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November 7, 2024
Canadian Nobel Prize Winner donates half of his winnings to fight the water crisis in Indigenous communities
Geoffrey Hinton, Godfather of AI, University of Toronto, on Centre Stage during day two of Collision 2023 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Collision via flickr (CC BY 2.0) Canada’s National Observer: Geoffrey Hinton, Canada’s most recent Nobel Prize winner, learned the importance of clean water while living in Peru. When he...
October 23, 2024
MMF launches Red River Métis Power Corporation for wind energy development
NationTalk: The Graphic Leader -The Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) has established the Red River Métis Power Corporation to develop wind power capacity in Manitoba it announced on Friday. The corporation aims to build and operate energy infrastructure to provide clean electricity for residential, commercial and industrial users. The company plans to prepare for up to...
September 30, 2024
For Reconciliation to Work, Housing Is the Way Forward
We urge decision-makers to take action beyond wearing an orange shirt. The Tyee: The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is more than just a day of reflection — it is a day to heed urgent calls to action to support Indigenous Peoples’ well-being. We are writing from our work for the BC Poverty Reduction...
September 20, 2024
Health data collected from Indigenous Peoples in Canada has a dark history. One Indigenous company is turning that around
NationTalk: CTV News – In the 1980s, Nuu-chah-nulth people on Vancouver Island donated more than 800 vials of blood for research on rheumatic diseases prevalent in their communities. Their hope was to help find a cure. Decades later, however, they learned the samples they supplied had led nowhere and were instead used for unapproved studies...
August 23, 2024
MMF holds ribbon cutting, officially opens seniors’ housing complex in The Pas
NationTalk: Winnipeg, MB, in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis - Today, the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF), the National Government of the Red River Métis, held a ribbon cutting ceremony for new seniors’ homes in The Pas today, as part of a $10.3-million housing and community investment for Red River Métis Citizens living in the area....
August 13, 2024
‘It’s never over’: Community gathers, braces for a serial killer’s sentencing hearing
APTN News: For the past two decades, Sandra Delaronde has been an advocate for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit people. Now she’s leading a committee called Gganwenimaanaanig, in English it means, We Take Care of Them All. The committee is tasked with holding governments and Canadians accountable when it comes to implementing the...
June 17, 2024
Transforming Post-Secondary Early Childhood Education in Canada with Outdoor and Land-based Teaching and Learning
NationTalk: Toronto – A new report from the Lawson Foundation “More Than a New Course: A Framework for Embedding Outdoor and Land-based Pedagogies in Post-Secondary ECE Programs,” provides guidelines to help integrate Outdoor and Land-based teaching and learning in post-secondary early childhood education (ECE) programs across Canada, aiming to get faculty, students, and ultimately children...
March 25, 2024
Sharing land-based knowledge for generations – ELCC conference
NationTalk – For the third year in a row, the Métis Nation–Saskatchewan (MN–S) Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) team hosted a successful conference in Saskatoon. Educators and care givers from across the province gathered to share knowledge and gain hands-on land-based experiences that fortify their cultural references. “To nurture a strong Métis family we...
February 6, 2024
Sara Kopamees Interviews the First Nations Major Projects Coalition for Canadian Industry Magazine’s Annual Indigenous Business Edition
NationTalk: TORONTO – Interactive publishers Industry Media recently announced the release of the latest edition of Canadian Industry magazine, the annual Indigenous Business Edition, featuring: the First Nations Major Projects Coalition, National Aboriginal Trust Officers Association, Xatśūll Development Corporation, any many more organizations moving the needle on industry and Indigenous partnership in Canada. This special edition...
January 29, 2024
Move beyond checking boxes when it comes to reconciliation
“It’s a critically profound and interesting and well-written document. And companies are increasingly looking at it in much deeper ways and trying to understand the implications on their own strategies.” — Craig Hall, VP, Indigenous Works, about the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Kelly Lendsay, president and CEO of Indigenous Works NationTalk:...
November 25, 2023
Indigenous economy surging toward $100B, Indigenous leaders say
‘Indigenomics’ event held to bring companies and governments into wave of growth CBC News: Entrepreneur Rob Tebb can see his company becoming bigger — a lot bigger. “The opportunity is there to just grow this business to four or five times the size that it is,” he said. Tebb, who is Métis, owns Regina-based Xtended...
October 5, 2023
MMF breaks ground on transitional housing for kids in care
NationTalk: Winnipeg, MB, in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis - Today, the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF), the National Government of the Red River Métis, was proud to host a groundbreaking ceremony for a new housing complex called Mazoun Infinitii Pakoshayimoohk/Infinity House of Hope (“Mazoun”). Expected to be completed by the summer of 2024, the complex...
July 4, 2023
Métis Financial Corporation of British Columbia Launches Grant to Support Métis First-time Home Buyers
NationTalk: Métis Financial Corporation of British Columbia (MFCBC) in partnership with Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) has launched a First-Time Home Buyers Program (FTHBP) to support Citizens of the Métis Nation of BC who are ready to purchase their first home. FTHBP is a one-time grant that provides Métis people with financial assistance to invest...
July 2, 2023
Indigenous tourism — which offers sustainability and cultural connection — is booming in Canada
After bouncing back from pandemic lows, revenues are expected to triple by 2030 if demand continues CBC News · Posted: Jun 27, 2023 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: July 2 CBC News: On a sunny afternoon, a group of cyclists tours through Banff National Park, stopping midway to hike through the park’s Sundance Canyon. When they...
May 25, 2023
5 years on, Maskwacis, Alta., early childhood program celebrates community connections and benefits
Early Years offers wraparound services to families with children under 5 Five years ago people in Ermineskin Cree Nation, one of four First Nations in Maskwacis, Alta., launched a child development program called Early Years to fill a need. Annette Morin, currently a recruiter for the Early Years program, said the Indigenous-led program doesn’t tell parents what...
April 25, 2023
First Nations and US Tribes gather for a continental discussion about Indigenous values in deal-making
Over 1500 delegates from Indigenous nations, industry and government gather in Vancouver to showcase leading successful Indigenous-industry deals from around the world NationTalk: COAST SALISH TERRITORY — The Canadian-based First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC) is hosting over 1500 delegates representing Indigenous nations, industry, and government at the Westin Bayshore hotel April 24th & 25th...
April 24, 2023
Water is sacred to Indigenous people. They have been fighting to protect it for decades
For Indigenous people water is more than just hydration: It’s alive and holds a spirit. Water is life UNRESERVED: Water is Sacred – https://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved/water-is-sacred-protecting-1.6818685 CBC News: For Pamela Palmater, making sure that people are aware of the threats facing water is an urgent matter. “When we tend to look at dangers to water, you might...
April 20, 2023
CIER, One Drop Foundation and Private Sector Partners to Launch the Indigenous Water Allyship
NationTalk: WINNIPEG, MB and MONTRÉAL, April 20, 2023 – Today, the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER), Canada’s first Indigenous-directed environmental non-profit organization and the One Drop Foundation announced the launch of the Indigenous Water Allyship, a first of its kind collaborative-led initiative to improve living conditions and health through water and art in Indigenous communities across Canada. The initiative is co-designed...
April 15, 2023
First Nations investors redefining Canada
J.P. GLADU AND KEN COATES CONTRIBUTORS Toronto Star: Last week’s sale of a $1.12-billion stake in seven Alberta pipelines to First Nation and Métis communities is one of the most important milestones in Canadian economic history. The acquisition of the Enbridge pipeline shares by Athabasca Indigenous Investments, which is owned by almost two dozen Treaty...
January 26, 2023
Tahltan Nation and Nisg̱a’a Nation Announce New Partnership That Will Maximize Economic Benefits at The Seabridge KSM Project
NationTalk: Announced today, Tahltan Nation and Nisg̱a’a Nation (the “Nations”) have joined together in a new partnership. This partnership brings new life to a historic and centuries-old Peace Treaty, through the Treaty Creek Limited Partnership. The new partnership will optimize their participation at the Seabridge KSM project, further establishing the Nations as industry leaders in...
January 18, 2023
Chief Crystal Smith: First Nations want an energy future, not eco-colonialism
Industry and to some extent government, have learned to work with First Nations to establish genuine economic reconciliation opportunities, particularly in the energy sector. NationTalk: The Mirror – Premier David Eby should not be persuaded by a recent activists’ ultimatum calling on him to place rejection of liquefied natural gas projects at “top-of-mind” to meet...
May 17, 2022
AFOA Canada partnership with Harvard Business School
Leading People and Investing to Build Sustainable Communities program More Indigenous professionals from across Canada have attended Harvard University through a unique partnership between AFOA Canada and the Harvard Business School (HBS). From May 9-13, 2022 AFOA Canada members together with participants from the United States, Australia and New Zealand achieved an Executive Education Program Certificate....
February 17, 2020
Indigenous brief to the Laurent Commission
The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) and the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC) presented a joint brief to the Laurent Commission (Special Commission on the Rights of Children and Youth Protection) aimed in particular at reaffirming the rights of First Nations to decide on the future and education...
March 12, 2019
Call for Independent Inquiry into death of Tina Fontaine
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) renews its call for an independent inquiry into the death of Tina Fontaine. The investigation, report and recommendations are a start, but the content remains firmly based in a colonial approach as it pushes First Nations aside and advances an investigation from outside provincial jurisdiction, and does not attempt to reconcile working...
February 20, 2019
Actions to improve conditions of Indigenous children
The winter session of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) voted Tuesday on three measures to improve conditions for Indigenous children: The FSIN prepare for a potential upcoming court case with the Saskatchewan government about the treatment of Indigenous children in foster care. The potential court case would come if the federal government does...
October 24, 2018
AMC “Bringing Our Children Home Act”.
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) Chiefs-in-Assembly endorsed the “Bringing Our Children Home Act”. “Today, we are reclaiming our collective sovereignty and jurisdiction for the care and protection of our children in every way in order to ensure we safeguard their well-being, provide them with a cultural shield according to our respective Anishinaabeg, Anishinininwak, Dakota Oyate,...
April 25, 2018
First Nations Leadership Council Concerns on “Bill 26”
First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) while acknowledging “some promising components” in Bill 26 also have the following concerns: The amendments were prepared unilaterally and without consultation by BC The amendments are technical and operational and do not go far enough in addressing the principles of UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Truth and Reconciliation...