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“The values and narratives articulated in your speech do not fully align with the realities experienced... This discrepancy between international representation and domestic truth warrants direct and thoughtful consideration.”

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Chief serves Carney’s Davos speech back to him highlighting hypocrisy of stated values as applied at home

Aaniin Prime Minister Mark Carney, Boozhoo. Atik Dodem, Ajijak Dodem, Mgizi Kwe Ndishnikaz, Laurie Nooswin, Minoomingaming Ndoonjaba, Michi Saagiig Anishinaabe Kwe Ndaaw, Gimma Hiawatha. I am from the Hoof Clan, related to the Crane Clan on my mother's side. My Anishinaabe Kwe name is Eagle Woman. My English name is Laurie. I am from the Mississauga Nation and Chief of our community, Hiawatha First Nation.

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“We did some fire making. We learned about some cultural eagle staffs… The experience was pretty cool, sharing some of my culture and my hometown with the guys on the team.”

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Elite Ojibwe hockey player takes Ottawa 67's to his hometown to experience Indigenous culture

When Kohyn Eshkawkogan started playing hockey at elementary school with the Little Current Flyers, few of his teammates would have imagined that the member of M’Chigeeng First Nation would become a junior pro player with a shot at the NHL while still in high school. 

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“It's beautiful to have passion and be here for a purpose… But really, we're doing this for sovereignty ourselves, for sustainability, for our families and our own communities.”

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Panel members at agriculture conference share their entrepreneurial experiences

Cheryl Lambert knows a thing or two about running a business.“I've been an entrepreneur since I was 14,” said Lambert, now 51. She is a member of Flying Dust First Nation in Saskatchewan, but her current company, called In Fine Feather, is based in Burlington, Ont.“It is a 10-acre market garden and mercantile-based business that drives events and education and brings people together through food and fun,” she said.

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