Karyn Pugliese

Toronto

Personal account. Journalist & #DifficultIndigenousWoman . Mostly at Bluesky now. https://t.co/AQzBJZAYzU Pikwàkanagàn; @niemanfdn 2020 @caj Zac’s mom

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Articles

AFN election forum starts with leaders of the Green Party

1 week ago | aptnnews.ca | Karyn Pugliese

The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is hosting an online series with federal party leaders in the lead-up to the April 28 vote. The first session was held on Monday and featured Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault, co-leaders of the Green Party of Canada. The Green Party holds only two seats, but May said they still can serve an important role in supporting First Nations. “ One of the things you might think as well, okay, you get some Green MPs you’re not going to be in cabinet,” said May.
Jordan’s Principle funding cut to autistic child in Thunder Bay

1 week ago | aptnnews.ca | Karyn Pugliese

Five-year-old Scarlet has the same breakfast every morning – Cheerios, yogurt, and blueberries. Predictability and routine matter to her — even a small disruption can throw her off. Scarlet’s tall for her age, but she’s still in diapers. After breakfast, her parents work on potty training. The thing is — she’s scared she’ll fall in the toilet. Her parents say her needs, likes and fears were hard for them to decode at first. Scarlet was born May 29, 2020.
Jordan’s Principle funding cut to autistic child in Thunder Bay

1 week ago | autism.einnews.com | Karyn Pugliese

Five-year-old Scarlet has the same breakfast every morning – Cheerios, yogurt, and blueberries. Predictability and routine matter to her — even a small disruption can throw her off. Scarlet’s tall for her age, but she’s still in diapers. After breakfast, her parents work on potty training. The thing is — she’s scared she’ll fall in the toilet. Her parents say her needs, likes and fears were hard for them to decode at first. Scarlet was born May 29, 2020.
Bridget Tolley awarded King Charles III medal for work with MMIWG

2 weeks ago | aptnnews.ca | Karyn Pugliese

Bridget Tolley, an Algonquin woman from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg in Quebec, walked to the front of the room to receive the King Charles III Coronation Medal. In her hands was a long cloth banner, handmade, worn at the edges and deeply personal.
Mining, the economy, the environment and Kitigan Zibi voters

3 weeks ago | aptnnews.ca | Karyn Pugliese

Drive a little more than two hours north of Ottawa along Quebec’s winding Hwy 105 and you’ll reach Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg – a rural Algonquin community that sits along the shores of the picturesque Gatineau River. The late Elder William Commanda is from here. As are Elder Claudette Commanda, the late NHL enforcer Gino Odjick and current Sen. Patrick Brazeau.
Hajdu says ISC will work with Jordan's Principle service providers

1 month ago | aptnnews.ca | Karyn Pugliese

On the same day that Patty Hajdu was reinstated as minister of Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), chiefs in Manitoba held a news conference in Winnipeg reminding the government that they are still out millions of dollars over Jordan’s Principle services that they’ve already paid for because of approvals from her Manitoba office. Chiefs said the approvals were given by Joe Gacheru, the regional ISC Jordan’s Principle coordinator in Manitoba.
Election of Carney getting mixed reviews from Indigenous Liberals

1 month ago | aptnnews.ca | Karyn Pugliese

Votes for the Liberal Party’s next leader were cast days in advance so on Sunday, all that was left was to do was count the ballots, bid adieu to outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, make speeches and announce the winner. Taking more than 85 per cent of the vote, Mark Carney beat out Chrystia Freeland, Karina Gould and Frank Baylis.
Find out which Liberal leadership candidates answered our questions

1 month ago | aptnnews.ca | Karyn Pugliese

The Liberal leadership race closes on Sunday, March 9 with four candidates vying to become Liberal leader and the next prime minister: Mark Carney, Chrystia Freeland, Karina Gould and Frank Baylis. While the four hopefuls have been touring the country and participated in two leadership debates, there were no questions about their commitment to Indigenous peoples, or reconciliation in the debates. So APTN News solicited questions from our audience and sent six questions to all the candidates.
The kids and communities caught in the Jordan’s Principle fiasco

1 month ago | aptnnews.ca | Karyn Pugliese

Mason Jacko still wakes up with night terrors. They leave him sweating, screaming and crying. He has no memory of the dream that triggered it. It can take hours for him to fall back asleep, says his mom Rosie Jacko. When he has those nights, he is too tired to go to school the next day. And some days he just doesn’t want to. When the depression hits bad, Mason, 15, from Kitigan Zibi Anishnabeg, an Algonquin community 148 km north of Parliament Hill.
First Nations in Ontario push province, companies against negotiating mining deals with Métis

1 month ago | aptnnews.ca | Karyn Pugliese |Fraser Needham |Annette Francis

Northern Ontario Chiefs from Mattagami, Matachewan and Flying Post First Nations stood side by side with mining developers to announce a major deal pushing the Crawford Nickel Sulphide Project forward. The project is two massive open-pit mines and an on-site processing facility to extract critical minerals for electric vehicles. Construction will roll out in two phases to gradually ramp up production.