to make and often get disagreement from EDI leaders. Aspects of EDI intersect.

VIDEO: Special Warrior Life Podcast audio episode dropped Sat & YouTube video version is now available of my interview with Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon Governor General of Canada @ggcanada.bsky.social #indigenous #inuit #NIPD2025 #warriorlifepodcast www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZQn...

Special Warrior Life Podcast interview w/ Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon Governor General of Canada about her life's work advocating for the Inuit, her current role engaging Canadians & her views on reconciliation. #indigenous #warriorlifepodcast #inuit soundcloud.com/pampalmater/...

We are back with the first episode of the Mi’kmaq series! Join the host Pam Palmater as she introduces us to Jarvis Googoo who speaks all over the Maritimes about Mi’kmaq history and culture.

#IndigenousPodcasts #Indigenous #Podcast #LanguageLearning #IndigenousLanguage

On 🌊 The @breachmedia.ca Show🌊ep53 @pampalmater.com joins @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss legislative efforts to fast-track resource extraction projects at the expense of Indigenous rights and sovereignty. breachmedia.ca/indigenous-r... 🔶

Had a wonderful time with @pampalmater.com on @wordsandculture.bsky.social re the Mi’kmaw language. Wela’lin for the opportunity. Please have a listen: www.wordsandculture.ca/episode/the-...

Governments across Canada are bulldozing Indigenous peoples’ rights as part of a new resource push. @pampalmater.com joins @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss Canada’s legal obligations to Indigenous peoples—and the resistance on the horizon. breachmedia.ca/indigenous-r...

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Thank you so much @cajournalists.bsky.social for recognizing the important work of Indigenous journalism at @tvotoday.bsky.social It was so awesome working with @chrisbeaver.bsky.social Katie and Jasmine! #indigenous #media #journalism

Warrior Life Podcast video with the incredible artist January Marie Rogers of Ojistoh Publishing just dropped! She is one of the most inspiring & encouraging people I've ever talked to about art, writing & more. #indigenous #firstnations #warriorlifepodcast www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XWw...

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”

I'm so excited to share my Warrior Life Podcast episode with Mohawk/Tuscarora artist, poet & writer January Marie Rogers who also owns Ojistoh Publishing. She is so inspiring, I listened to this episode over & over! #indigenous #firstnations #mohawk #warriorlifepodcast soundcloud.com/pampalmater/...

No jail 4 male cop who sexually assaulted woman he "mentored". Judge says cop had "immense amount of emotional strain" (poor cop) & compelled him to put cop's mind at ease that no jail time was necessary. #policecorruption #policecriminality #thinblueline #predatorcops www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Last Friday, on April 25, I had the privilege of presenting the King Charles III Coronation Medal to a group of exceptional individuals at a special ceremony hosted by the Honourable Dr. Wassim Salamoun, Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island, at Government House in Charlottetown.

Don't forget to follow me @pampalmater.com and @breachmedia.ca for more election analysis! In the meantime, check out my latest article hot off the presses! #indigenous #firstnations #indigenousrights #reconciliation #cdnpoli #UNDRIP #FPIC

Dr @pampalmater.com laying it down as only she can. 🪶 🔥

When it comes to Indigenous priorities, Mi'kma'ki lawyer, activist and #TMU professor @pampalmater.com says the 2025 Conservative Party election platform offers little that’s new. Read more in this @aptnnews.bsky.social article: tinyurl.com/96kan4cv @torontomet.bsky.social #research #Election2025

Saturday | 11:10 PT Lawyer and professor Pam Palmater of the Eel River Bar First Nation joins Desmond Cole and Martin Lukacs on The Breach Show to discuss campaign promises and the future of reconciliation. @pampalmater.com @desmondcole.bsky.social @breachmedia.ca

Tired of the usual tepid election punditry? We're back with another night of live election coverage, hosted by @desmondcole.bsky.social and Donya Ziaee. Featuring: @pampalmater.com, @ricardotranjan.bsky.social, @nolore.bsky.social @parismarx.com &more! RSVP: breachmedia.ca/election-202...

With the federal election just a couple of weeks away, what will become of Canada’s relationship with Indigenous peoples? Pam Palmater joins @desmondcole.bsky.social and Martin Lukacs on The Breach Show to discuss campaign promises and the future of reconciliation. breachmedia.ca/reconciliati...

Video version of Warrior Life Podcast convo with Chair of National Children's Chiefs Commission, Chief Pauline Frost of Vuntut Gwitchin Government talking about negotiations on long-term reform for First Nations child & family services. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eryT...

Congratulations @davidarobertson.bsky.social @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social & thank you for pushing to ensure kids get benefit of Indigenous voices, cultures, art, and creativity!! So exciting!!! #indigenous #books #firstnations #swiftwater #literature #childrensbooks

YouTube video of my Warrior Life Podcast convo with Dr. Cindy Blackstock of the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society about the massive Jordan's Principle backlog & what's happening with long-term reform is now up! www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0yk...

The YouTube video version of my Warrior Life Podcast with award-winning Mi'kmaw artist Alan Syliboy just dropped! We all need some happy! #mikmaq #indigenous #warriorlifepodcast www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X6g...

Pissed off by CBC? Good day to consider Indigenous reimagining of political journalism hosted by @rickharp.bsky.social w/ @candiscall.bsky.social @veldoncoburn.bsky.social @pampalmater.com @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social & Brett Forester Storytelling on Stolen Land pt 1&2 ⬇️ castbox.fm/app/castbox/...

Warrior Life Podcast update w/ Dr. @cblackst.bsky.social head of First Nations Child & Family Caring Society re Jordan's Principle backlog & draft settlement agreement on long-term reform #indigenous #firstnations #warriorlifepodcast #fostercare #everychildmatters soundcloud.com/pampalmater/...

Featuring, once again, the keen insights of @pampalmater.com, @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social, @candiscall.bsky.social, @veldoncoburn.bsky.social + Brett Forester!

"A war criminal and a convicted felon are deciding the future of Ukraine. If we are silent in allowing Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to carve up Ukraine it is a repeat of Munich 1938. We cannot allow this to happen.” - Charlie Angus, NATO meetings Brussels www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_hq...

Don’t buy stuff on February 28. Money’s the only thing these dicks understand. #resist

Warrior Life Podcast video convo w/ Indigenous attorney Gabe Galanda re dangers of using colonial concept of Indian blood quantum for Native American tribal enrollment. #warriorlifepodcast #indigenous #nativeamerican #firstnations #bloodquantum #pretendians www.youtube.com/watch?v=60_k...

Singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie stripped of her Order of Canada.

This week's Warrior Life Podcast is with 1 of my fav Mi'kmaw artists, Alan Syliboy from Millbrook First Nation, who talks about his paintings, music, books & even spoken word! #warriorlifepodcast #indigenous #mikmaq #firstnations #nativeart soundcloud.com/pampalmater/...

Video of recent Warrior Life Podcast interview w/ amazing Wolastoqey artist & educator Percy Sacobie fr St. Mary's First Nation is now available! It's one of best podcasts ever - Percy is very inspiring! #warriorlifepodcast #indigenous #firstnations #nativeamerican www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvjw...

I have been honoured to work with the kick-ass @pampalmater.com on issues of justice and rights over the years. So glad to have her in the trenches as we take the fight to the fascists. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GR4...

Today we launched the Pledge for Canada. We have voices from across the political, cultural, labour, Indigenous spectrum. We are building a movement to maintain pressure on our leaders not to sell out our nation or our values. Please sign and join the movement. engagement-canada-pledge.ca

Heck of a story: "A former senior geoscientist with the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission who analyzed the data, concluded the frequency of significant earthquakes will only increase as fracking expands in B.C.'s Peace River area." www.cbc.ca/news/climate...

This week's Warrior Life Podcast is with Indigenous attorney Gabe Galanda on why tribal governments should reject federal Indian blood quantum as the basis for enrollment (and disenrollment). #warriorlifepodcast #indigenous #nativeamerican #bloodquantum #colonialism soundcloud.com/pampalmater/...

Mi’kmaq M.P. Jaime Battiste, the first Indigenous candidate in a national leadership race, has dropped out and is endorsing Mark Carney for the Liberal Party of Canada Leadership | @karynpugliese.bsky.social