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“When I started to work on this, I began to discover there was a longer visual history than most people realize.” #Indigenous #Canada #art #history #TruthandReconciliation #residentialschool #books

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Digital artbook details stories of the Indian residential school system

A free digital book that includes the artwork of survivors of the Indian residential school system has been launched.The book, titled Art, Truth & Reconciliation, was published by Art Canada Institute...

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“We want to make sure that people going into #Indigenous communities and organizations are prepared to be there, both in terms of a mindset of ‘community-first’ and a willingness to work alongside community members…” #education #free #MOOC #UofA

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University of Alberta offers free online 12-module course on Indigenous engagement, partnership

University of Alberta representatives are hoping their newest Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Indigenous issues is as successful as its previous one.About 650,000 people took the “Indigenous Cana...

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“Bill C-10 gives us another important tool to advance the full implementation of the Nunavut Agreement and hold Canada accountable for the commitments it made to Inuit. I encourage Senators to pass this legislation so we can put this important tool to work…” #Indigenous #cdnpoli

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Treaty Nations seek relief from costly disputes as watchdog Bill C-10 reaches Senate

For the Nisga’a Nation, holding Canada to its treaty promises can mean spending time and money that could otherwise support programs and services for its citizens.Modern treaty leaders say an independ...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 8h

“First Nations have been constantly signaling to Canada about the dangers of denialism and anti-First Nations #violence. The consistent inaction of #BC and #Canada to acknowledge this major problem continues to threaten the safety of #FirstNations…” #Indigenous

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Reform the Criminal Code to acknowledge residential school denialism as hate speech, says regional chief

The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) was disgusted and angered to learn of the stark demonstration of racialized hate apparently associated with the white nationalist and supremacist group “Sec...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“There's just that magical moment before sleep where you're connecting to the universe in a different way. There are messages coming through and I think (children) get it.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #books

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Embers that fell from the sky create range of emotions in the belly

Lyrical writing and magical watercolour illustrations highlight Rebecca Lafond’s debut bedtime story, Fire In Your Belly, which tells children that all emotions, whether joy or anger, are natural, and...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“It was obviously an experience of a lifetime just getting to meet the judges, and the other home cooks was just so eye-opening and such a validation...” #Indigenous #cooking #television #MasterChefCanada

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MasterChef has brought together a ‘beautiful group’ of contestants, including Indigenous cooks

The chefs are back in the kitchen for the 11-episode Season 9 of MasterChef Canada airing on CTV.Cooking up the competition are 16 Canadian home cooks who are vying for the chance to win a $100,000 ca...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"The figure of the cannibal in our culture and in our stories…is not the caricature that it's often reduced to in Western literature of a human who eats people. It's been a conduit for something much bigger…” #Indigenous #FirstNations #poetry #books

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Reciprocity key to understanding the complex cannibal figure of the Heiltsuk

A cannibal in the Heiltsuk culture, says poet Jess Housty, is a “complex idea…as something that takes, but also something that gives. There's a really deep inherent reciprocity to the cannibal figure....

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“We're looking for the truth in gold that was being carried to put down an Indigenous resistance. So our story runs really deep. Just like my hope. It runs really deep.” Starts tonight! #Indigenous #Métis #television #history #gold windspeaker.com/news/windspe...

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Red River Gold series returns for second season

Season two of a popular treasure hunting documentary series will begin on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network on Sept. 24.The first season of Red River Gold was nominated for five Rosie Awards, ...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Before anybody spends too much money or makes too many promises, they should understand where they are coming. This is not empty land. #Indigenous #FirstNations #rights #lands #majorprojects #economy

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Sit with us before you invest

My name is Walas ’Namugwis, David Mungo Knox.I am a Hereditary Chief of the Kwagu’ł people.Our people have been here a very long time. 14,500 years.Our ancestors lived from these lands and waters befo...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

“It became important to me to show how capable #children are of working through big feelings, acting from their values, and using what they've learned.” #Indigenous #Métis #books #youngreaders

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A new adventure for Bernice takes young readers through difficult history

It hadn’t been Jessica Outram’s intention to take Bernice (Normandin) Lamondin on another adventure, but when an entry in a local history book “kept coming back to me and coming back to me,” Outram ha...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“To many traditional people, it is a religious gathering meant to bring families together and allow those who are hurt, grieving and mourning to heal and be around a supportive community.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #dance #music #drumming #song

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Pow Wow is a sacred gathering

By Xavier KataquapitThis past month, I was happy to attend two Pow Wows I hadn't been to in years. I attended the Mattagami First Nation Pow Wow and the Matachewan First Nation Pow Wow. These are two ...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“A lot of our ceremonies, they really teach you to sit with discomfort and to pay attention to your body and to think about what really is important in your life.” #Indigenous #knowledge #FirstNations #psychology #books

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Book offers a “neat dance” between modern mental health system and First Nations helping philosophies

By Shari NarineWindspeaker.com Books Feature WriterLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterIn Carry Your Heart: Indigenous Helping Wisdom and the Science of Psychological Flexibility, Elders and knowledge...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“We put on a dominant performance this series. And all the players bought in, and they did everything we asked. I couldn't be more proud of them.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #sports #lacrosse #champions

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Six Nations Chiefs capture fourth consecutive national Mann Cup championship

Moments after winning a franchise record fourth straight Canadian Mann Cup lacrosse championship on Sept. 15, some players from the Six Nations Chiefs were already looking ahead to capturing another t...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

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Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

“Saturday Sept. 19 is our main #festival day and it will feature indoor and outdoor performances of #music, #dance, #storytellers and #poets from more than 15 artists; #films programmed…” #Indigenous #FirstNations #arts

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Jam-packed festival will celebrate Indigenous creativity and brilliance

This year marks the fifth annual award-winning Indigenous Arts Festival ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl – Come Toward the Fire, scheduled for Sept. 18 to Sept. 20 in Musqueam (Vancouver).It’s “the biggest program t...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

“There are still people who think about equity in terms of lowering standards for everybody. That's absolutely not the case. This is about creating systems that support everybody, hold everybody up…” #Indigenous #education #learning

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Small changes in the classroom can create supportive environments for individual student success

By implementing new assessment practices that emphasize Indigenous knowledge systems and perspectives, educators “can reclaim humanity…for all learners,” write co-editors Jo Chrona and Brooke Moore in...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

“Our people fought twice—in Red River, and Batoche—for our land rights, our rights to preserve our culture, our Michif languages, and our way of life. This will ensure the prosperity and survival of our people.” #Indigenous #Métis #landclaim #law #Saskatchewan #Alberta #Canada

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Northwest Métis land claim poised to return to court after two-decade stay

A 32-year-old lawsuit asserting Métis title across a vast northern claim area is poised to return to a Saskatchewan courtroom. It revives a legal test of whether Canada could extinguish collective Mét...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

“I wanted to show that although #Montreal is a big city, the territory is still there, and we are still there, even though few people see us.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #Innu #books

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A community of Indigenous characters occupies the imagination in translation of Tiohtiá:ke

Balance in his novel Ninan: Tiohtiá:ke, Montreal is important, says author Michel Jean, but it has little to do with being a former journalist or news anchor. It has to do with being Innu.“I see both ...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

“The August 13, 2026, decision does not change our project plans. We remain fully committed to, and confident in, the Wonder Valley Project and continue to actively advance it.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #datacentres #water #law #consultation

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O’Leary Digital appeal adds new front to Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation’s water license challenge

O’Leary Digital Limited (ODL), the company behind the proposed Wonder Valley data centre complex in northern Alberta, is appealing an Aug. 13 court ruling that barred it from blocking a legal challeng...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

“I like highlighting nuances that exist in our language…The language comes from the land. It's not necessarily something people just randomly pick. It's spiritually derived...” #Indigenous #FirstNations #books #poetry

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Poet leans into the expressiveness of her Indigenous language for first collection

“I think the mechanics of (Nsyilxcn and Secwépemctsín) allow me to better express how I feel. English is very restrictive and I feel like our languages are expansive, better able to capture emotions ...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

“It's been a rapid unwinding in the last two or three years that local people have also noticed. How could you not notice these streams and rivers have, all of a sudden, turned orange?” #Indigenous #FirstNations #environment #climatechange #Yukon

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Yukon First Nations investigate orange rivers and wildlife impacts

Facing devastating climate-fuelled impacts to their rivers and wildlife, Yukon First Nations are increasingly mobilizing to intensify monitoring research.The territory's water chemistry has been chang...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

“Reconciliation…is a beautiful, long-off dream. We’ll work towards that. But first, reclamation is important for us.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #children #books #culture #language

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Being a Rocky Cree child is beautiful, says educator who wants to share the language and culture

Reclamation must come before reconciliation, says Rocky Cree knowledge keeper and storyteller William Dumas, and that’s the reason behind the Six-Seasons picture books project.māskīkīy miskanaw: The M...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

“With our people we just love canoe season. We wait for it to come every year. Everyone talks about it. Everyone knows who the best paddlers are.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #sports #television

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Docuseries on war canoe and outrigger racing to premiere on APTN

When Luke Marston was talking about his passion to his friend, little did he know that the conversation would lead to a television series.Marston, a member of the Stz'uminus (Chemainus) First Nation i...

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Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

“As I made that bannock-making kit, it was the easiest thing that I could have done in that time. And it made me just feel so happy that I could make something without having to think so hard.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #film #TIFF

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Love and community are at the heart of bannock film set to debut at TIFF

The world premiere of pahkwêsikan sâkihitowin: Bannock is Love will be at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this month. The film is Tyra Delver’s directorial debut. She’s known about it f...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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Compassionate Intervention Commission

The Minister of Mental Health and Addiction is seeking applications from individuals interested in serving as lawyer, physician, and public members of the Compassionate Intervention Commission establi...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

“I feel like honoured almost doesn't even begin to describe the feelings that I have and how lucky I am and how thankful I am for the opportunity.” #Indigenous #Métis #film #TIFF

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Movie by Métis filmmaker will have its world premiere at Toronto festival

Despite being a late applicant, Métis filmmaker Max Kornachuk was among five individuals chosen to have his movie concept produced and have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festiva...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

“When we got into creating shapes with our strings, we would have strings with us as bracelets or as necklaces just so that we could be able to compete again.” #Indigenous #Inuit #children #games #books

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Entrail-eating Tuutarjuk gets a string figure challenge in new children’s book

As a young child, Louise Flaherty recalls her grandmother warning her that bedtime meant sleeping or very, very bad things could happen. Take for example the spirit of Tuutarjuk, which “might come in ...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

“When we hold the #wampum up, we hold it vertically. We don't hold it horizontally… they're equal relationships. If you hold it horizontally, you see one row higher than the other.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #books #treaty #Canada

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Two Row goes beyond a legal, political framework to a way to share the River of Life

Deyohahá:ge: Sharing the River of Life is one of five scholarly books recognized this past June with a 2026 Canada Prize for being “most inspiring and transformative.”The book brings together Haudenos...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

“54 per cent of the respondents said that they are not confident at knowing how to find an #Indigenous-led experience. And two-thirds don't even know where to begin.” #tourism #Canada #Whistler #BC #Wendake #Quebec

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Canadians want to experience Indigenous-led tourism activities, survey finds

Recent survey results show that a majority of Canadians would be interested in participating in an Indigenous-led tourism experience.The survey was commissioned by Intrepid Travel, a worldwide adventu...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

“…the projects being discussed across Northern #Ontario can help create lasting prosperity for our people. We want governments and industry to recognize Long Lake 58 as a serious partner in the future of the region.” #Indigenous #business #industry #economy #majorprojects

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Long Lake 58 First Nation prepares for a new era of economic opportunity

Long Lake 58 First Nation is preparing for a period of significant economic opportunity as major energy, transportation, resource and infrastructure initiatives take shape across Northern Ontario and ...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

“I fell in love with the language, about how it is so rooted in nature. The importance of nature and the beauty of nature and protecting nature.” #Indigenous #maildelivery #Ontario #books

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Snowshoe mail carriers are heroes in new children's book

A side note in a Library and Archives Canada document indicated that her great-great-grandfather Raymond Miron was a snowshoe mail carrier, and this led to author Louise Bradford’s new children’s book...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

“…kids are like sponges and they absorb so much knowledge and information. If they're introduced at a younger age, they'll be able to pick up languages easier as they get older.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #language #children #books

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Author is doing his part for Indigenous language revitalization

What do a four-year-old girl named Mino, a grandmother and a cat named Mooz/Moose all have in common? The answer is writer-illustrator Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley and his desire to further his language. ...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

“We come from people that were known to be walrus people. The original people here knew walrus so well. And we are proud of it.” #Indigenous #Arctic #Inuit #television #hunting #GoNorth

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New docuseries on Arctic life premieres next month on APTN

Terry Uyarak is an acclaimed Inuk singer/songwriter who has also worked as a performer and artistic director of an Inuit circus troupe.Even with all that entertainment experience under his belt, Uyara...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

“…we're still here, we're still strong, we're still resilient, we're still moving forward through the storytelling of our songs for our next generation so we remember it’s more than a date.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #Treaty6 #Métis

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150th anniversary of Treaty 6 will be commemorated over four event-filled days

On Aug. 20 to Aug. 23, thousands of people from across Treaty 6 are expected to gather at Fort Carlton Provincial Historic Park in Saskatchewan to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the historic tre...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

“This is devastating news for Barbara Kentner’s family… This feels like a profound injustice.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #ThunderBay #Ontario #parole

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“Devastating” news on Brayden Bushby’s full parole

“This is devastating news for Barbara Kentner’s family, the community of Wabigoon Lake Ojibway First Nation, and the entire Thunder Bay community. Barbara was greatly loved and is greatly missed. We a...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

“A powwow is more than an event on a calendar. It is a coming together of generations. It is a place where our young people can see themselves in our #culture, where our Elders can share their #knowledge…” #Indigenous #FirstNations

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Mattagami First Nation celebrates 12th annual pow wow

By Xavier Kataquapit Mattagami First Nation hosted its 12th annual pow wow on Aug. 15 and Aug. 16 with a great turnout of family, friends and visitors.In an opening address, Chief Jennifer Constant th...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

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Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

“I was hoping that at this point we'd be having more detailed and interesting conversations about what are we building now. Instead…I feel like we're spinning our wheels having the same conversations.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #Métis #Inuit #TRC #Canada #colonialism #essays #books

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Conversations on Indigenous issues should be deeper by now, but myths and stereotypes persist

The second edition of Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit Issues in Canada will be released in September, marking the 10th anniversary of the original volume. Author Chelsea Vow...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

“This is not just an #Indigenous conversation. This is a Canadian conversation, and the public has to play a meaningful part in this work.” #FirstNations #Métis #Inuit #TRC #reconciliation #cdnpoli

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Inaugural reconciliation report finds progress, warns structural barriers remain

Canada entered its most active period of federal reconciliation work since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) issued its 94 Calls to Action 11 years ago, reads the inaugural report from the...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

"We encourage all those eligible to submit their Claim before the deadline of March 10, 2028. Claims Helpers are available to explain eligibility, help gather documents, and provide support." #FirstNations #childwelfare #discrimination

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Still open for claims: More than $1.2 billion paid out for discrimination in Child and Family Services settlement

National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak stated today that more than 30,000 First Nations children who were removed from their homes have now received compensation through the First Nations Child and Fa...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

“…one of the critical teachings of that was to not necessarily find a solution, but to have a framework that would guide me in my life to not only get sober but sustain a life of #sobriety.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #Métis #books

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To live a good and sober life requires a framework of teachings, says author

There is power in story, says Kevin Chief, author of With a Name Like Chief: Reflections on Recovery and Identity Through the Seven Sacred Teachings.Chief found that power in the stories told Friday n...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

“The presentation of it is very rich looking. It’s just an elegant and beautiful thing to have on display.” #Indigenous #Métis #art #Legion #Saskatchewan

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Artist commemorates special occasions and the people who serve

Métis artist Bonnie Saunders has contributed to the Royal Canadian Legion’s 100th anniversary with a special piece that reflects the national organization’s dedication to service, sacrifice, advocacy ...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

“…community members wanted this year’s event to be about giving everyone a positive experience that celebrated #culture and community while also giving local youth a #fun activity during the summer.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #northernOntario

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A great time had at Kattawapiskak Keekehwin Gathering

By Xavier Kataquapit Attawapiskat First Nation wrapped up another successful Kattawapiskak Keekehwin Gathering for the community. The week-long event was held from Aug. 2 to Aug. 8 and it brought toge...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

“Some that maybe tried to come back, they weren't necessarily accepted … not everybody gets a happy, welcoming homecoming from a community that really doesn't know much about you.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #books #adoption #sixtiesscoop #youngreaders

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Letti begins her reconnection journey to her First Nation home

For Kaska Dena author Wendy Proverbs, her second book Letti in Progress for young readers is as close as she's going to get to telling her real-life story right now.“There are definitely aspects of my...

Windspeaker.com @windspeaker.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

“All of those things actually happened…(It’s a) challenge to walk into that #history and not be completely flattened by it…completely broken down by it.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #books #Canada

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Courage and survival key to the past as mothers prepare daughters for the future in new novel

Eliza Sunshine is the powerful new novel from Governor General’s Award-winning author Michelle Good.It is based on the life of her mother Martha Eliza Soonias Stiff.“It was 1999 when that strange litt...