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Xavier Kataquapit (ᓴᐱᔦ ᑲᑕᑾᐯᐟ) @xavierkataquapit.bsky.social · 14d

"As many non-Indigenous people taking the tour told APTN News, the point is not guilt, but connection and finding the courage, like Bryce, to speak the truth."

A great write up of an important memorial event to the Residential School era. #indigenous #cdnpoli

Pabàmàdiz @karynpugliese.bsky.social · 15d

I love when the job brings me close to good people, even when the events are hard. #indigenous #cdnpoli #orangeshirtday #truthandreconciliation #TRC

APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 15d

At the Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa’s east end, about 100 people gathered to remember and to take an unusual tour | @karynpugliese.bsky.social

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Xavier Kataquapit (ᓴᐱᔦ ᑲᑕᑾᐯᐟ) @xavierkataquapit.bsky.social · 14d

Beautiful write up and it brings up many emotions of anger, resentment, disappointment ... but also community, acceptance, hope ... Chi-Meegwetch for this perspective of these commemorations. Now I have to visit the tour myself some day.

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GigiB🇨🇦🪶🧡💛🤍🖤🇵🇪 @gigibu.bsky.social · 15d

🪶🧡💛🖤🤍✊️❤️

#NDTR
#cdnpoli #canada #ORANGESHIRTDAY #MMIW #MMIM #MMIC #INDIGENOUS #INDIGENA

The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 15d

PHOTOS | Ottawa marks the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...

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Kimberley 🇨🇦 @kimberwitch.bsky.social · 15d

An afternoon of gathering, honouring, listening and learning T’Sou-ke First Nation & Coast Salish peoples 🧡

#TruthAndReconciliation
#OrangeShirtDay
#NoChildLeftBehind
#Indigenous
#SookeBC

A multitude of people gathered to walk in recognition of Truth & Reconciliation Day.

Honoured speakers and Indigenous Elders on stage.

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CanuckFella @canuckfella.bsky.social · 15d

Ten Indigenous musicians from across Canada
#Indigenous #Musicians #Artists
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Indigenous Artists You Should Know

On National Indigenous Peoples Day, we celebrate and honour the incredible talent and creativity of Indigenous musicians across Canada. From traditional fiddle players to contemporary pop artists, the...

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Xavier Kataquapit (ᓴᐱᔦ ᑲᑕᑾᐯᐟ) @xavierkataquapit.bsky.social · 15d

Not able to attend any events this year but the commemorations for today is something that families like mine are reminded of regularly every day of the year. Both my parents are survivors of the Residential School System. #indigenous #firstnations

www.northernnews.ca/news/algoma-...

Algoma University gathers in truth and remembrance at former Shingwauk residential school

‘Education got us into this mess, and education will get us out of it.’

www.northernnews.ca

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Pabàmàdiz @karynpugliese.bsky.social · 16d

I was delighted to be a small part of the production on this documentary: The Good Canadian. Coming soon to a TV or streaming service near you, www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFiB... #cdnpoli #indigenous

The Good Canadian Trailer

YouTube video by Stories First Productions

www.youtube.com

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Xavier Kataquapit (ᓴᐱᔦ ᑲᑕᑾᐯᐟ) @xavierkataquapit.bsky.social · 17d

No better message than to remind everyone that we all go back to the same place where we came from .... Mother Earth

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Xavier Kataquapit (ᓴᐱᔦ ᑲᑕᑾᐯᐟ) @xavierkataquapit.bsky.social · 17d

Ice roads are a sure sign of global warming. I used to work on them 30 years ago on James Bay from my home in Attawapiskat and back then the season went from December to March. In my dad's time it was even longer. Now it lasts about one month for heavy vehicles. #indigenous #climate #firstnations

Grist @grist.org · 17d

Ice roads are a lifeline for First Nations. As Canada warms, they’re disappearing.

Indigenous peoples are navigating the slow collapse of winter roads — and an even slower pace of help.

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#Indigenous #Tribes #Canada #Climate #Trucking #Ice #Climate #Roads #Transportation

Ice roads are a lifeline for First Nations. As Canada warms, they're disappearing.

Indigenous peoples are navigating the slow collapse of winter roads — and an even slower pace of help.

grist.org

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Xavier Kataquapit (ᓴᐱᔦ ᑲᑕᑾᐯᐟ) @xavierkataquapit.bsky.social · 17d

I think the machete is a metaphor for how you like to 'cut down to the core of the stories you write' .... or it might mean you'd make a great character in a Tarantino movie.

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Xavier Kataquapit (ᓴᐱᔦ ᑲᑕᑾᐯᐟ) @xavierkataquapit.bsky.social · 20d

Tax the rich .... the US and Canada once taxed the hell out of the wealthy and it corresponded to the growth of these countries. Once that stopped, these countries began to decline. The unrestrained freedom of the ultra wealthy directly corresponds to the health of a country.

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Xavier Kataquapit (ᓴᐱᔦ ᑲᑕᑾᐯᐟ) @xavierkataquapit.bsky.social · 20d

My latest column is about remembering my place in this great world and reminding others to help in the fight to save Mother Earth.

#indigenous #firstnations #bill5 #attawapiskat #nishnawbe

wawataynews.ca/blogs-column...

Mother Earth Needs You Now

I am the product, evolution of many thousands of years as are you. I grew up on the land in the remote far north of Ontario following in the footsteps of my Cree ancestors of the great James Bay and M...

wawataynews.ca

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🏳️‍🌈Jamez Re!nert🏳️‍🌈 @jungle-jim78.bsky.social · 23d

#LGBQT+ #Indigenous #Black #Women people's existences are non-debatable. Period.

#DestroyFascists

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Xavier Kataquapit (ᓴᐱᔦ ᑲᑕᑾᐯᐟ) @xavierkataquapit.bsky.social · 22d

Always love Carlin and still do ... he kept the world and especially Americans laser focused on the issues that mattered and made them actually think.

They should install a generator to his grave because he's probably spinning so fast right now he could power a small city.

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Xavier Kataquapit (ᓴᐱᔦ ᑲᑕᑾᐯᐟ) @xavierkataquapit.bsky.social · 22d

We are always an afterthought .... and when it comes time to actually include us in the conversation - we are ignored or dismissed.

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OrendaNehiyawak @orendacree.bsky.social · 22d

#Indigenous AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said AFN was not consulted about appointments to Indigenous Advisory Council or seen terms of reference. She is adamant the Council won't “sideswipe” govt obligations for the free, prior and informed consent of First Nations on major projects.

National Chief says AFN not consulted on make-up of new Indigenous Advisory Council

A question at a press conference in Ottawa held Sept. 16 by the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) to discuss October’s federal budget expectations led to concerns being expressed about the make-up and r...

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Xavier Kataquapit (ᓴᐱᔦ ᑲᑕᑾᐯᐟ) @xavierkataquapit.bsky.social · Sep 14

".. Indigenous people made up about five per cent of Canada's adult population but 32 per cent of detainees in federal custody and 50 per cent of all incarcerated women"

gov is more willing to spend on FN people after they've fallen ... but never to prevent them from falling.
#indigenous

MythicalDragoness 🇨🇦 @mythicaldragoness.bsky.social · Sep 14

Report says in some provincial facilities, 70 or 80 per cent of inmates were Indigenous

#FirstNatiopns #Indigenous #HumanRights #Canada

www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...

UN group concerned over continued Indigenous overrepresentation in Canada's jails | CBC News

A report by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention says it's "deeply concerned" about the continuing overrepresentation of Indigenous people in Canada's justice system, as it echoes f...

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Flannery Dean @flannerydean.bsky.social · Sep 12

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Supriya Dwivedi: Mark Carney isn’t who he said he was

Carney's actions have thus far yet to match up to his rhetoric.

www.thestar.com

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Xavier Kataquapit (ᓴᐱᔦ ᑲᑕᑾᐯᐟ) @xavierkataquapit.bsky.social · Sep 13

Our politics are starting to look more like America-lite

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Xavier Kataquapit (ᓴᐱᔦ ᑲᑕᑾᐯᐟ) @xavierkataquapit.bsky.social · Sep 13

My latest column is about my life long passion for motorcycles and the freedom of riding on two wheels.

#indigenous #firstnations #attawapiskat

www.wawataynews.ca/blogs-column...

My Iron Horse Keeps Me Balanced

This wave of cold weather reminds me that I do not have a lot of motorcycle riding time left and that summer will soon be turning into fall. Students are heading back to school and some of the birds a...

www.wawataynews.ca

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Xavier Kataquapit (ᓴᐱᔦ ᑲᑕᑾᐯᐟ) @xavierkataquapit.bsky.social · Aug 21

Always love these nutjobs ... they hide behind masks and hide their identity because they know what they are doing and following is wrong and no one will accept them. If they are so devote in their beliefs, why hide their true identities?

Xavier Kataquapit (ᓴᐱᔦ ᑲᑕᑾᐯᐟ) @xavierkataquapit.bsky.social · Aug 21

Really makes you wonder why we keep referring it to a democracy when people announce an emergency, little to nothing happens ... but when industry says there's an emergency, everything gets fast tracked to fix things.

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Xavier Kataquapit (ᓴᐱᔦ ᑲᑕᑾᐯᐟ) @xavierkataquapit.bsky.social · Aug 18

So instead of leaving it for the enjoyment of all the people of Ontario, they'll sell it privately to the wealthiest people (without it mattering if they are Ontarian, or even Canadian). Why do we keep referring it to a democracy again?

PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · Aug 17

Doug Ford plans to dismantle Ontario’s most popular provincial park.
More than half the shoreline of Wasaga Beach could be opened to development. #cdnpoli #onpoli 😡👎🖕🤮
pressprogress.ca/doug-ford-pl...

How Doug Ford Plans to Dismantle Ontario’s Most Popular Provincial Park

More than half of the Wasaga Beach shoreline could be opened to development

pressprogress.ca

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Xavier Kataquapit (ᓴᐱᔦ ᑲᑕᑾᐯᐟ) @xavierkataquapit.bsky.social · Aug 18

Instead of looking at the world as being better or worse with one culture or another .... I try to imagine what the world would be like if we all just lived in harmony instead. Imagine North American if we had all just cooperated, helped each other and shared the wealth from the start.

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Wojtek Gwiazda @wojtekgwiazda.bsky.social · Aug 17

#CanLab #CdnPoli #CdnEcon
Air Canada

Larry Savage @profsavage.bsky.social · Aug 17

When politicians allow the system to be rigged in favour of employers, workers have no choice but to resist. Unions can’t be expected to bow to unjust laws — and the way the Liberals have abused section 107 is clearly unjust.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

#canlab #cdnpoli

Air Canada flight attendants to defy back-to-work order, remain on strike: union | CBC News

Air Canada flight attendants will defy the back-to-work order and remain on strike after the federal government ordered binding arbitration to end the work stoppage, the Canadian Union of Public Emplo...

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