Windspeaker.com https://mail.windspeaker.com/news/rss.xml Windspeaker.com is Canada's source for Indigenous news, issues and culture. en https://windspeaker.com/node/12243 Local president says ‘carrot or stick’ being used to silence internal MNA opposition Fri, 05 Aug 2022 12:01:54 -0400 https://mail.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/local-president-says-carrot-or-stick-being-used-silence-internal-mna “There’s been an unprecedented effort to silence opposition with either a carrot or stick…Even some of my allies are hesitant about it because of the amount of intimidation and fear.” — Lethbridge Métis local president Adam Browning Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/12239 Canada formally apologizes for eugenics experiment on Saskatchewan First Nation Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:34:55 -0400 https://mail.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/canada-formally-apologizes-eugenics-experiment-saskatchewan-first-nation “Original descendants often feel like they’re cut out of any representation when it comes to leadership, chief and council, anything like that. When it came to negotiations for the settlement itself, many of the original descendants felt their voice wasn’t being heard.” — Peepeekisis Cree Nation member Cheyanne Desnomie Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/12236 Junior hockey reps lead Indigenous softball camp in northern Ontario Wed, 03 Aug 2022 13:41:05 -0400 https://mail.windspeaker.com/news/sports/junior-hockey-reps-lead-indigenous-softball-camp-northern-ontario “It was awesome seeing kids have small successes.” — Kevin McCallum, general manager and director of player personnel for the Kam River Fighting Walleye Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/12235 New book for young readers explores the importance of the Oolichan Wed, 03 Aug 2022 12:02:46 -0400 https://mail.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/new-book-young-readers-explores-importance-oolichan “I had a little tear welling up in my eye as I thought how cool it will be for kids to be reading about part of their culture. This kind of story is long overdue and badly needed. I hope it is the first of many.” — testimonial from Edward Desson, fisheries manager, Nisga’a Fisheries and Wildlife, Nisga’a Lisims Government Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/12234 Pope finally says the word ‘genocide’ in relation to residential schools but out of earshot of the people who most longed to hear it Wed, 03 Aug 2022 10:10:57 -0400 https://mail.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/pope-finally-says-word-genocide-relation-residential-schools-out-earshot “I think as he started this conversation in the Vatican he looked at (the apology) and said, ‘This sounds good. I can do this.’ But as he listened to people across the country, he actually embedded more and more detail as he (went) along. I think that's him doing that and not his people. His people are probably aghast.” — Dr. Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/12232 Six Nations Chiefs begin playoffs with hopes to host and win Mann Cup Wed, 03 Aug 2022 07:25:10 -0400 https://mail.windspeaker.com/news/sports/six-nations-chiefs-begin-playoffs-hopes-host-and-win-mann-cup “We’ve put ourselves in a good position getting first over-all in the regular season standings and home advantage throughout the league playoffs.” — Duane Jacobs, Six Nations Chiefs head coach, general manager and president Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/12231 In address to bishops, priests, Pope acknowledges ‘evil perpetrated’ by some Catholic ‘sons and daughters’, particularly sexual abuse Fri, 29 Jul 2022 15:19:33 -0400 https://mail.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/address-bishops-priests-pope-acknowledges-evil-perpetrated-some-catholic-sons “That's a criminal act, sexual and physical abuse, and (the Church) covers that up instead of turning it in.” — Lori Campbell, associate vice president of Indigenous engagement at the University of Regina Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/12230 Band member challenges legality of some on council taking $5,000 payments and wants money returned Fri, 29 Jul 2022 12:12:30 -0400 https://mail.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/band-member-challenges-legality-some-council-taking-5000-payments-and-wants “$5,000 is a lot of money for people like me…” — Renee Crookedneck Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/12229 Pope’s remarks in Quebec place some responsibility at feet of ‘local Catholic institutions’ for residential school system Thu, 28 Jul 2022 11:57:03 -0400 https://mail.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/popes-remarks-quebec-place-some-responsibility-feet-local-catholic “As your Holiness has said, begging pardon is not the end of the matter; it is a starting point, the first step.” — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/12228 ‘I just wish my mom and dad were here right now to witness,’ says First Nations Catholic on visit to Canada by Pope Francis Wed, 27 Jul 2022 15:44:56 -0400 https://mail.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/i-just-wish-my-mom-and-dad-were-here-right-now-witness-says-first-nations “My mom got a lot of people mad for accepting the apology in the United Church, but it had to be done and my mom taught us not to live with this (anger) forever. We can’t. We have to forgive.” —Inez Jackson, from Goodfish Lake First Nation in northern Alberta Deb Steel