🧡 Every Child Matters 🧡 My great-grandma spoke only Cree. As someone proud to be Métis, this day carries deep meaning. As my friend & Indigenous leader @ShaniGwin says: ➡️ Write your reps ➡️ Join protests ➡️ Donate to Indigenous orgs ➡️ Be loud Reconciliation takes all of us.

Indigenous issues often get framed through the homeless or public safety lens. But @ShaniGwin says Edmonton candidates need to address a gamut of other issues and help move past harmful stereoptypes in a city where 6% of residents are Indigenous. https://t.co/xpgF58Lcpo

Edmonton, I am excited to announce that I am running to be your next mayor.

Doug Griffiths from @EdmontonChamber talks about a space an Edmonton business wanted to activate as “where the unhoused gather and do bad things.” Lololol whaaaaat? Yikes! #stateofthecity y’all!

Very weird state of the city without the Mayor delivering it. I wonder when and who decided it should be given by a panel of white “city leaders…” And of course no Indigenous representation lol. Sigh. Downtown elite back at it. So far, the best speaker was Elder Morin.

Really looking forward to participating in this @UAlberta event TOMORROW! See you there! Details: Chancellor’s Forum on Misinformation: Navigating Truth in a Digital Age https://t.co/cjLCNp22rX with (the amazing) @ryanjespersen @DrShazmaMithani @ShaniGwin @FSnagovsky

Danielle Smith has directly benefitted fromn DEI efforts, changes and policies. In fact, the main demographic who benefits are white women. What do we do now?

I’ve joined Blue Sky. You can find me there and still here. I refuse to leave 😈

2 more sleeps until DWF LIVE: Storytime with Métis Santa! Live on YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn on December 12, join us and Métis Santa as he reads Métis Christmas Mittens, written and illustrated by Leah Marie Dorion, and answers students’ questions about #Métis #Christmas.

Hmmm I wonder who could possibly be behind this type of language placed at the top of the launch. More boots on the ground and “safety” language. I don’t know why the downtown elite doesn’t just say what they mean. Do you want Indigenous People downtown? #yeg @_TimCartmell

139 years ago, Métis icon Louis Riel was unjustly executed by Canada for treason. Today, we celebrate his legacy as a visionary leader who fought for Métis rights and way of life.

Please join us in congratulating Gela, our talented Senior Designer, on her one year anniversary at pipikwan pêhtâkwan!

they need access to funding (not a lot) and they need more space to support folks. Let’s invest in our people and the rest will come. 🍓 https://t.co/CLmO3uujix

If your are following the downtown discussion in #yeg, here’s another podcast that talks about how to build community & support unhoused people. There’s already a working model & programs -

Happy International Inuit Day! ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒋᑦᓯ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᐊᓂ. Today, we come together to celebrate Inuit cultures, as seen in the traditional textiles showcased in the Glenbow's 2023 exhibit: ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅᑕᐃᑦ ᓯᑯᓯᓛᕐᒥᑦ Printed Textiles from Kinngait Studios"

I love when they say the quiet part out loud

Yet another incident of police violence against Indigenous in Canada. Monday morning twin brothers Joshua and Garrett Papigatuk were shot by Nunavik Police Service in Salluit, Quebec. They were unarmed. Joshua is dead. Garrett was medivaced out in serious condition. Community

ICYMI in the Nov. 4 edition of The Pulse, Métis entrepreneur @ShaniGwin told the co-hosts of Episode 283 of Speaking Municipally that the authors of the Downtown Investment Plan did not adequately engage with Indigenous organizations. https://t.co/sHPbTiG9zZ #yegbiz #yegdt

pipikwan pêhtâkwan is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of The Honourable Murray Sinclair, Mizhana Gheezhik (The One Who Speaks of Pictures in the Sky). The Honourable Sinclair touched many lives in his 73 years and our thoughts are with his family and community.

We are devastated to learn of the loss of our beloved leader and Elder, Mizana Giizhik, His Honour, Murray Sinclair. His tireless work to advance the rights of Indigenous Peoples and ensure the legacy of residential school Survivors will never be forgotten.