Weekend @winnipegfreepress.com column: Listen to what our kids are saying; their lives may depend on it
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Weekend @winnipegfreepress.com column: Listen to what our kids are saying; their lives may depend on it
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The Inaugural Father Jim Bleackley OMI Lecture on Indigenous Justice with Guest Speaker Niigaan Sinclair
7pm. St.Joseph's Church, 174 Wilbrod St
Web: perfectbooks.ca/events
Email: info@st-josephs.ca
6/6 Sinclair concludes the referendum's true goal is establishing rules to bypass these rights and force pipeline construction.
Niigaan Sinclair,
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5/6 B.C. and Alberta First Nations have firmly stated that pipelines cannot cross their territories without legal and economic consent.
A federally appointed judge recently reaffirmed that First Nations must consent to anything involving their lands.
4/6 These questions seek powers for Alberta to appoint its own judges and opt out of federal programs.
Sinclair notes the primary obstacle to Smith's dream of extracting $10 trillion in bitumen is Section 35 of the Constitution, which affirms Indigenous treaty rights.
3/6 By blaming newcomers for housing and job shortages, Smith diverts attention from her government's own health-care scandals and failure to diversify the economy.
But the remaining four referendum questions reveal a deeper, constitutional motive.
2/6 Smith recently announced a nine-question referendum for Oct. 19. Five questions focus on restricting immigration and newcomer access to social services.
Sinclair argues this "boogeyman" tactic distracts from decades of provincial economic mismanagement and deregulation.
1/6 🇨🇦 ALBERTA REFERENDUM TARGETS INDIGENOUS RIGHTS 🇨🇦
Niigaan Sinclair argues #DanielleSmith is scapegoating #Immigrants to distract from a constitutional power grab designed to bypass Indigenous rights.
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As often happens, Sinclair puts into words what had been lurking unarticulably around the edges of my brain.
As always, excellent analysis by @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social
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🚨 @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social and I - along with a dream team of incredible collaborators - are excited to announce a new book challenging residential school denialism!
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Saturday @winnipegfreepress.com column: Comparing the fatal shootings of Eishia Hudson and Renée Good
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This article is definitely worth the time for a read.
Once again, Indigenous rights are being ignored.
Niigaan Sinclair speaking at an event in Altona Manitoba this evening.
Great evening listening to @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social Reconciliation is a journey for all of us based on caring for one another, for everyone. When faced with the Wendigo you have to double down on love. ❤️❤️
Latest @winnipegfreepress.com column: PM’s rallying cry exudes passion - and irony
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Good piece by Niigaan connecting the Indigenous dots between America, Venezuela, and Greenland.
A poster advertising an evening with Niigaan Sinclair in Altona Manitoba at the Rhineland Pioneer Centre at 7pm on Tuesday January 20th 2026.
Excited for this next week! @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social
Making Manifest Destiny Great Again
(sigh)
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Watched and shared. Niigaan nails it “This is the end of a story that starts well before..” and “when govt tries something new, they take heat” so they don’t opt to do hard work. Simple solutions like ‘more police’ don’t do anything to reduce the # of folks suffering in the first place.
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“Every single thing that is Canadian begins with Indigenous contributions” - Niigaan Sinclair in Elbows Up! Canadian Voices of Resilience and Resistance
Claire Cameron, Niigaan Sinclair and Teresa Wong to judge 2026 CBC Nonfiction Prize #CanLit
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Great work being on top of this. What a load of ****
The fact that Frum couldn't figure that out shows how superficial and low information his piece is. There are a dozen other major mistakes in the first few paragraphs, but this one shows what an absolute dunce he is on these issues and why he should be ignored. 2
David Frum's latest anti-Native rights piece in the Atlantic is so misinformed, so carelessly put together that he confused the band number with the population. Kwikwetlem is band code 560 - an administrative number from ISC. The population is 153. 1
“what’s most depressing is the missed opportunity. It’s clear that Cameron has met Indigenous peoples and attended ceremonies and witnessed traditions. Instead of looking closely, asking questions and learning something, he has been far more interested in copying and pasting”
Come join our family in a celebration of Dad at a community round dance on Friday, Jan 23 - a day before his birthday. Miigwech to everyone at the sākihiwē festival for helping make this possible
Spoiler alert for the latest Avatar: a drive by look at history, every Indigenous stereotype imaginable, and it makes money. Oh yeah, it’s also blue.
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We all suffer when one of us goes missing.
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“Why is it that Canada keeps giving so much attention to authors that have dubious connections?"
That Thomas King never completed the work of searching his Cherokee identity — particularly given his access to resources — is a critical point here. @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social