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Vatican repudiates Doctrine of Discovery in response to demands from Indigenous people

David Kawapit wants the legacy of the Journey of Nishiyuu to be about kindness.:“Yes, there were ups and downs, but … it worked because everybody helped each other.” #indigenous #indigenouspeoples #indigenousculture @Nishiiyuu

Cree from northern Quebec are launching a yearly festival to gather and share with the world their culture, history, and teachings — and to help Cree youth reconnect with their roots @CreeNativeArts @COTA_EIT

A science project by a group of elementary school students in a northern Quebec Cree community, has focused attention on a potential issue with the quality of water in the local school. @creeschoolboard

Are you a fluent Eastern Cree speaker? Come work with us at the CBC North Cree unit. #indigenouslanguages

RT @lynncote: Conversations on a Train Part 2….Met the wonderful Dorothy Stewart from ⁦@CreeMediaCBC⁩ who shared stories from her community….

Despite positive measures taken, Indigenous peoples in Canada continue to face obstacles to fully enjoying their individual and collective human rights in this country, United Nations report says. #UN #Indigenousrights.

“After three months in the city, I was depressed and isolated because of the pandemic. I was also homesick, and lonely.”.

The First Nations Expedition left after lighting a sacred fire in Manawan on Feb. 16. They plan to travel more than 4,500 kilometres, stopping in 10 Indigenous communities bringing a message of reconciliation and hope. #snowmobile #FirstNationsExpedition

Karter Shecapio is from Mistissini. He has already participated in two mini Ski-Doo challenges, which are very popular in the Cree territory of northern Quebec. So far this winter, he has finished on the podium in both races. #snowmobile #skidoo

"Everytime I think of home, I think of a teepee. For the longest time, I was struggling to find home. I felt I wasn't at home within myself.[. ] The logo kind of represents that. You take home wherever you go," said Scott Wabano.

"The majority of my family's food comes from hunting, comes from the land," Heather House, 34, said in an interview at the Retro Daze Cafe in Chisasibi.

According to Nemaska Lithium, the region contains some of the world's largest deposits of spodumene, a rock from which lithium — key to the energy transition and the electrification of transport networks — is extracted.

Freddie Jolly's parents and grandparents sold furs to the HBC, and he sells them to a company in North Bay, Ont., but he fears that this way of life, which many Cree still depend on, will be disrupted by the rush for the new "white gold" — lithium.