The World Cup, a tournament I have been obsessed with since I was old enough to know what football is, starts in three days, and I genuinely find myself completely uninterested. The vibes for this tournament are so rancid.

It’s been a crazy couple of months speaking/working/teaching on the road (47/61 days!) & it will be nice to get to ceremonies this week. Here’s a piece I forgot to post last week but seems apropos now. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Really great having @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social here at St John’s College to deliver the Jay Newman Lecture to the Canadian Theological Society this evening. #common26

This is excellent. Well said @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

I wonder what has changed to make the majority of Albertans question Danielle Smith’s fitness to run the province. Oh yeah…

A Cree student who graduated from the University of Manitoba nursing program said she’s striving to make the health-care system a more welcoming place for Indigenous patients.

APTN News has just won the Best National Newscast Award at the Canadian Screen Awards and to accept the award were our colleagues at APTN Investigates, Paul Barnsley, Josh Grummet and Tamara Pimentel.

Amazing to hear Niigaan Sinclair and others speak at the ”A Compassionate Community” dinner this evening. Thank you @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social for your insights and for the group working to make the #NiagaraPeninsula a Compassionate Community!

Saturday @winnipegfreepress.com column: Outrage over Northland Tales hypocritical (but, sigh, predictable) www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

“Yeah CSIS.” Dr. @pampalmater.com 🤣 I can’t recommend this podcast enough. I teared up hearing Dr. @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social talk about how our parents leave us early fighting colonialism. Mahsi to you both for all you’ve done for all of Canada. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w...

Warrior Life Podcast with award-winning columnist, prof, author & speaker Dr. @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social gives us an update on what's happening in Canadian politics. #warriorlifepodcast #podcast #indigenous #cdnpoli #DRIPA #RCMP #abpoli #MarkCarney #Trump warriorlifepodcast.ca/five-things-...

Well this is a first; I’m the answer to today’s Cryptogram in the @winnipegfreepress.com - Miigwech and thanks to Derek Bowman. I’ll post it below but don’t look if you like doing the puzzle 🙂

It’s a beautiful day to change, grow and create a better future - come join us at the national launch of the Moose Hide Campaign - starting in a few mins! moosehidecampaign.ca/livestream/

A new governor general has been named this week, as Mary Simon’s time as the first Indigenous governor general ends. Winnipeg Free Press columnist Niigaan Sinclair shares his thoughts on her legacy. Watch the full conversation on Truth & Politics: youtu.be/5JgdR6prZtw

Someone please call the prime minister to tell him the new GG may not be qualified. Tomorrow’s @winnipegfreepress.com column www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2026/0...

It’s been a beautiful time where dad and his work are being honoured - including last night, as Ecole Mazina Giizhik was named and unveiled officially. Miigwech to everyone in Louis Riel School Division for this beautiful space to honour someone so beloved - and so missed.

I totally agree with Niigaan Sinclair @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social regarding the constant repetition in the media of the so-called problem with the current Governor General Mary Simon by not being trilingual in her vice-regal position. I noticed it too.

this is when i felt like, "we're living in the future."

Um, yeah

Back to @winnipegfreepress.com columns this weekend with this one: Schools named after Murray Sinclair make this country and more inclusive place www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Beautiful piece by @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social about his father and the schools that will be renamed in his honour. "Dad’s plan was simple, yet profound. It was to model, encourage and empower the idea that if we just communicated with one another, we could make this country truly great."

I can’t say thanks enough to the entire newsroom at @winnipegfreepress.com & everyone at the @nna-ccj.bsky.social aka the National Newspaper Awards

Weekend @winnipegfreepress.com column A phone call no parent ever wants to receive. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Latest @winnipegfreepress.com column: Governments change, priorities change… but the genocide continues #mmiwg www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2026/0...

An interesting article by @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social about Jeremy Hansen's mission patch: www.winnipegfreepress.com/briefings/ou...

See you tonight Tiohtià:ke aka Montreal :) www.concordia.ca/cuevents/art...

Weekend @winnipegfreepress.com column: Spying on Indigenous peoples is about more than mistrust; it destabilizes the country www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2026/0...

Congratulations to all nominees! @scottbilleck.bsky.social @nicbufflin.bsky.social @mikedeal.bsky.social @marshamcleod.bsky.social @benwaldman.bsky.social @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social Chris Kitching and Mikaela MacKenzie.

Cannot begin to express how thankful I am to everyone at the @winnipegfreepress.com for making this 3rd nom for Canadian Columnist of the Year happen - our paper is up for 5 National Newspaper Awards & mostly for coverage of Indigenous stories! Winners announced April 24!

Weekend @winnipegfreepress.com column: Listen to what our kids are saying; their lives may depend on it www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

The Inaugural Father Jim Bleackley OMI Lecture on Indigenous Justice with Guest Speaker Niigaan Sinclair 7pm. St.Joseph's Church, 174 Wilbrod St Web: perfectbooks.ca/events Email: [email protected]

6/6 Sinclair concludes the referendum's true goal is establishing rules to bypass these rights and force pipeline construction. Niigaan Sinclair, The Winnipeg Free Press www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/colu...

5/6 B.C. and Alberta First Nations have firmly stated that pipelines cannot cross their territories without legal and economic consent. A federally appointed judge recently reaffirmed that First Nations must consent to anything involving their lands.

4/6 These questions seek powers for Alberta to appoint its own judges and opt out of federal programs. Sinclair notes the primary obstacle to Smith's dream of extracting $10 trillion in bitumen is Section 35 of the Constitution, which affirms Indigenous treaty rights.

3/6 By blaming newcomers for housing and job shortages, Smith diverts attention from her government's own health-care scandals and failure to diversify the economy. But the remaining four referendum questions reveal a deeper, constitutional motive.

2/6 Smith recently announced a nine-question referendum for Oct. 19. Five questions focus on restricting immigration and newcomer access to social services. Sinclair argues this "boogeyman" tactic distracts from decades of provincial economic mismanagement and deregulation.

1/6 🇨🇦 ALBERTA REFERENDUM TARGETS INDIGENOUS RIGHTS 🇨🇦 Niigaan Sinclair argues #DanielleSmith is scapegoating #Immigrants to distract from a constitutional power grab designed to bypass Indigenous rights. Winnipeg Free Press... #AbLeg #CdnPoli #AbPoli #IndigenousRights #DemocracySky #FossilFuels

As often happens, Sinclair puts into words what had been lurking unarticulably around the edges of my brain.

As always, excellent analysis by @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/colu...

🚨 @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social and I - along with a dream team of incredible collaborators - are excited to announce a new book challenging residential school denialism! Truth Before Reconciliation will be released in September with the University of Manitoba Press: uofmpress.ca/books/truth-...

Saturday @winnipegfreepress.com column: Comparing the fatal shootings of Eishia Hudson and Renée Good www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2026/0...

This article is definitely worth the time for a read. Once again, Indigenous rights are being ignored.

Great evening listening to @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social Reconciliation is a journey for all of us based on caring for one another, for everyone. When faced with the Wendigo you have to double down on love. ❤️❤️

Latest @winnipegfreepress.com column: PM’s rallying cry exudes passion - and irony www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2026/0...

Good piece by Niigaan connecting the Indigenous dots between America, Venezuela, and Greenland.

Excited for this next week! @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social

Making Manifest Destiny Great Again (sigh) Latest @winnipegfreepress.com column www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/colu...

Watched and shared. Niigaan nails it “This is the end of a story that starts well before..” and “when govt tries something new, they take heat” so they don’t opt to do hard work. Simple solutions like ‘more police’ don’t do anything to reduce the # of folks suffering in the first place. #yyjpoli

“Every single thing that is Canadian begins with Indigenous contributions” - Niigaan Sinclair in Elbows Up! Canadian Voices of Resilience and Resistance

Claire Cameron, Niigaan Sinclair and Teresa Wong to judge 2026 CBC Nonfiction Prize #CanLit www.cbc.ca/books/litera...