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“I was surprised recently when I saw that my relatives in my home community of Attawapiskat First Nation on the James Bay coast were still having to fetch water from a water pumping station… this was the reality when I was a teenager in the community over 30 years ago.”

https://www.windspeaker.com/under-northern-sky-xavier-kataquapit/we-need-protect-our-first-nations-emergencies

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The grant/bursary has been established for a young person (under 30) to develop and implement a youth-led, community-based project centered around and in . Deadline: February 20

https://www.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/apply-young-nature-leaders-grant

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The program is an immersive career accelerator for mid-level, women, non-binary and Two-Spirit professionals across Canada. Deadline February 22

https://www.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/netflix-and-ace-canada-society-announce-continuation-animation-career

@Windspeaker@mstdn.ca avatar Windspeaker , to random

The Research Fellowship in welcomes researchers from all cultural and educational backgrounds who are passionate about exploring, researching, and questioning photography’s history and current role in contemporary life. Deadline: February 20

https://www.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/applications-open-national-gallery-canada-research-fellowship-photography

@Windspeaker@mstdn.ca avatar Windspeaker , to random

“Sometimes ‘mercy’ can be a very difficult word to describe because I think it's different for everyone. For me, mercy is how do I be gentle with myself? How do I be gentle with other people?”

https://www.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/author-explores-ways-being-through-gratitude-love-joy-happiness-and-hope

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“This (series) gives the emotion and the complexity and the heart and the tears and the laughs; all those kinds of emotions that you don’t often get in a wildlife film.”

https://www.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/indigenous-knowledge-reshapes-wildlife-storytelling-new-aptn-docuseries

@Windspeaker@mstdn.ca avatar Windspeaker , to random

“You stand up. You organize. You try to fight for some sense of justice, some sort of peace, of space, like ‘get off of our toes’... then they ultimately result in the chicanery and the slow movement of malaise, and that ability of the to just grind you down.”

https://www.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/documentary-focuses-first-nations-land-back-protest-five-decades-ago

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“This event has implications on all life in the region, including salmon stock recovery.

Chief Dawna Hope of the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun has sounded the alarm after a landslide and failure of a leach pad at a gold mine in Yukon.

She says there is a serious risk of cyanide and other chemical contamination. She wants an independent investigation of the site and of the environmental impacts.

https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/chief-calls-independent-investigation-mine-slide-and-leach-pad-failure

@Windspeaker@mstdn.ca avatar Windspeaker , to random

“I have very fond memories of being involved in (NAIG’s) creation.”

A member of Musgamaqw-Dzawada’enuxw First Nation in British Columbia has been chosen for induction into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.

Alex Nelson will enter via the Builder category for his work in the creation of the North American Indigenous Games.

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https://windspeaker.com/news/sports/former-naig-president-be-inducted-canadas-sports-hall-fame

@Windspeaker@mstdn.ca avatar Windspeaker , to random

“I wanted to pay homage to her.”

The only Indigenous film festival in Saskatchewan, the Ācimowin Film Festival, opens today and runs until June 8.

A total of 80 films will be screened. Windspeaker spoke with Tristin Greyeyes, a filmmaker and organizer of the festival. She honours her late friend with the event.

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https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/indigenous-film-festival-starts-today-saskatoon