OrendaNehiyawak
@orendacree.bsky.social
🌊🏕️🐻🌍🏹🌄🌅🏞️🚧Networker for clients in need; Cree Kokum, learning re Indigeneity; #MMIW #MMIM love going far into Nature, breathing forest air, remote camping; becoming aware of climate crisis & needed actions; love to travel
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen... The crux is Canada’s “interim funding model” begun as temp 2019- 2020 measure, which the First Nation says doesn’t provide funding comparable to the provincial system & doesn’t account for First Nations kids’ greater needs, nor higher cost of reserve operating schools.
First Nation and Canada begin legal battle over ‘grossly underfunded’ on-reserve schools | CBC News
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has begun hearing a potentially precedent-setting legal battle between Canada and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation about the alleged systemic underfunding...
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November 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen... The crux is Canada’s “interim funding model” begun as temp 2019- 2020 measure, which the First Nation says doesn’t provide funding comparable to the provincial system & doesn’t account for First Nations kids’ greater needs, nor higher cost of reserve operating schools.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... 2 Dakota First Nations in southern Manitoba suing Manitoba Hydro, province & federal govt, alleging the 3 have reaped $Billions in profit thru hydro operations & other economic activities on parts of First Nations' ancestral land that was never surrendered to the Crown.
Manitoba Hydro, governments have made billions through activity on ancestral Dakota lands: lawsuit | CBC News
Two Dakota First Nations are suing Manitoba Hydro, the province and the federal government, alleging the three unjustly enriched themselves through hydro operations on parts of the First Nation's ance...
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November 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... 2 Dakota First Nations in southern Manitoba suing Manitoba Hydro, province & federal govt, alleging the 3 have reaped $Billions in profit thru hydro operations & other economic activities on parts of First Nations' ancestral land that was never surrendered to the Crown.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... “Opening up whole coastal plain for O&G devt threatens Gwich'in people & our way of life,” Moreland said. “We know there’s consequences with oil devt: pollution, habitat destruction, greater human traffic, rise of violence, drugs, missing & murdered Indigenous peoples.”
Outcry from Gwich'in leaders over potential oil and gas drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge | CBC News
Environmentalists and Indigenous leaders raise concerns after Trump administration opens up Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas leasing.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... “Opening up whole coastal plain for O&G devt threatens Gwich'in people & our way of life,” Moreland said. “We know there’s consequences with oil devt: pollution, habitat destruction, greater human traffic, rise of violence, drugs, missing & murdered Indigenous peoples.”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Auditor general Hogan found dept has fallen far behind in implementing numerous recommendations of past department audits, despite a near-doubling in spending since 2019.
First Nations left to face blocks accessing health care, safe drinking water & emergency mgmt services
First Nations left to face blocks accessing health care, safe drinking water & emergency mgmt services
Auditor general's findings no surprise to London-area Indigenous leaders | CBC News
Auditor General Karen Hogan found Indigenous Services Canada has fallen far behind in implementing numerous recommendations from past department audits, despite a near-doubling in department spending ...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:59 PM
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Auditor general Hogan found dept has fallen far behind in implementing numerous recommendations of past department audits, despite a near-doubling in spending since 2019.
First Nations left to face blocks accessing health care, safe drinking water & emergency mgmt services
First Nations left to face blocks accessing health care, safe drinking water & emergency mgmt services
www.aptnnews.ca/national-new... Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, national chief of the AFN, said the freeze will have major impacts on communities w hi birth rates & has no plan to address education gap.
“The budget didn't include generational investments to close the First Nations existing education gaps”
“The budget didn't include generational investments to close the First Nations existing education gaps”
Indigenous leaders say budget a missed opportunity
Indigenous leaders had mixed reviews of Mark Carney's first budget as prime minister saying major issues were ignored.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
www.aptnnews.ca/national-new... Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, national chief of the AFN, said the freeze will have major impacts on communities w hi birth rates & has no plan to address education gap.
“The budget didn't include generational investments to close the First Nations existing education gaps”
“The budget didn't include generational investments to close the First Nations existing education gaps”
#Carney actionnetwork.org/letters/reje...
PLEASE sign to let this smooth version of Polievre know we do NOT want his support for Rich White Men over our country's needs!
PLEASE sign to let this smooth version of Polievre know we do NOT want his support for Rich White Men over our country's needs!
Reject Carney’s Billionaire Budget
Carney’s first budget is a gift to billionaires – and an attack on workers, communities, and the planet. This budget would gut our public services, attack migrant and refugee protections, fuel climate...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
#Carney actionnetwork.org/letters/reje...
PLEASE sign to let this smooth version of Polievre know we do NOT want his support for Rich White Men over our country's needs!
PLEASE sign to let this smooth version of Polievre know we do NOT want his support for Rich White Men over our country's needs!
Join me in asking the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to protect our pensions and the climate and stop investing in oil, gas, coal and pipelines. A legal case is already underway. It’s time to stop investing in fossil fuels and recommit to net-zero. win.newmode.net/shiftaction/...
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November 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Join me in asking the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to protect our pensions and the climate and stop investing in oil, gas, coal and pipelines. A legal case is already underway. It’s time to stop investing in fossil fuels and recommit to net-zero. win.newmode.net/shiftaction/...
#UCP Dani Smith hands out Mega Bucks to her funders, the Fossil Fuel industry, chops us!
"Alberta Native News reached out to the Ministry of Children and Family Services to ask why the government decided to discontinue funding for the Circle of Safety. The ministry didn’t acknowledge the inquiry."
"Alberta Native News reached out to the Ministry of Children and Family Services to ask why the government decided to discontinue funding for the Circle of Safety. The ministry didn’t acknowledge the inquiry."
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Alberta cuts funding mid-year to program for Indigenous mothers who have faced domestic violence
#abpoli #ableg #Alberta #Indigenous #mothers #domestic
#violence #UCP #Heartless #FireTheUCP #FireSmith #Canada
#provincial #government
Alberta cuts funding mid-year to program for Indigenous mothers who have faced domestic violence
#abpoli #ableg #Alberta #Indigenous #mothers #domestic
#violence #UCP #Heartless #FireTheUCP #FireSmith #Canada
#provincial #government
Alberta cuts funding mid-year to program for Indigenous mothers who have faced domestic violence - Alberta Native News
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – The provincial government has cut funding for an Aboriginal Counseling Services of Alberta (ACSA) program that provides support for Indigenous...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:21 AM
#UCP Dani Smith hands out Mega Bucks to her funders, the Fossil Fuel industry, chops us!
"Alberta Native News reached out to the Ministry of Children and Family Services to ask why the government decided to discontinue funding for the Circle of Safety. The ministry didn’t acknowledge the inquiry."
"Alberta Native News reached out to the Ministry of Children and Family Services to ask why the government decided to discontinue funding for the Circle of Safety. The ministry didn’t acknowledge the inquiry."
Magnificent! The many stories by Ancestors!
Oh, the stories on Newspaper Rock. Located on the way to the Needles District, Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekRforRock #rockart #petroglyphs #indigenous #symbols
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekRforRock #rockart #petroglyphs #indigenous #symbols
November 3, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Magnificent! The many stories by Ancestors!
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White settlers continue to attack us!
White settlers continue to attack us!
This child's mother is not an immigrant, she is an Indigenous woman, he is an Indigenous child.
They deserve to be together on this land their ancestors walked before any real immigration came to terrorize them.
Humanizing our stories & spreading the truth is a form of protest.
#Indigenous
They deserve to be together on this land their ancestors walked before any real immigration came to terrorize them.
Humanizing our stories & spreading the truth is a form of protest.
#Indigenous
November 3, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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White settlers continue to attack us!
White settlers continue to attack us!
#Indigenous Pres Chartrandsummary
+Property in Winnipeg & Ottawa; $ invested in uni & college education of 1,000s of Métis Youth
?Getting the MMF self-government agreement passed through Parliament; refurbishment of the Port at Churchill
-Métis still treated as criminals fishing; unemployment
+Property in Winnipeg & Ottawa; $ invested in uni & college education of 1,000s of Métis Youth
?Getting the MMF self-government agreement passed through Parliament; refurbishment of the Port at Churchill
-Métis still treated as criminals fishing; unemployment
State of the Nation address a mix of Métis pride and worry about battles on the horizon
President David Chartrand of the Manitoba Métis Federation gave the State of the Nation address Oct. 18 at the Red River Métis government’s 2025 Annual General Assembly held over the weekend. It was f...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:12 AM
#Indigenous Pres Chartrandsummary
+Property in Winnipeg & Ottawa; $ invested in uni & college education of 1,000s of Métis Youth
?Getting the MMF self-government agreement passed through Parliament; refurbishment of the Port at Churchill
-Métis still treated as criminals fishing; unemployment
+Property in Winnipeg & Ottawa; $ invested in uni & college education of 1,000s of Métis Youth
?Getting the MMF self-government agreement passed through Parliament; refurbishment of the Port at Churchill
-Métis still treated as criminals fishing; unemployment
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"ALL BEINGS CONNECTED", Wall Mural by August Swinson, Great Hall, Union Station, #Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 10-24-25
📷: J.R. Rowan
#photography #streetphotography #EastCoastKin #architecture #UnionStation #people #historical #building #UrbanGaze #Canada #art #Indigenous #woodland #mural #color
📷: J.R. Rowan
#photography #streetphotography #EastCoastKin #architecture #UnionStation #people #historical #building #UrbanGaze #Canada #art #Indigenous #woodland #mural #color
October 30, 2025 at 5:37 AM
"ALL BEINGS CONNECTED", Wall Mural by August Swinson, Great Hall, Union Station, #Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 10-24-25
📷: J.R. Rowan
#photography #streetphotography #EastCoastKin #architecture #UnionStation #people #historical #building #UrbanGaze #Canada #art #Indigenous #woodland #mural #color
📷: J.R. Rowan
#photography #streetphotography #EastCoastKin #architecture #UnionStation #people #historical #building #UrbanGaze #Canada #art #Indigenous #woodland #mural #color
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I hate that the audio is lagged but it looks powerful and I am proud of it #snap #shutdown #indigenous #usa #international #fyp #trending #thealabamasolution #federalworkers #thanksgiving
October 30, 2025 at 9:02 AM
I hate that the audio is lagged but it looks powerful and I am proud of it #snap #shutdown #indigenous #usa #international #fyp #trending #thealabamasolution #federalworkers #thanksgiving
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In 1985, the Haida Nation stood in the path of destruction—and changed the course of Canadian history.
#Indigenous #NativeSky
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#Indigenous #NativeSky
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The Stand
In the fall of 1985, a small group of Haida people stood on a muddy logging road on Lyell Island—and refused to move. What followed was a landmark …
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October 30, 2025 at 10:30 AM
In 1985, the Haida Nation stood in the path of destruction—and changed the course of Canadian history.
#Indigenous #NativeSky
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#Indigenous #NativeSky
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I think that what most settlers fail to understand or acknowledge is that there is no ongoing consent for their presence on stolen land. I feel this is the core of the injury of colonisation as a structure and a system.
#landback #Indigenous #consentisapractice
#landback #Indigenous #consentisapractice
October 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I think that what most settlers fail to understand or acknowledge is that there is no ongoing consent for their presence on stolen land. I feel this is the core of the injury of colonisation as a structure and a system.
#landback #Indigenous #consentisapractice
#landback #Indigenous #consentisapractice
Firm lines have to be drawn w this PM, he got a free ride to start & now must be reined as he shows Poilievre how to be a smooth right-wing politician.
Carney’s critical minerals push meets Indigenous realities as Canada races to rival China’s supply dominance www.aptnnews.ca?p=279074 #indigenous #cdnpoli
Pressure on Indigenous communities to allow mining will increase
The loan-guarantee program isn’t built for mining, and First Nations lack infrastructure and capital — as Canada races for critical minerals.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Firm lines have to be drawn w this PM, he got a free ride to start & now must be reined as he shows Poilievre how to be a smooth right-wing politician.
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Opinion I The US President is raising the stakes far higher than ever before
🖋️ James Ball
➡️ Read more: trib.al/nvwC98I
🖋️ James Ball
➡️ Read more: trib.al/nvwC98I
October 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Opinion I The US President is raising the stakes far higher than ever before
🖋️ James Ball
➡️ Read more: trib.al/nvwC98I
🖋️ James Ball
➡️ Read more: trib.al/nvwC98I
This great wrong MUST be corrected!
Not incidentally, it would affect my mother and all of us kids!
Not incidentally, it would affect my mother and all of us kids!
Here's the story you've been waiting for: Senator will propose-amendments to end the second generation cut off. If these pass, it could restore rights to tens of thousand of First Nations- but it is not a done deal.
Everything you need to know: www.aptnnews.ca/featured/sen... #indigenous #cdnpoli
Everything you need to know: www.aptnnews.ca/featured/sen... #indigenous #cdnpoli
Senators will consider legal amendments to "Indian Status"
Sen. Paul Prospers is answering the call to make amendments to a bill that will restore status to tens of thousands of First Nation people
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October 31, 2025 at 4:32 AM
This great wrong MUST be corrected!
Not incidentally, it would affect my mother and all of us kids!
Not incidentally, it would affect my mother and all of us kids!
JOY!!!
Such a special moment, from truth-telling to Treaty. Victorian parliament has shown steadfastness solidarity in progressing authentic reconciliation with First Peoples across Victoria, Australia. #auspol #springs #FirstNations #Indigenous
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Australian-first treaty legislation passes in Victorian parliament
Historic legislation has passed that will see the creation of an Indigenous council that will be consulted on laws and policies affecting Indigenous communities.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:27 AM
JOY!!!
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What are your thoughts here? Should culture fit the game mechanics, or should the game mechanics work with the culture?
#gamedev #indiedev #mmorpg #videogames #maori #representationmatters #indigenous #aotearoa
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#gamedev #indiedev #mmorpg #videogames #maori #representationmatters #indigenous #aotearoa
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Developing a game should not start with what mechanics sound cool, and then bolt culture on as an afterthought. It should start with what cultural aspects work, and how mechanics can support those… |...
Developing a game should not start with what mechanics sound cool, and then bolt culture on as an afterthought. It should start with what cultural aspects work, and how mechanics can support those as...
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October 31, 2025 at 3:59 AM
What are your thoughts here? Should culture fit the game mechanics, or should the game mechanics work with the culture?
#gamedev #indiedev #mmorpg #videogames #maori #representationmatters #indigenous #aotearoa
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#gamedev #indiedev #mmorpg #videogames #maori #representationmatters #indigenous #aotearoa
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#Genocide #Indigenous It always has been an active participant in the colonization of Palestine; since Oct/23 it has renewed support to Zionist State. No surprise considering Canada’s history as settler colonial state committing ongoing genocide vs Indigenous Peoples here on Turtle Island!
Canada is Complicit, It's Time to Address It
Canada is complicit in Israel’s genocide in Palestine.
It always has been an active participant in the colonization of
Palestine; and since October 2023 it has recommitted itself to
supporting t...
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October 31, 2025 at 4:25 AM
#Genocide #Indigenous It always has been an active participant in the colonization of Palestine; since Oct/23 it has renewed support to Zionist State. No surprise considering Canada’s history as settler colonial state committing ongoing genocide vs Indigenous Peoples here on Turtle Island!
#Indigenous "The new Indigenous Law wing responds directly to the 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Committee Call to Action 50: to establish Indigenous law institutes. Every angle of the building thoughtfully tells stories of Coast Salish legal traditions from Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples."
Building new pathways for Indigenous Law - UVic News
UVic's Faculty of Law is now home to a new Indigenous Law wing, supporting the movement of Indigenous Laws empowering communities.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
#Indigenous "The new Indigenous Law wing responds directly to the 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Committee Call to Action 50: to establish Indigenous law institutes. Every angle of the building thoughtfully tells stories of Coast Salish legal traditions from Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples."
#Indigenous Both aras have been under federal scrutiny for > 20 years. Yet, not only did ISC fall short of expectations, but in some cases, it has actually lost ground! Liberals promise - end all long-term drinking water advisories in First Nations communities by March 2021, 35 still in place!
Indigenous Services ignored 18 out of 34 recommendations
The audit’s findings are especially alarming in two areas: access to safe drinking water and emergency management services.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
#Indigenous Both aras have been under federal scrutiny for > 20 years. Yet, not only did ISC fall short of expectations, but in some cases, it has actually lost ground! Liberals promise - end all long-term drinking water advisories in First Nations communities by March 2021, 35 still in place!
#Indigenous > 1/2 of all Native American women suffer intimate partner violence in their lifetime, bearing one of the highest rates of DV in the U.S.
US colonization has cast long shadow of genocide, broken treaty promises & generational trauma -> hi rates of domestic violence in Indian Country.
US colonization has cast long shadow of genocide, broken treaty promises & generational trauma -> hi rates of domestic violence in Indian Country.
'I'm Still Here' | Amid Highest Domestic Violence Rates, Native Women Need Culturally Centered Resources
Melissa Skeet recounted the night she fled into the dark, wooded hill behind her apartment in Flagstaff, Arizona.
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October 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
#Indigenous > 1/2 of all Native American women suffer intimate partner violence in their lifetime, bearing one of the highest rates of DV in the U.S.
US colonization has cast long shadow of genocide, broken treaty promises & generational trauma -> hi rates of domestic violence in Indian Country.
US colonization has cast long shadow of genocide, broken treaty promises & generational trauma -> hi rates of domestic violence in Indian Country.