For decades Indigenous women & girls have gone missing or found murdered along a the stretch of highway in NW British Columbia known as The Highway of Tears. The book is a piercing exploration of the ongoing failure to provide justice for the victims & their families.
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This fifty-foot sculpture was unveiled in South Dakota. It’s called 'Dignity' and was done by artist Dale Lamphere to honour the women of the Sioux Nation.
BC is the first province to require mandatory First Nations studies at high school.
For the first time, all secondary students will be required to complete Indigenous-focused coursework before they graduate from BC’s K-12 education system.
𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚’𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐞
Indigenous actor Tantoo Cardinal with her own star. Tantoo starred Dances with Wolves and Killers of the Flower Moon.”There’s a lot of healing that’s needed to be done in our community”
This beautiful sculpture was built by the Irish people in their own country to honor the American Choctaw Indian tribe. They were grateful because in 1847 the Choctaw people sent money to Ireland when they learned that Irish people were starving due to the potato famine.
Canadian police won't investigate doctor for sterilizing Indigenous woman in which a doctor apologized for his “unprofessional conduct” in sterilizing an Inuit woman.
Buffy Sainte-Marie responds to allegations about Indigenous ancestry.
“I have always struggled to answer questions about who I am. I don’t know where I’m from or who my birth parents were, and I will never know”
The reality of stolen children 😞
‘If the women believed to be in the landfill were members of prominent white families, I have no doubt that the search would have already begun. If we are in the business of reconciliation we can’t value one life over another/ hide behind safety concerns.’
Remote work 'man camps' in Canada linked to violence against Indigenous women.
Evidence of men housed at work camps preying on Indigenous women and girls who live in the area.
Member of the Neskonlith Indian Band of the Secwepemc Nation in British Columbia, George Manuel (1921–89), was an author, astute political strategist & champion of Indigenous Peoples whom many credit with inspiring the modern Indigenous movement in Canada.
In a race to conserve the largest intact, unprotected watershed in southern B.C., the Simpcw First Nation unilaterally declared the creation of a new protected area under Indigenous law — a move that could put an end to logging plans.
This beautiful sculpture was built by the Irish people in their own country to honor the American Choctaw Indian tribe. They were grateful because in 1847 the Choctaw people sent money to Ireland when they learned that Irish people were starving due to the potato famine.
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Orcas have sunk 3 boats in Europe and appear to be teaching others to do the same. But why?
I think the orcas are just done sharing the ocean with humans. So when we stop contaminating their home maybe they will allow us back in.
Indigenous filmmaker wants fines, jail time for 'pretendians' who misrepresent their identity.
A Haida filmmaker is pushing for new legislation in Canada to penalize people who wrongly claim to be Indigenous & access grants, jobs for Indigenous people.
Indigenous elders bless landfills around Calgary.
The vigil is part of a nation-wide movement to search for remains in landfills where a summer-long protest has shut down areas of the city and became a political hot potato ahead of a provincial election.
Landfill search for Ontario man proves it's possible, but Manitoba lacks political will.
Safety concerns cited by province in potential landfill search 'simply not true,' investigative firm CEO says.
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@GeoffBrown82
CPAP’s are so common and used by millions of people daily. It’s usual customers are over 40 but not necessarily. Covid has pushed many more to this device.
Let’s not speak about trumpy diapers, adderall addiction, obesity and slurring of words when’s he’s super high.
@ironbow
They never expected us to rise out of the ashes….but we are. Slowly we are rising up. What we’ve endured at the hands of our traumatized relatives is alarming - but we are doing so anyway. We stop the past on trauma and we change it - and return to what has been stolen 🧡🧡🪶🪶
Lily Gladstone could be up for Best Actress again in 2025. The film deals with missing and murdered Indigenous women and Lily’s role as Jax, a woman tired of searching for her missing sister and tired of everyone shrugging at her pain, have been praised by critics as outstanding.
'We will blockade': FSIN chiefs threaten action in response to Saskatchewan First Act.
30+ First Nation chiefs from across the province gathered in Saskatoon Friday to denounce the recently introduced Saskatchewan First Act & threaten action.
New film documents struggle of Wet’suwet’en land defenders.
“Canadian police went to great lengths to silence this story. Journalists & filmmakers have variously been blocked from accessing newsworthy events.”
Filmmaker Michael Toledano
Cowichan Tribes now fully responsible for child welfare services
The Cowichan Tribes have about 5,300 members on Vancouver Island voted to pass new laws to prioritize supports to keep children with their families, or relatives in other Indigenous homes.
Saskatoon woman raising money for memorial to Starlight Tour victim Neil Stonechild.
Stonechild's death led to judicial inquiry, firing of 2 police officers.
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Support Kwakiutl: No old-growth logging without community consent.
This is the message from hereditary chiefs, matriarchs and community members of the Kwakiutl Nation on the north end of what’s known as Vancouver Island.
“Ha'nałax̱a̱n's G̱a̱lg̱apoła”
The jury in New Brunswick’s coroner’s inquest into the fatal shooting of Chantel Moore has ruled her death a homicide.
The 26-year-old Indigenous woman was shot by an Edmundston police officer during a “wellness check” on the morning of June 4, 2020.
If you are experiencing rain, delight in it. If the Sun is shining, take in the rays of health. If it is windy let the breeze from sister wind give you strength. If snow gently falls let the crystals of each snowflake illuminate your senses. Allow nature to be part of your day.”
Safety of Indigenous women has changed little since Pickton.
Indigenous women still face a barrier of systemic racism when it comes to personal safety and access to the justice system when they are victims of crimes says Chief Marilyn Slett.
“The climate crisis is here on Turtle Island,” said Giniw Collective Co-Founder Tara Houska as she welcomed the group to Camp Namewag, a Giniw Collective Line 3 resistance camp. “We are honored that you have come to discuss the destruction of Mother Earth”
🧡 Every Child Matters 🧡
September 30th is Day of Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day 🪶
Art piece by Urban Iskwew
Artwork by Hawlii Pichette
They tell me Jesus died for me... I tell them my ancestors did.
The Bible has been used as weapon to colonize & murder my people...
I don’t hate people for going to church, but I do hate what the churches have done to us...
I choose the path of our ancestors.
The ‘silent genocide’ haunting Canada’s liberal dream.
A culture of extreme violence against Indigenous women and girls has become deeply entrenched in Canadian society.
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“Twenty seven years ago I almost ended up a grim statistic. It’s still happening. I was a missing Indigenous girl who beat the odds. Now I’m a journalist and I won’t shut up about a genocidal crisis happening in Canada.”
Brandi Morin
May the stars carry your sadness away,
May the flowers fill your heart with beauty,
May hope forever wipe away your tears,
And, above all, may silence make you strong.
Dan George ✨
Artist Credit : R C Gorman
“The Elders said to not look at the Eclipse, as it’s an intimate moment between Mooshom Pisim, Grandfather Sun, and Kokum Tipiski Pisim, Grandmother Moon. A long awaited reunion, the Divine Feminine and Sacred Masculine coming together as One.”
Words by Jenny Sâwanohk
The Banff Wildlife Crossings Project was implemented in Banff, Alberta.
Combined with fencing to keep the animals off the road, the structures have reduced animal-vehicle collisions in the area by more than 80% (>96% for elk and deer alone).
‘We claim her, end of story’
Artist & activist Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Indigenous identity has been challenged but her Piapot First Nation, Sask. family stands by the 82-year-old, calling the narrative “ignorant,” “colonial” and “racist.”
“We Stand Together In Remembrance Of Our Children”
Every Day we need to remember all of the families whose children never made it home. For those families who had children stolen and sold. For those families with children in foster care and never made their way home.