Fatal shooting of 15-year-old by RCMP leaves Samson Cree Nation reeling, chief says cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

We are glad to be working with CFSC (Quakers) on this upcoming webinar. More about this plus the link to register at pbicanada.org/2024/08/29/web… #ArmsEmbargoNow

Greta Thunberg arerested for standing with Palestine. The protesters were criticising the university's cooperation with Israeli higher ed institutions. Fridays For Future Ottawa

Sleydo’ continues her powerful truth telling today in the abuse of process trial. Shaylynn and Corey will follow this week in the traumatic reliving of their experiences. Please continue to send love and support. Misiyh.

"Court heard audio of an RCMP officer telling Sleydo’ and others..., ‘Last time you’ll see that camp,’ while passing the Gidimt’en Checkpoint. Sleydo’ said she wasn’t sure whether the officer was referring to the camp being destroyed or whether something would happen to them.”

TIFF must cut ties with RBC. RBC owns $700 millions dollars in shares in General Dynamics, an American weapons manufacturers selling bombs to Israel. We demand our arts institutions cut ties and stop being complicit in genocide from Turtle Island to Palestine.

Sleydo’ finished her cross examination today and Shaylynn started her testimony of how her human and charter rights were violated during and after the militarized raid at Coyote Camp in 2021. Corey will follow. cbc.ca/news/indigenou… #defendlanddedenders #alloutfirwedzinkwa

Sad news to hear of the passing of Cathy Merrick, the grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. She traveled to unceded Algonquin Territory last September to take part in the #searchthelandfill protest. Merrick was a leading voice in the push for a search of the landfill.

Eighteen months after CRCC chairperson Michelaine Lahaie announced a systemic investigation of the RCMP C-IRG, it is unknown when that review will conclude. Allegations include excessive force, illegal tactics, racism and Charter violations. pbicanada.org/2024/09/09/aft… #AbolishCIRG

In the last 10 days, 4 Indigenous people have been killed in interactions with police. aptnnews.ca/national-news/…

Students were asked to give feedback on this program recently. most negative feedback came from Black, Indigenous, LGBTQ+, and disabled students students used words like "racism," "profiling," "targeting," "fear," "bias," "discrimination" and "intimidating" to describe cops

Sept 11, 2024 Six Indigenous people have been killed by Canadian cops in the last week and a half.

Following Canadian foreign minister Mélanie Joly's comments yesterday, join us on Wednesday September 18 at 2:30 pm ET to hear experts talk about the current situation with arms exports and the demand for an #ArmsEmbargoNow. The details at pbicanada.org/2024/09/11/joi… #CeasefireNow

The House of Commons resumes sitting on Monday. Two days later is the six month anniversary of it voting to "cease the further authorization and transfer of arms exports to Israel." Join us on Wednesday September 18 for the latest on this: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #ArmsEmbargoNow

We follow with interest the call for a Continental Meeting to build an alliance against gas pipelines and other megaprojects in defence of the territories of Indigenous peoples that will take place in Oaxaca, Mexico this October 10-12: pbicanada.org/2024/09/12/pbi… #PBIaccompanies

In a little over two weeks 6 Indigenous people have died after interactions with police, including a 31-year-old man from Clearwater River Dene Nation who was struck and killed by a police vehicle near Buffalo Narrows. ckom.com/2024/08/29/man…

It's official! You can watch a newly edited version of Yintah on Netflix, and Netflix has put it forward for an Oscar! See the director's cut in a theatre near you. Many thanks to all our supporters and to those who believe in us. #Yintah variety.com/2024/film/news… via @variety

Reminds me of Ruth Cuthand’s beadwork, examining disease & health issues faced by Indigenous people as a direct result of settler colonialism. Both images are of Ruth’s work. One is a brain scan of OCD, the other “Small Pox”. Please credit ruthcuthand.ca

A7G POW WOW, Ottawa, Sept 21. Host Drums: Northern Cree

Last spring, I flew over this as it was unfolding. Months later, I dug up internal govt docs that showed officials signed off on emergency plans that later failed. Now, more than a year later, B.C. hits the project with new fines, bringing the total close to $1.4 million.