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Braiding the three strands of ways of knowing is the only way to save the earth

1 day ago | windspeaker.com | Shari Narine

By Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative ReporterDr. Robin Wall Kimmerer says it isn’t always easy walking between two worlds, that of Indigenous knowledge and that of western science. And that’s where the braiding of sweetgrass comes in. Kimmerer is a mother, botanist, writer, environmental biology professor and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation.
Fort McKay Métis community stands strong in its history

1 week ago | windspeaker.com | Shari Narine

“We've always said that, in this community, to be able to understand where you want to go, you need to know where you come from. I think this book is a cornerstone in that,” said Ron Quintal, past president of the Fort McKay Métis Nation. Quintal was one of a number of people that non-Indigenous author Peter Fortna relied on to write The Fort McKay Métis Nation: A Community History. It was published last month by the University of Calgary Press.
Kamloops gears up to host national hockey tournament

1 week ago | windspeaker.com | Sam Laskaris

The British Columbia city of Kamloops is getting ready to host this year’s National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC). The event, which will feature 12 participating clubs (six female and six male), will be held May 4 to May 10. “Everything seems ready to go and falling into place right now,” said Duncan Olthuis, who is serving as the tournament’s general manager. “There are a few little things we need to button up but nothing unusual compared to any other tournament.
A Two-Spirit Journey is the ‘book to change the narrative’ in 2025

2 weeks ago | windspeaker.com | Shari Narine

CBC’s competition Canada Reads recently celebrated a memoir published almost a decade ago. “I am grateful that they picked the book,” said Ma-Nee Chacaby, Ojibwe-Cree author of A Two-Spirit Journey. “I didn't ever think it was ever going to go anywhere. I just wanted other First Nations to start writing their stories. That was my main thing. Maybe if I write, they’ll follow.”A Two-Spirit Journey was published in 2016 by the University of Manitoba Press.
Social enterprise looks to build centres of excellence across the country

2 weeks ago | windspeaker.com | Sam Laskaris

Tim Carwell is hoping Indigenous Centres of Excellence begin popping up across Canada in the next few years. The centres will be multi-nation spaces where Indigenous knowledge, language and culture will be shared, reads the webpage devoted to Carwell’s social enterprise called Dreams Tree Community Investments.
It is time tor healing

2 weeks ago | windspeaker.com | Xavier Kataquapit

By Xavier KataquapitI think all of us northerners are fed up with this long and dismal winter. The misery is made worse because so many people in my life have passed away this winter over the past month. It does not feel like spring. I have lost my cousin Norman Kataquapit, a kind and gentle man I grew up with. I know his brothers Robert, Billy, Steve, Ron, Eric and Lindy and their families and friends will always hold the memory of Norman in their hearts.
Indigenous agricultural biotech company receives $2M for R&D and to expand markets

3 weeks ago | windspeaker.com | Sam Laskaris

An Indigenous and family-owned agricultural biotech company based in Alberta has announced it has secured $2 million in seed money from an Indigenous-led investment firm. AdvancedAG, which is based out of the Alberta town of Raymond, announced its partnership with Raven Indigenous Capital Partners on March 31.
Animated film explores the strength found in the shadow of demons

3 weeks ago | windspeaker.com | Odette Auger

Qaqsoss Naka Wahantuhsis (Fox & the Tiny Demon) is a new animated film directed by award winning animator, director and artist Tara Audibert, who has ties to Neqotkuk (Tobique First Nation) through her mother. The film addresses issues of mental health while preserving Indigenous culture and language. It is the first animated feature film in Wolastoqey, an Algonquian language spoken by the Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet/Malecite) people.
Author explores aspects of ‘voice’ in new poetry collection

3 weeks ago | windspeaker.com | Shari Narine

How powerful is voice? Whether written or spoken, says poet and spoken word artist Tawahum Bige, “voice as a weapon…creates that awareness and it can also galvanize change.”Bige’s lived experience is “the most central part” in their second collection of poetry, Stages of Tanning Words and Remembering Spells. “This is what developing a voice looks like for me…”Bige, who grew up in Surrey, B.C., is Dene Cree Métis on their mother’s side and Hungarian and British on their father’s side.
United Way grant to build longhouse for food hub and training centre

4 weeks ago | windspeaker.com | Sam Laskaris

Thanks to a $1 million grant, construction on a new Indigenous-led food hub and training centre is expected to begin in northern British Columbia this summer. The 4,000 sq. ft facility, which will consist of a longhouse, will be at the Tea Creek farm, located in the community of Kitwanga. Tea Creek is operated by the Indigenous Food Sovereignty Association, a non-profit society founded in 2022.