Windspeaker.com https://www.windspeaker.com/news/rss.xml Windspeaker.com is Canada's source for Indigenous news, issues and culture. en https://windspeaker.com/node/11140 Some premiers questioning the need to give COVID vaccine priority to First Nations, reports health managers association CEO Thu, 21 Jan 2021 17:25:22 -0500 https://www.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/some-premiers-questioning-need-give-covid-vaccine-priority-first-nations "When we’re talking about items such as systemic racism, it’s important that provinces recognize that just opening a clinic down the road does not mean equal access for all the populations.” —Kim Daly, senior nurse manager, Communicable Disease Control Department with ISC Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/11139 Indigenous peoples the catalyst for change with clean energy programs Thu, 21 Jan 2021 16:49:07 -0500 https://www.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/indigenous-peoples-catalyst-change-clean-energy-programs “I was just immensely inspired by everybody that attended and inspired by the initiative and the directive.” — Michelle Myers on being part of the first cohort of 20/20 Catalysts, a national clean energy capacity building program offered by the Indigenous Clean Energy Social Enterprise Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/11138 Chief not ready to give up on Keystone XL despite new U.S. president rescinding permit for the project Thu, 21 Jan 2021 12:40:42 -0500 https://www.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/chief-not-ready-give-keystone-xl-despite-new-us-president-rescinding-permit “It's a disappointment, right? It really is because it's going to affect many First Nations...” — Nekaneet First Nation Chief Alvin Francis, president of Natural Law Energy Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/11137 Indigenous company gets funding boost for clean energy projects in N.W.T. Thu, 21 Jan 2021 11:37:21 -0500 https://www.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/indigenous-company-gets-funding-boost-clean-energy-projects-nwt “We really want to provide meaningful, near-term involvement for Indigenous populations that actually help with climate change. (And to) increase the electrical generation, displace fossil fuels and uses from greenhouse gas emissions, connecting with clean power with places that need it.” — Grant Sullivan, president of Nihtat Energy Ltd Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/11136 Harm has been done: Birth alerts a stain left on Indigenous women’s health files the rest of their lives Thu, 21 Jan 2021 10:10:48 -0500 https://www.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/harm-has-been-done-birth-alerts-stain-left-indigenous-womens-health-files “Indigenous women, even by the time they’re grandparents, their kids have (been) brought up, they still feel they cannot access needed health care and they are treated disrespectfully in the health care system. That is discrimination, the stain of discrimination.” — Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/11135 Child and family services legislation must end the era of ‘blacked-out time’ Wed, 20 Jan 2021 13:43:10 -0500 https://www.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/child-and-family-services-legislation-must-end-era-blacked-out-time “We want no Indigenous children in care. We want no Indigenous children in stranger foster care. That should be achievable in five years.” — Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/11134 Indigenous identity fraud law would be ‘a dividing line in the sand,’ says filmmaker Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:16:45 -0500 https://www.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/indigenous-identity-fraud-law-would-be-dividing-line-sand-says-filmmaker “The climate is ripe for this kind of legislation. Our community needs something done in response to all of this stealing. It’s just horrible.” — Haida filmmaker Tamara Bell Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/11132 First Nations leaders say they’ve been kept out of the loop on COVID vaccine roll out in Alberta Tue, 19 Jan 2021 12:39:08 -0500 https://www.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/first-nations-leaders-say-theyve-been-kept-out-loop-covid-vaccine-roll-out “We’ve been trying to keep the people calm. Trying to be supportive, trying to provide proper information. When you hear information coming from the general public and they know more than we do… It’s disheartening.” — Chief Tony Alexis Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/11131 Pro partners with Canadian Junior Golf Association to further Indigenous participation in sport Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:38:17 -0500 https://www.windspeaker.com/news/sports/pro-partners-canadian-junior-golf-association-further-indigenous-participation-sport “We’ve already got some feedback from (other) provinces that want us to go there. I think we can start as early as next year with the expansion.” — Steve Tooshkening Deb Steel https://windspeaker.com/node/11130 Death toll rises as pandemic measures lead to unsafe illegal drug supply Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:44:52 -0500 https://www.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/death-toll-rises-pandemic-measures-lead-unsafe-illegal-drug-supply “We cannot ignore the public health challenge we have related to people who rely and depend on drugs to get through their day. We can't judge them.” — Dr. Carol Hopkins, executive director of Thunderbird Partnership Foundation Deb Steel