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First Nations | Sustainable communities | Mi'gmaq communities are forming a strong partnership in the wind industryThree Mi’gmaq communities in Quebec are consolidating their expertise in sustainable energy through a partnership that will enable them to maintain their own wind farm, train Indigenous workers, and develop various innovative projects in the future. Category: Sustainable communities |
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First Nations, Inuit, Métis | Health and wellness | Raising awareness and fighting tuberculosis stigmaTina Campbell, a registered nurse with the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority, Saskatchewan, is raising awareness and reducing the stigma around tuberculosis through education and care. Category: Health and wellness |
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First Nations | Economic development, Environment, Infrastructure | Quebec's First Nations come together to discuss energy futureFirst Nations communities in Quebec met recently to discuss entrepreneurship opportunities in the province's green and renewable energy sector. Category: Economic development, Environment, Infrastructure |
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First Nations | Education | Atanukan: Developing your talent while deepening your cultureThe Innu community of Uashat Mak Mani-utenam, Quebec, is encouraging their students to stay in school while developing their passions through sports and arts. Category: Education |
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First Nations | Economic development, Sustainable communities | Essipit: an energy-efficient shift to improve the tourist experienceOn the outskirts of the magnificent Saguenay-Saint-Laurent Marine Park, in the Innu community of Essipit in Quebec, a 30-year-old ecotourism company is using more efficient solar panels to meet the growing needs of its customers. Category: Economic development, Sustainable communities |
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First Nations | Economic development, Environment | Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk First Nation goes green with its fishing industryWith the purchase of a cutting-edge hybrid boat, a First Nation in Quebec has taken an environmentally friendly first step into the world of commercial fishing. Category: Economic development, Environment |
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First Nations | Education | Inter-school Games: getting together to get movingThrough this sporting competition, young Indigenous participants can compete against other youths from different communities and Indigenous Nations in Quebec in a variety of sporting events while experiencing the vibrant and energetic pace of campus life. Category: Education |
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First Nations | Economic development | Fort William First Nation, Resolute Forest Products SawmillVideo Fort William First Nation used First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act regulations to balance economic development with the sustainable use of lands and resources. Category: Economic development |
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First Nations | Health and Wellness | Colville Lake: Making soil from fishAs part of their Nutrition North Canada Nutrition Education Initiatives project, Bedhzi Ahda First Nation in Colville Lake decided to make their own compost and soil from fish. Category: Health and Wellness |
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First Nations | Economic development, Culture and language | Wendake illuminates its cultureThe Onhwa' Lumina project offers more than just a sound and light trail. It provides an immersive experience in the Huron-Wendat culture that engages all the senses. Category: Economic development, Culture and language |
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First Nations | Economic development | Reconciliation in Kanesatake through Indigenous tourismThe community of Kanesatake views cultural tourism as a way to bring Indigenous and non-Indigenous people together. Category: Economic development |
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First Nations | Economic development | The Nibiischii Corporation highlights Cree culture through tourismThe Nibiischii Corporation offers year-round tourism experiences that highlight the area's natural resources as well as the pride, generosity and culture of the Cree people. Category: Economic development |
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First Nations | Economic development | New tourism expansion in Unamen ShipuFirst Nations community of Unamen Shipu is realizing its goal to become the first Indigenous tourist destination in Northern Quebec. Category: Economic development |
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First Nations | Education | Education: A historic agreement for 22 First Nations communities in QuebecVideo Grand Chiefs and Chiefs of the 22 member communities of the First Nations Education Council (FNEC) and Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) sign historic regional education agreement. Category: Education |
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First Nations | Culture and language, Infrastructure | Infrastructure at the Heart of the Community: LanguageVideo Victor Houle talks about a kindergarten to grade 12 school project in Enoch Cree Nation #440. Category: Culture and language, Infrastructure |
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First Nations | Infrastructure | Infrastructure at the Heart of the community: RoadsVideo Evan Steinhauer talks about a road improvement project in Saddle Lake Cree Nation - Whitefish Lake #128. Category: Infrastructure |
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First Nations | Infrastructure | Infrastructure at the Heart of the Community: YouthVideo Rainier Ward talks about a youth center project in Metepenagiag Mi'kmaq Nation. Category: Infrastructure |
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First Nations, Métis | Sustainable communities | Manitoba region launches Fish Forward initiativeConnecting eco-certified Indigenous fishers in Manitoba with industry partners to market sustainably harvested, freshwater fish. Category: Sustainable communities |
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First Nations | Environment, Sustainable communities | Successful outcomes and positive impacts from community-based projectsSix communities share their experiences monitoring environmental contaminants with the help of the First Nations Environmental Contaminants Program. Category: Environment, Sustainable communities |
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First Nations | Career development, Economic development, Sustainable communities | The Atikamekw of Opitciwan launch a mechanical tree harvester training programThe Coopérative de Travail Inter-Nations (Inter-Nations Worker Co-op) offers a culturally adapted career training programs for Atikamekw community of Opitciwan students in the forestry sector. Category: Career development, Economic development, Sustainable communities |
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First Nations | Economic development | Centre of Expertise on Impact and Benefit Agreements: an important allyThe Centre of Expertise on Impact and Benefit Agreements supports First Nations in Quebec with their economic development project negotiations. Category: Economic development |
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First Nations | Safe drinking water | Blazing a trail: First Nations to control their water delivery services in Atlantic CanadaFirst Nations will take full control of water and wastewater service delivery in the Atlantic in the spring of 2022. Category: Safe drinking water |
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First Nations | Health and wellness | Keeping families together during the pandemicNew visitation shelters in Manitoba are helping families stay connected and safe during the pandemic, combatting the isolating effects of COVID-19. Category: Health and wellness |
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First Nations | Health and wellness | Supporting fly-in First Nations communities during COVID-19ISC provides direct air transportation with strict health protocols for nurses, other essential personnel and medical supplies to remote First Nations communities the provinces. Category: Health and wellness |
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First Nations | Economic development | Building friendships and economies throughout CanadaVideo First Nations and neighbouring municipalities across Canada are working together through the Community Economic Development Initiative to strengthen local economies and build positive relationships for everyone. Category: Economic development |
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First Nations | Health and wellness, Sustainable communities | Fun with food: Farm-to-Fork project in AbegweitFirst Nations children in Prince Edward Island get hands-on experience with agriculture, harvesting and preparing food. Category: Health and wellness, Sustainable communities |
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First Nations | Education | The Nation Anishnabe de Lac Simon gets a bigger elementary schoolAmid a population boom, this community's school expansion, in Quebec, benefits current and future students. Category: Education |
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First Nations | Infrastructure | Shoal Lake 40 welcomes the opening of Freedom RoadAll-season road offers year-round access to vital goods and services, ending more than 100 years of isolation in Shoal Lake, Manitoba. Category: Infrastructure |
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First Nations | Housing | Nuxalk Nation builds homes and strengthNuxalk Nation carpenter Richard Hall trained apprentices and designed housing suited to their culture and British Columbia climate. Category: Housing |
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First Nations | Social programs | Urban Programming expands reachSasamans Society's innovative youth navigator program for Indigenous peoples in British Columbia mentors youth in care and on probation. Category: Social programs |
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First Nations | Housing | Creating innovative homes in Tla-o-qui-aht First NationsFaced with a growing population and limited housing options, Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations in British Columbia, turned shipping containers into rental homes. Category: Housing |
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First Nations | Education | First Nations school system celebrates first-year successesHow 10 participating schools benefited from the new Manitoba First Nations School System, from more materials to improved morale among students and staff. Category: Education |
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Inuit | Health and wellness, Social programs | ISC and Nunavut fund mobile addiction treatment programThis 28-day program helps people escape addiction by finding answers on the land. Category: Health and wellness, Social programs |
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Métis | Career development, Other government departments, Social programs | Métis woman making inroads into the field of engineeringChennoa Tracey credits the Gabriel Dumont Institute and ASETS with helping jump-start her engineering career in Saskatchewan. Category: Career development, Other government departments, Social programs |
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First Nations | Career development, Other government departments, Social programs | Indigenous welder forges a new career helping othersLucien Ledoux forged a new career helping others find their own paths in Manitoba. Category: Career development, Other government departments, Social programs |
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