“We’re not creating hockey players. We’re creating good kids, good people with a chance to make a decision based on what's best for them.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #youth #sport #hockey

“Can you see me on the street? See me fight on the street? See me survive the street? Can you see me? I am the street!” #Indigenous #FirstNations #Alberta #books #Calgary #Lethbridge #Edmonton #homeless

“…students have a place that they can feel a sense of belonging, that is culturally safe, and they don't have to park their identities at the door.” #Indigenous #UofT #Toronto #education

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“Advancing research partnering with #Indigenous groups helps to improve our understanding of how #plastics and #microplastics move through the #environment and #food webs.” #pollution #health #research #Canada

I“We've had this ongoing relationship with Travel #Alberta for a number of years. And being able to have that long-term consistent funding is essential for our operators.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #Métis #tourism

“The concern is that unresolved territorial assertions may become constitutionally protected before Indigenous Nations have resolved those issues among themselves.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #bcpoli #governance #treaty #BritishColumbia

“They broke chains of culture, changed up knowledge, our language and everything. And through this, they can see a little bit of what we lost.” #Indigenous #Métis #FirstNations #Arts #Toronto

“It's a basically 100-page long poem, but in narrative form, which is also something that people are like, ‘What?’” #Indigenous #Métis #books #Alberta #Edmonton

📽️ Moon Noonk Edouard (My Uncle Edouard), directed by Jessie Ray Short, will be part of the Legendary Lineages programming session on June 4 at @imaginenative.org imagineNATIVE in Toronto. #NFB

“The threat to Canadian sovereignty is deadly serious. Their goal is to destroy Canada. We drove Smith into the open and forced her to abandon a binding question." #Indigenous #FirstNations #ABseparation #Alberta #abpoli #cdnpoli

‘The Confederacy of Treaty No. 6 First Nations calls directly on the Government of Canada to step up and fulfill its duty to protect Treaty Rights, the rule of law and the Constitution.... this unacceptable silence and inaction dishonour the Treaty relationship.’ #Indigenous #FirstNations #Alberta

“I'm hoping that he'll be seen as a person and not this ongoing spectacle. And I want some people to talk about him in a more humanized way…” #Indigenous #Métis #film #Saskatchewan #imagineNATIVE

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“I want the book to remind people that there was a way to live before colonization, and there still is, and it still works.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #books #teachings

“The general rule I remember hearing from Elders when I was young was that as long as the ice was moving, even if very slowly, then everything was safe. If the river ice stopped moving, then everyone became worried.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #Ontario #Spring

Cris Derksen, #Indigenous cellist and composer, died in a motor vehicle accident in northern Alberta May 16. This article about the performance of her work in Toronto is being updated with a statement from conductor of Amadeus Choir Kathleen Allan :

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“It’s 156 years later. This promise of a treaty was made to our people as we joined and helped bring Manitoba into Confederation.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #Métis #cdnpoli #Canada #BillC21 #law #legislation

“I have a difficult message to share today… The violence against #Indigenous and non-Indigenous women and children in this country is unacceptable. It is a shocking, urgent crisis.” #Moosehide #dayofaction #Toronto

“Before, with the duty to consult, it was like you consult, but that’s all. It’s just talk. There’s nothing behind it. But when you move forward into partnerships, then comes equity and ownership opportunities.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #business #economy #housing #development #urbanplanning

“When access to data is delayed, incomplete or inconsistent, communities are left without a clear picture of their own realities.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #DataSovereignty #health

“Craig is a tremendous coach and an even better person. This decision is more reflective of an organizational shift and an opportunity for a fresh start than it is an evaluation of Craig.” #Indigenous #Cree #sports #hockey #NHL #Toronto

“There's so many professional guys that are working on this that I don't have a doubt in my mind it's going to be one of the greatest Indian rodeos there is.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #rodeo #Calgary #sports

“I had this image of a young Kwantlen girl who was a little small and not as fast as the other kids…Kwantlen means ‘the tireless runners’.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #children #books #magic

“The relationship is ever evolving. I'll put it that way. Are we at a point right now where everything is rosy peachy keen? No. There's still a lot that needs to be worked through.” #Indigenous #economy #reconciliation #industry #partnerships #podcast

“It’s pretty unique to have these three really important voices in the same room performing together with a hundred voice choir and a chamber ensemble.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #music #Toronto #AmadeusChoir

‘Where I come from, the land, the water, the earth is not given to us by our parents. It is loaned to us by our children.’ #Indigenous #FirstNations #climate #UN #environoment #RingofFire #Ontario #resourcedevelopment

“There's nowhere else in Calgary right now that is showcasing all the history of the #Indigenous people in this way... It's really important for us to reflect the people of Treaty 7.” #FirstNations #Métis #Alberta #Calgary #tourism

“I often thought that the effects of my illness mirrored life in a home with an unpredictable and cruel father. Home was not a safe place...Fibromyalgia made me feel unsafe in my own body.” #Indigenous #Métis #chronicillness #trauma #healthcare

“I'm a small fish, kind of competing against these tourism conglomerates. But it seems the funding went to smaller local operators, which is good.” #Indigenous #Métis #Alberta #tourism #economy

MN–S government congratulates Île-à-la-Crosse residential “I was 4 years old when I was forced to attend that school. I suffered unspeakable abuse but have shared my experience in the hope that the Survivors would be believed.” #Indigenous #Métis #Saskatchewan #justice

ICYMI: “Within a pause, we don’t have the mechanisms, the framework, or the tools to implement Aboriginal title,” Phillips explained. “We can’t put our Aboriginal rights and title on pause." #Indigenous #FirstNations #BC #UNDRIP

“This shows the benefits and underscores the need to move beyond checkbox-style engagement toward more meaningful and equitable #Indigenous participation in the #manufacturing and contracting sectors.” #economy #Saskatchewan #construction #jobs

“I used to tell people that burrowing owl populations in B.C. are basically on life support. If it weren’t for programs like the one at Upper Nicola … we wouldn’t have any owls in B.C.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #conservation #SpeciesatRisk #Owls

“It's weaving a tapestry of the history that we share, the experiences on and of the land… and then these traumatic events that have been buried and one day have to be faced.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #film #horror #fantasy #Mikmaw

“It was risky to start the business. But we just stumbled upon Indigenous Tourism #Alberta and they really helped propel us forward and remove some barriers right in the early stages...” #Indigenous #tourism #business #economy #ITA

“We’ve been told when we’ve met with Elders before that we really need to be putting Cree into our work and so that’s what we’ve been doing.” #Indigenous #Métis #music #women #composers #orchestra #Toronto #HearingherVoice

“I was filled with wonder when I first encountered Hazel’s series of history robes, as they pull you into Hazel’s world and are innovative and unexpected in their form.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #Haida #art #ceremony #culture

“I think that it’s interesting to see science catching up to that traditional knowledge; that if we care for the land and we practice these burns, we do have a reduction in the risk of wildfire…” #Indigenous #FirstNations #wildfire #culture #stewardship

“Our collective goal of a #FirstNation Sovereign Wealth Fund is to create wealth for our Nations as we realize the immense wealth of our natural #resources within our territories and ensure this balance sheet of assets can be invested in with private capital.” #Indigenous #economy

“The way that he described things is everything's connected ... There's a delicate balance or delicate scale with us and nature.” #Indigenous #FirstNation #graphicnovel #books #storytelling

This opportunity is open to emerging, mid-career and established Content Creators, who self-identity as Black, Indigenous and/or a Person of Colour/Racialized.

Job Board: 2026 UCAA Committee, Board, Alumni Senate Recruitment www.windspeaker.com/job-board/14...

This new initiative will provide Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian storytellers with access to development and production funding for XR projects. Applications open May 30. Deadline June 30. #Indigenous #US #XR #funding

“We made the first round of the tendering process, which was quite a rigorous exercise in its own right. But we're quite confident…” #Indigenous #Métis #energy #Manitoba #wind

“When winter is still lingering with cold winds, the Chickadee will continue its plain one-tone ‘tee-tee’ song. As soon as it senses that warmer weather is on the way, it will change its tune…” #Indigenous #FirstNations #birds #goose #hunting #language

“It's just very, very unfortunate to see so many #Indigenous professional staff and #tourism people have to be off at a time when we should be hitting full stride here. So, I'm a little worried about what this year is going to mean for the industry.”

“There’s more bone tools here than I’ve ever seen in any other project I’ve ever worked on.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #MooseJaw #Saskatchewan #agriculture #cultivation #pottery

“A lot of people introduce themselves in #Michif now.... I know they're not fluent… but people are proud of what they can say.” #Indigenous #language #Métis #children #books #music