First Nations raise concerns as Métis self-government treaty advances in Parliament

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11817158/metis-self-governance-treaty-first-nations-opposed/

Assembly of First Nations call for withdrawal of Red River Métis self-government bill
The Assembly of First Nations is calling for the withdrawal of a federal government bill that would recognize the right to self-government of the Red River Métis, in its second reading in the House of Commons.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/afn-mmf-self-government-treaty-9.7174941?cmp=rss

“We made the first round of the tendering process, which was quite a rigorous exercise in its own right. But we're quite confident…”

#Indigenous #Métis #energy #Manitoba #wind

https://www.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/metis-wind-energy-project-waiting-green-light

Métis wind energy project waiting for the green light

Officials with the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) hope to get the go-ahead in the coming months to continue plans on a $500-million wind project.To meet increasing electricity demands, Manitoba Hydro issued a call in 2024 for proposals that would boost the province’s energy generating sources. The MMF with their partners developed a submission for the 200-megawatt wind energy project they call Fleury Winds, which would generate sufficient energy to power 50,000 homes.Manitoba Hydro has established a July 6 deadline for proposals.

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https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/45-1/c-21
The second reading in parliament of the Red River Metis Treaty happens tomorrow! #RedRiverMetis #Metis #Canada #Indigenous

“A lot of people introduce themselves in #Michif now.... I know they're not fluent… but people are proud of what they can say.”

#Indigenous #language #Métis #children #books #music

https://www.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/around-bonfire-group-listened-fiddle-was-tuned-distance-and-it-became-best

Around a bonfire a group listened as a fiddle was tuned in the distance and it became The Best Gift Ever

An incident that happened approximately 25 years ago is the focus of Michif writer Wilfred Burton’s latest children’s book The Best Gift Ever.At the time a teacher for the Métis-specific Saskatchewan Native Teacher Education Program (SUNTEP) at the University of Regina, one of Burton’s students surprised her grandfather—and everybody else—at a university outing in the Qu’Appelle Valley. 

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How and Why I Believe in God: The Ballad of Tragic Theism

My testimony, from Dawkins on an iPod Shuffle down a back alley, through Buddhist libraries and a children's hospice, to Matthew's Gospel in a break room chair. My case for tragic theism: a God who creates, risks, makes mistakes, grieves them, and does not stop.

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This Métis woman grew a bountiful crop of tobacco in her yard, then gave it away
Julietta Sorensen Kass didn’t expect so many people to respond with interest to her social media post offering to gift tobacco she'd grown in her northwest Calgary yard for prayers and ceremonies. She says she's been blessed with connections and so much more in return.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/tobacco-metis-crop-calgary-9.7163049?cmp=rss
This Métis woman grew a bountiful crop of tobacco in her yard, then gave it away
Julietta Sorensen Kass didn’t expect so many people to respond with interest to her social media post offering to gift tobacco she'd grown in her northwest Calgary yard for prayers and ceremonies. She says she's been blessed with connections and so much more in return.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/tobacco-metis-crop-calgary-9.7163049?cmp=rss