First Nations raise concerns as Métis self-government treaty advances in Parliament
First Nations raise concerns as Métis self-government treaty advances in Parliament
“We made the first round of the tendering process, which was quite a rigorous exercise in its own right. But we're quite confident…”
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https://www.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/metis-wind-energy-project-waiting-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.
Frances Widdowson Dedicates Her Life to Denying Residential Indian School Survivors, Then Calls Herself the Victim | 🔗 https://brennan.day/frances-widdowson-dedicates-her-life-to-denying-residential-indian-school-survivors-then-calls-herself-the-victim/
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“A lot of people introduce themselves in #Michif now.... I know they're not fluent… but people are proud of what they can say.”

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.
How and Why I Believe in God: The Ballad of Tragic Theism | 🔗 https://brennan.day/how-and-why-i-believe-in-god-the-ballad-of-tragic-theism/
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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.
GRAIN ELEVATOR COUNTRY | 🔗 https://brennan.day/grain-elevator-country/
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