Bearskin Lake evacuation on hold as water levels recede: NAN
November 11, 2019
An evacuation of Bearskin Lake First Nation is not necessary at this point, as water levels on the ice-jammed Severn River that threatened the remote northwestern Ontario Indigenous community with flooding have receded.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/bearskin-lake-no-evacuation-1.5355811
State of Emergency Declared as Bearskin Lake First Nation Threatened by Flooding
November 10, 2019
Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler has issued the following statement as Bearskin Lake First Nation Chief Rodney McKay has declared a State of Emergency as rapidly rising water threatens the remote community.
http://www.nan.on.ca/november-10-2019
Bearskin Lake First Nation declares state of emergency due to flooding threat
November 10, 2019
Ice jam along Severn River causing water to rise rapidly near remote community
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/bearskin-lake-state-of-emergency-1.5355177
UPDATED – Bearskin Lake First Nation Declares State of Emergency
November 10, 2019
The Chief and Council have advised residents of Bearskin Lake to prepare for evacuation. People have been asked prepare with taking a small bag and get set to leave. The host community for the evacuees has not yet been announced.
http://www.netnewsledger.com/2019/11/10/bearskin-lake-first-nation-declares-state-of-emergency/
Homelessness, taunting addressed at treaty week wrap-up
November 9, 2019
Treaty 3 Grand Chief Francis Kavanaugh was the special guest speaker at Evergreen School yesterday, and he says First Nations need to work with municipal neighbours, in an effort to help resolve social issues, such as mental health and addictions that can lead to homelessness.
https://www.kenoraonline.com/local/snsdfnn
Six Nations voters elect young chief
November 11, 2019
Mark Hill was the youngest member to serve on Six Nations elected band council when he was first elected in 2010 at age 19.
https://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/news/local-news/six-nations-voters-elect-a-young-new-chief
Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh, Grand Chief of Treaty #3 congratulates Howard Kabestra on his re-election as Chief of Naotkamegwanning First Nation
November 11, 2019
Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh, Grand Chief of Treaty #3 congratulates Chief Howard Kabestra of Naotkamegwanning First Nation on his re-election this past Saturday.
Treaties in Ontario: what are they and what do they do?
November 10, 2019
46 treaties cover what is now the province of Ontario
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/treaties-recognition-week-ontario-1.5351817
He went to a hospital for help and was sent away. Then he was found dead
November 10, 2019
The loss of a 19-year-old First Nations man in the early morning hours of Sept. 27, 2019 is a reminder of the failures in Canada’s health care system — and, more than that, of the societal inequities brought on by colonization that have led us to where we are now.
Grassy’s formula for adding new housing
November 12, 2019
Grassy Narrows is looking to build 10 or 12 more new homes in the community. Robert Williamson says they’ll add to the 75 they’ve added already in recent years.
https://www.drydennow.com/local/grassy-s-formula-for-adding-new-housing
Canadian Rangers Working in North Spirit Lake First Nation during Crisis
November 9, 2019
The Canadian Rangers have been called on for Search and Rescue out on the land, as well as assisting communities during wildfire evacuations, and were called into other situations over the past several years to assist communities in crisis.
Waubetek fetes Indigenous business excellence
November 9, 2019
Business development corp marks 30 years
Wikwemikong Cultural Festival wins provincial Indigenous tourism award
November 10, 2019
The Wikwemikong Annual Cultural Festival received a prestigious Indigenous Tourism Award at the 2019 Ontario Tourism Awards of Excellence.
https://www.manitoulin.ca/wikwemikong-cultural-festival-wins-provincial-indigenous-tourism-award/
Reconciliation efforts in Timmins
November 9, 2019
Timmins City Council approved a draft of its Indigenous Peoples Engagement Framework on November 5.
https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/reconciliation-efforts-in-timmins-1.4677323
Mamakwa calls on Ford to take action
November 8, 2019
Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa, the NDP’s Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation critic, is calling on Premier Doug Ford to honour treaty agreements between First Nation communities and Ontario, during Treaties Recognition Week.
https://www.drydennow.com/local/mamakwa-calls-on-ford-to-take-action
Ontario Investing in Kenora Urban Indigenous Infrastructure
November 9, 2019
Funding will support a renovation at the Ne-Chee Friendship Centre
Rickford commends Indigenous veterans for their valour, sacrifice
November 9, 2019
Statement issued on Aboriginal Veterans Day, marked annually on Nov. 8
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/rickford-indigenous-veterans-1.5352937
Rickford revisits Friendship Centre, shelter
November 10, 2019
On the surface of it, provincial cabinet minister Greg Rickford was annoucing funds for building repairs, but Friday’s announcement in Kenora may well have served to help repair the cracks in the relationship between Queen’s Park and the NeChee Friendship Centre, after a tense summer.
https://www.kenoraonline.com/local/rickford-revisits-friendship-centre-shelter
Northern youth benefit from hockey gear drive
November 10, 2019
In the great game of hockey, it’s all about teamwork. That’s exactly what happened when people from across Ontario came together to collect and deliver thousands of pieces of hockey equipment for youth in Northern Indigenous communities.
Indigenous Art That Targets Stereotypes
November 9, 2019
The National Gallery of Canada has gathered contemporary Indigenous art from around the world for a major exhibition.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/08/world/canada/indigenous-art-national-gallery.html
Lakehead University hosting the Bi-Giwen: Reclaiming Our Culture through Healing – 60s scoop discussion
November 11, 2019
Lakehead University’s Office of Aboriginal Initiatives invites you to join us on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 11:30 am at The Study Coffee House for Bi-Giwen: Reclaiming our Culture through Healing. A 60’s Scoop Survivor Movement.
Alderville First Nation teen participates in national youth panel
November 12, 2019
Chanelle Smoke had become accustomed to being a voice not only in her high school but also throughout her school board.
Female driller grad maps a path to success
November 11, 2019
Sasha Michano is the first female graduate of NORCAT’s surface and underground diamond driller assistant common core program
Thunder Bay’s James Street bridge reopens, but can’t accommodate fire trucks
November 11, 2019
When the sun rose over Thunder Bay on Monday, illuminating the rusted girders of the James Street bridge, it revealed a welcome sight: weekday morning traffic flowing in a steady stream back and forth across the Kaministiquia River for the first time in six years.
More than ‘just Indians’: Teen reflects on Indigenous vets on Remembrance Day
November 9, 2019
What started as a school project has turned into a passion
https://www.cbc.ca/kidsnews/post/teen-honour-Indigenous-soldiers-Remembrance-Day
Beading artisan crafts to remember Indigenous veterans
November 12, 2019
An Anishinaabekwe artisan from Nipissing First Nation can hardly keep up with the demand for her beautiful, beaded poppy pins.
http://anishinabeknews.ca/2019/11/11/beading-artisan-crafts-to-remember-indigenous-veterans/
Opinion – If West separates, land claims must be settled first
November 12, 2019
Following the Oct. 21 federal election, there’s been talk about Alberta and Saskatchewan separating from Canada.
http://www.netnewsledger.com/2019/11/12/opinion-if-west-separates-land-claims-must-be-settled-first/
BC’s Declaration Act explained
November 9, 2019
On Oct. 24, 2019, B.C. introduced the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act to the world. It’s the promised legislation on the implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/11/08/opinion/bcs-declaration-act-explained
Teach your children
November 11, 2019
We have just marked a special Remembrance Day: the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.
http://anishinabeknews.ca/2019/11/11/teach-your-children/
‘…I’m proud of where I am because of the military service I did,’ says Anishinaabe Canadian Forces veteran
November 8, 2019
Pays Plat Councillor Raymond Goodchild, a veteran of Canada’s United Nations peacekeeping mission to Cyprus, usually marches every year in the Remembrance Day services in the nearby community of Schreiber.
Feminist Senators are critical actors in women’s representation
November 10, 2019
The new conditions in the Senate have enabled a group of feminist senators to work together in the interests of Canadian women.
Kanesatake school introduces Fort McPherson, N.W.T., kids to lacrosse in cultural exchange
November 9, 2019
‘Learning other people’s cultures, learning how they grew up has been really cool,’ says Kanesatake student
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/kanesatake-fort-mcpherson-student-exchange-1.5353317
Bill Walker Blames Liberal Debt For Tainted Water On First Nations
November 9, 2019
NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa had asked Premier Doug Ford if he’d restore Indigenous affairs funding.
How do you transport 80+ dogs across northern Ontario?
November 9, 2019
Once they’re cleared by a veterinarian, the dogs and puppies will go up for adoption
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/northbay-dryden-dog-transport-1.5351686
Monday Morning “MUG”ing: A family of artists (5 photos)
November 11, 2019
This week’s Monday Morning “MUG”ing takes a look at Wolf Tracks, an Indigenous business on Simpson Street.
Leak of thousands of posts from defunct neo-Nazi forum offers clues to identify Canadian members
November 9, 2019
‘We’re going to find as many as we can,’ director of anti-hate group says
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/iron-march-message-board-canadian-forces-1.5353201
Matt James Wins Prestigious NAMA Country Album Of The Year
November 9, 2019
Matt James won the Best Country/Americana Album Of The Year award at the 19th Annual Native American Music Awards (NAMA) held this Saturday, November 2 before a sold-out crowd at the Seneca Niagara Resort and Casino in Niagara Falls, New York.
http://www.netnewsledger.com/2019/11/09/matt-james-wins-prestigious-nama-country-album-of-the-year/
Culture and consent explored at UPEI workshop
November 12, 2019
Aim is to prevent cultural misunderstandings
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-culture-consent-upei-1.5356149
Black and Indigenous voices often missing from climate change discussions
November 12, 2019
‘These are communities that have less access to political resources, economic resources’
She fled domestic abuse. Now she and her daughter are victims of the housing crisis
November 12, 2019
Shelters are full, wait lists are long and market rents are too high for most single mothers
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/safe-home-domestic-abuse-dawn-c-1.5352915
The pressing need to learn from Indigenous elders
November 11, 2019
CBC Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the North examined how the role of elders is evolving in today’s society
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/walking-with-elders-1.5349553
A culture not lost but disconnected
November 11, 2019
Colonialism has left some young Inuit in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, struggling to connect with their culture. But a group of grandmothers is fighting to change that.
https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/cambridge-bay-elders-annanas-camp
Ojibwe grandmother thanks her father, elders who helped her reconnect with culture after residential school
November 11, 2019
Geraldine Shingoose found her ‘place in the sacred circle of life’
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ojibwe-grandmother-elders-pov-1.5349222
‘Resilience and strength’: Photos show the untold history of Indigenous people
November 10, 2019
Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun an extension of Paul Seesequasis’s Indigenous Archival Photo Project
MMIWG advocate criticizes ‘disheartening’ decision to pull Winnipeg police from exploited persons task force
November 10, 2019
‘You need to look at what is fuelling all this violence,’ says Hilda Anderson-Pyrz
Dene fashion designer shows her work at international event in Montreal
November 9, 2019
Tishna Marlowe said to be 1st Indigenous fashion designer to present at the weeklong show
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/tishna-marlowe-dene-fashion-montreal-1.5352387
New app connects rural owners with those wanting to access their land
November 9, 2019
Hunters and birders must now get permission from rural property owners before entering their land
Inuit, reporters call out New York Times for ‘trauma porn’
November 9, 2019
Many people say that Catherine Porter’s article about Cape Dorset, Nunavut, perpetuates stereotypes. Screenshot
It’s not the first time Indigenous people have been burned by the media.
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/11/09/news/inuit-reporters-call-out-new-york-times-trauma-porn
An Indigenous developer ignored Vancouver’s zoning rules, and all sorts of good things happened
November 9, 2019
It is often said Vancouver’s insanely high real estate prices are due to a lack of land. That’s not exactly right. Yes, mountains, water and an international border bound the region. But there is in fact a lot of land in the City of Vancouver and the surrounding suburbs. The problem is that zoning rules reserve so much of that land for low-rise, single-family homes.
Women start new tradition to honour Eskasoni’s veterans
November 11, 2019
‘We want our children to remember them, too’
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/eskasoni-veterans-banners-1.5352689
New generation of Indigenous elders ‘coming out of the dream of colonization’
November 11, 2019
‘That’s something we have to remember … our trauma is a part of us and that it’s OK’
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/new-generation-of-indigenous-elders-1.5339853
Indigenous elders facing ‘endless’ demands as role expands
November 11, 2019
‘That’s the meaning of this work: once you’re committed you’ve got to commit to it,’ says Elder Archie Weenie
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/indigenous-elders-growing-role-and-burnout-1.5340166
Hundreds gather to mark National Aboriginal Veterans Day on P.E.I.
November 9, 2019
According to Veterans Affairs Canada,12,000 Indigenous soldiers fought in the world wars and Korea
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-aboriginal-veterans-day-2019-1.5353138
Indigenous leader calls for EU action against firms over Brazil deforestation
November 11, 2019
The European Union should consider sanctions for companies that source materials from protected Brazilian forest reservations and native lands, an indigenous community representative said.
‘Tremendous act of reconciliation’: Indigenous court witnesses can now swear on eagle feather
November 9, 2019
Indigenous witnesses now have the option to swear on an eagle feather and not the Bible when testifying in Alberta courts.
On National Aboriginal Veterans Day, Dakota veteran shares message of peace
November 9, 2019
Wanbdi Wakita also shared the origin of Dakota flag song with elementary school students
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/wanbdi-wakita-aboriginal-veterans-day-1.5354015
Alberta First Nations want man accused of threatening their communities kept in custody
November 9, 2019
The man accused of wanting to shoot up Saddle Lake Cree Nation, Whitefish Lake First Nation and the Ashmont school is at home waiting for his next court appearance.
Osoyoos First Nation Mountie still trying to clear his name 12 years after the Robert Dziekanski died
November 9, 2019
It was a moment captured on video that shocked an entire nation. The video shows four police officers confronting a man at the Vancouver airport.
