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“If somebody said a mean thing to me about being Black, I couldn't quite place that because I saw myself as Inuk and I spoke the language. I very much identified with my Inuk upbringing.”
#Indigenous #Inuit #children #books
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“This technique is actually inspired by otter tracks in the snow… You’ll see that they take a few steps and they actually slide on their belly. And then they take a few more steps and they slide on their belly.”
#Indigenous #art #footwear
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“…women have worked, sometimes behind the scenes, sometimes in very direct leadership roles, to help support the (#Métis) Nation and build the Nation. And Nora is just an excellent example of that.”
#Indigenous #books #history #Saskatoon #Saskatchewan
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“Hosting a major event always comes with challenges but First Nations have the capacity to do great things no matter where the event takes place.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #Manitoba #NAIG #Winnipeg
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“Secession cannot happen without our consent. For unity, for treaties, and for our future, it is important to vote Option 1.” — Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation Chief Sheldon Sunshine
#Indigenous #FirstNations #Alberta #referendum #vote
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“Many people associate the Wendigo spirit with cannibalism, but, in reality…it's about insatiability, it's about appetite. Any kind of appetite, including greed, gambling...”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #books
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“So, if there’s a story about that star (Vega) being the North Star, then think about how far back these stories and these communities go in connection with this land.”
#Indigenous #science #astronomy #knowledge #math #stars #Calgary
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Thanks to @windspeakernews for interviewing @Niigaanwewidam and I about our new book Truth Before Reconciliation: Confronting Residential School Denialism 👇
“I think it's because #denialism is something that a lot of Canadians encounter, but they don't know how to respond to it. And they want someone to stand up to these folks.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #Canada #residentialschools
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“Every time I’m on the ice and in every practice I’m skating as hard as I can and just pushing the limits. And that’s what it’s going to take if I want to give myself a chance to get back into the #NHL.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #hockey #sports #Hamilton windspeaker.com/news/sports/…
“I think it's because #denialism is something that a lot of Canadians encounter, but they don't know how to respond to it. And they want someone to stand up to these folks.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #Canada #residentialschools
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They had survived the traumas of residential school and they knew that a healthy childhood, together with quality education, was a way to raise a generation of people out of poverty and helplessness.
#Indigenous #FirstNations #Attawapiskat #Ontario
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“It feels like a tremendous accomplishment because I didn't expect the first book I had written to do so well finding a publisher, especially one who was excited to keep going with it.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #books #fantasy #YoungAdults
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“I just reached out to a bunch of coaches at these (university) programs. I was reaching out on social media platforms, sending them my film. Then I got responses back.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #sports #football #UofT #CFL
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“Skin is such an accomplishment for me, and I love it so much… Every time I look at it, it's something new that I didn't realize I put there.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #books #poetry
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The PM invited our Nations to co-develop the conditions that must be met before the proposed project can proceed. He also committed to continued #consultation and identified protection of the Athabasca River as a priority.
#FirstNation #pipeline #cdnpoli
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“Âsowanânihk is the oldest radiocarbon dated archaeological site in #Saskatchewan, indicating that the earliest occupation of the site was around 10,650 years ago.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #Métis #archaeology #history
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“…this language is who I am. I look around the school at students immersed in #culture, with their #language embedded in them. Knowing who we are will give us a good idea of where we have to go.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #languages #education
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“I'll be happily writing along and then the characters will do something and then I'll have to shift everything. My process is messy. There's nothing clean about my mind.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #BC #books #mythical
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“When I started to work on this, I began to discover there was a longer visual history than most people realize.”
#Indigenous #Canada #art #history #TruthandReconciliation #residentialschool #books
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“Bill C-10 gives us another important tool to advance the full implementation of the Nunavut Agreement and hold Canada accountable... I encourage Senators to pass this legislation so we can put this important tool to work…”
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