Doing away with ArriveCan was the right thing to do, it was a clear infringement on Jay Treaty rights. Now we just have the typical Jay Treaty infringements to battle.
@JustinTrudeau@PattyHajdu@OgichidaaKav
Today a young First Nations man died in Onigaming.
911 was called. The ambulance parked at the edge of our reserve + wouldn't come help.
As his family provided chest compressions, the paramedics let this young man die.
This is racism.
Today, Premier @fordnation and I announced the creation of Three Fires Nations-Ontario Southwestern ON Infrastructure & Economic Opportunities Table. We're moving on our promise to Build Ontario & work hand-in-hand to further advance partnerships with First Nation communities.
On Wednesday, a wake was held for Damien Sanderson. His wife, Skye said that she anticipated an empty hall.
Ms. Sanderson broke down when she opened the door to a room packed with community members & a table spread wide with food prepared by matriarchs. https://t.co/DH4Dm7tkye
Just as though it was prophesied that the Anishnawbe people would lead the way back. Recognizing the transformational potential of Indigenous-led conservation economies https://t.co/dhBKwyPRcl via @nationalpost
I will be hosting a press conference this morning in Ottawa at 10AM with @MumilaaqQaqqaq.
We are calling for an independent criminal investigation into the discovery of the bodies at residential schools.
I will be hosting a press conference this morning in Ottawa at 10AM with @MumilaaqQaqqaq.
We are calling for an independent criminal investigation into the discovery of the bodies at residential schools.
Residential schools were meant to remove the Indian from the child but in fact it removed the child from the Indian. That has resulted in intergenerational trauma we need to recover the child in every Indigenous person #TimeToRise#215childre#everychildmatters#noprideingenocide
When the 1505+ children we’re discovered we’re 1505+ homicide investigations initiated? Their blood is on someone’s hands, failure to investigate is contributory negligence!
Harvested some giishkaandak today to smudge the house and make some cedar tea. Gotta have faith in them medicines that our ancestors relied on and had a relationship with for millennia prior to vaccines, Lysol and… https://t.co/NmUpT0qrQo
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch Canada - Ontario Region calls for 2 PM EST meeting with all chiefs in Ontario for what they call an up-to-date briefing on COVID-19.
Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Glen Hare statement on coronavirus disease pandemic. For the full statement, please visit: https://t.co/I4C1NSuQWz
“Infectious diseases can be especially devastating for First Nations communities. The government tells people to wash their hands, but that’s hard to do when there’s no clean running water. “ MPP Sol Mamakwa
#InternationalWomensDay My wife and daughter, these two are my compass. Everyday should be women’s day, that’s the kind of future I’d like for my daughter.
Just because we see the polarizing party lines that argue and criticize back and forth by party leaders in the US and Canada, doesn’t mean we have to act the same way as a Anishnawbe people. I believe that is a form of our own self-assimilation, maybe colonization is taking hold.