https://mail.windspeaker.com/news/rss.xml Windspeaker.com is Canada's source for Indigenous news, issues and culture. en https://windspeaker.com/node/12452 Fri, 02 Dec 2022 18:08:18 -0500 https://mail.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/mna-celebrates-overwhelming-ratification-its-constitution “From my perspective, the minister (of Crown-Indigenous Services) needs to validate the fact that there are other Métis interests at hand, not just the MNA. Having all Métis rights and all Métis affiliation and Métis identity go through one organization is not just dangerous, I think it’s irresponsible.” — Ron Quintal, president of the Fort McKay Métis Nation Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/12451 Fri, 02 Dec 2022 16:54:43 -0500 https://mail.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/niisjoohl-memorial-pole-coming-home “If Prime Minister (Justin) Trudeau is wondering what to get me for Christmas, he could arrange air cargo for us to bring the pole back.” — Sigidimnak Noxs Ts'aawit, Dr. Amy Parent Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/12450 Fri, 02 Dec 2022 13:49:16 -0500 https://mail.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/anti-establishment-voice-provide-counterpoint-opinion-afn-national-chief “You follow the same voices that are telling you something and you don’t get the counterpoint to it, then how are you going to figure out what the diversity of opinions or options are? So I’m there to provide a counterpoint to the establishment voices, I guess.” —Russ Diabo, new special advisor to Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/12449 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 20:00:40 -0500 https://mail.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/investigation-finds-shooting-death-indigenous-man-rcmp-unjustified “We got the first part of justice for Jared today. My thoughts are with all the families who have not made it here yet. This is for all the Jareds.” — Jared Lowndes’ mother, Alunae Laura Holland Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/12447 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 16:22:51 -0500 https://mail.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/metis-settlements-council-challenges-crown-indigenous-relations-giving-nod Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/12446 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 11:03:30 -0500 https://mail.windspeaker.com/news/sponsored-content/life-changing-connectivity-coming-wood-buffalo Tayola Brown https://windspeaker.com/node/12445 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 09:53:36 -0500 https://mail.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/aboriginal-head-start-programs-driven-community-fueled-warmth-and-caring “They've made a place where families show up every day with their kids. They know the history and they choose to be there, because they know Auntie Zelda's there. They know that it feels good.” — Joan Gignac, director of Aboriginal Head Start Association of B.C. Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/12444 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 08:01:52 -0500 https://mail.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/open-casting-call-announcement-thorpe Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/12443 Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:00:23 -0500 https://mail.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/alberta-sovereignty-act-resource-grab-violates-indigenous-rights-its-very “If you want certainty, come to the table of the rights holders!” — Treaty 8 Grand Chief Arthur Noskey Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/12442 Wed, 30 Nov 2022 12:08:31 -0500 https://mail.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/deadline-sign-safe-drinking-water-settlement-extended-relief-wunnumin-lake “…The decision has been made that First Nations under boil water advisories will be compensated, which is fine for maybe a lot of the communities. But for Wunnumin it’s different. It excludes the majority of our community members.” — Deputy Chief Dean Cromarty Deb Steel