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“In business, if you're trying to be perfect, you're not going to be in #business for very long. You need to make mistakes… There needs to be some room to breathe.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #economy #SMB
Awarding up to $80K annually to #Indigenous grassroots organizations and individuals in upholding Indigenous rights and advancing #climate justice.
“Modern #treaties are one of the best examples of living, active reconciliation in Canada. That certainty creates stability, and that stability is the best rock for economic development.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #cdnpoli #Canada #INAN #BillC10
“…like a bobsled team. If you’ve got the good machinery, your blades are sharp, you got your whole team, you’ve got your captain and your co-captain driving it, speed can be achieved.”
#Indigenous #business #majorprojects #infrastructure #cdnpoli
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“Any attempt to sideline or bypass our member First Nations will not only jeopardize project success but also undermine the legitimacy of the development process itself.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #PDAC #mining #ONpoli #cdnpoli #investment
“I anticipate that [lieutenant governor] will have a good deal of trouble, and it will require considerable management to keep those wild people quiet.” –—Prime Minister John A. MacDonald (1869, at commencement of negotiations with Louis Riel)
#Indigenous #Métis #books #history #Saskatchewan
"The UCP has repeatedly demonstrated to all Treaty people that it does not have the capacity to responsibly navigate the political instability resulting from the chaos Danielle Smith has created."
#Indigenous #FirstNations #ABpoli #Alberta #DanielleSmith #UCP #nonconfidence
With new #Indigenous Writers’ Circle mentor Katłįa Lafferty. Applications close April 13.
#Audible #opportunities #writing #mentorship
Will direct “at least, five per cent of contracting value to Indigenous businesses."
“I hadn't been told, ‘Use words with caution’…I know it probably hurt others, and it deeply affects me to know that I went over the line… But when I'm writing, I just write as it is. I have to make it real. I have to make it honest.”
#Indigenous #books
“A lot of guys before us, they had nobody. They had to do it alone. If you’re doing this at 14, 15 … you’ve got to figure it out. You’ve got to grow up fast.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #Métis #sports #hockey #college #China #ACAC
Men's Traditional Dancer
Powwow 2026. We’ve just added a number of new powwow posters to the Windspeaker Powwow Guide.
Start planning. Save the Date!
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#Indigenous #FirstNations #culture #tradition
“It was a passion project for sure and very personal. I'm excited to finally share it.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #language #film #documentary #Vancouver #BC #Saskatchewan
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“I've been singing my whole life, and I really didn't consider myself a songwriter at the time. But I had a song and I thought I want to get one song out into the world. That was my goal.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #music
“We're past the point of fixing anything… We have to understand the world around us best if we are going to adapt to it… (or) we're not going to survive very long as a species.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #environment #knowledge #climate
While offering a sense of freedom, “Driving on the winter ice road should not be taken lightly, as it places individuals and their families in risky situations that could leave them stranded in the middle of nowhere.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #travel #north #Ontario
“The theme is to connect us Salish cultures, Interior and Coast Salish, which I thought was really cool because we don’t usually get to work together.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #art #rivers #BC #Vancouver
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“The values and narratives articulated in your speech do not fully align with the realities experienced... This discrepancy between international representation and domestic truth warrants direct and thoughtful consideration.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #WEF #Davos #cdnpoli @mark-carney.bsky.social
“We did some fire making. We learned about some cultural eagle staffs… The experience was pretty cool, sharing some of my culture and my hometown with the guys on the team.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #sports #hockey #OHL
“It's beautiful to have passion and be here for a purpose… But really, we're doing this for sovereignty ourselves, for sustainability, for our families and our own communities.”
#Indigenous #business #agriculture #food
For charities, schools and community organizations that offer programming for Canadian children and youth.
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“Everybody has an auntie like that who doesn't give a crap about anything and will say what she thinks. And who will just be like, ‘Meh, whatever.’ And will wear t-shirts that say, ‘Check your privilege’…”
#Indigenous #Métis #graphicnovel #books #youngreaders
Men's Traditional Powwow Dancer
Plan for Powwow 2026. Our powwow guide will get you started. Lots of powwow posters already coming in. Save the Date!
www.windspeaker.com/powwows
#Indigenous #FirstNations #culture #tradition
Job Board: Case Manager - Support Within Housing www.windspeaker.com/job-board/14...
“My father used to say the beaver was one of the most important animals on the land, not only for clothing, but by creating water habitat for other animals and by providing food with their nutritious meat.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #fur #business #North #NWT #economy
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Job Board: Volunteer - Board of Directors www.windspeaker.com/job-board/14...
