#firstnation

#FirstNation #Indigenous #Abpoli #Alberta #Canada #Cdnpoli #ableg

Important Message from, Chief Clifford Poucett

"Goodstoney First Nation‬
‪Many of you may have read in The Globe and Mail last night about a letter I wrote to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. #cdnpoli #ableg
Premier Smith says her push to change Alberta’s referendum laws is about democracy. Let’s be honest: it’s about separation. And that has serious consequences for Indigenous Nations.
My message to the Premier is clear: Our Nations are not stakeholders — we are Treaty partners and rights holders, recognized in law and protected under Section 35 of the Constitution.
Our Treaties — including Treaty 7 — are not symbolic. They are binding, nation-to-nation agreements grounded in mutual recognition and shared stewardship, not subordination.
The Supreme Court has been clear: Aboriginal title is a legal interest in land. Governments have a duty to consult and accommodate where our rights are at stake.
We are also businesspeople. Our communities rely on legal certainty to attract investment, build Indigenous-led enterprises, and create opportunity for the next generation
Legislation that bypasses Treaty consultation doesn’t just violate the honour of the Crown — it creates instability that harms First Nations and puts Alberta’s economic future on shaky ground.
If Alberta is serious about growth and reconciliation, it must start by honouring its Treaty obligations and working with us — not around us.
—Chief Clifford Poucett"

Please make your voice heard, contact ino here Toll free: 310-0000 (in Alberta)

Phone: 780-427-2711 (outside Alberta)

‪source with permission from @goodstoneyfn.bsky.social‬

**SnowshadowII** @SnowshadowII@beige.party · May 7

May 7

#FirstNation #Indigenous #Insect #Craft #Art #conservation #Science

Battling a hungry #beetle, this #Mohawk community hopes to keep its trees — and #traditions — alive

#Basketmaking using black ash #trees has been a part of #Kanien’kehá:ka #culture for as long as anyone can remember. An invasive beetle and #climate change are threatening its future

https://thenarwhal.ca/mohawk-basketweaving-emerald-ash-borer/

Angello Johnson and his father, Eric Sunday, prepare a black ash log for weaving together. The Mohawk tradition of basketweaving depends on black ash trees, which are threatened with extinction by the invasive emerald ash borer.

The Narwhal · Apr 28Saving a tree — and a Mohawk tradition | The NarwhalBlack ash trees are threatened with extinction. But Akwesasne members are trying to rescue the species, in order to preserve basketweaving

**SnowshadowII** @SnowshadowII@beige.party · May 7

May 7

#Fish #FirstNation #Environment #Conservation #Biology #Wildlife #ontario

Meet the people trying to keep a prehistoric fish alive
Lake sturgeon have long been culturally significant and nutritionally important to First Nations in Ontario, but dams and commercial fishing have put them at risk

https://thenarwhal.ca/lake-sturgeon-decline-great-lakes/

Two people on a boat lean into the water with long net

The Narwhal · Apr 30Lake sturgeon are disappearing from the Great Lakes | The NarwhalThe massive fish has been in Ontario waters for 200 million years, but dam development and commercial fishing could end that

**SnowshadowII** @SnowshadowII@beige.party · May 7

May 7

#FirstNation #Indigenous #Energy #BC #Canada
#Climate

"Tu Deh-Kah is set to become British Columbia’s first geothermal electricity site and one of the first in Canada. "

"Fort Nelson First Nation geothermal project outlines next steps"

https://cabinradio.ca/236215/news/dehcho/fort-liard/fort-nelson-first-nation-geothermal-project-outlines-next-steps/

Cabin Radio · May 7Fort Nelson First Nation geothermal project outlines next stepsLife's Better at the Cabin

**Charrvein** @apalsson@mastodon.online · May 5 *

May 5 *

Charrvein @apalsson@mastodon.online

Truly splendid book

Five little indians by
Michelle Good

Children of different nations, taken from their parents by the candian government
And raised in a mission under hardship

#book #firstnation #Canada

**Ocean Playground News** @news@oceanplayground.social · May 5

May 5

Ocean Playground News @news@oceanplayground.social

Source: CBC #news #pei

Lennox Island #firstnation plans repairs to aging bridge to keep it going until replacement built
The bridge to Lennox Island #firstnation on P.E.I.'s North Shore is going to need replacing soon, but the project comes with a hefty price tag. As CBC's Sheehan Desjardins reports, the chief says they have secured money for repairs to keep it running... for now.

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6746664?cmp=rss

CBCLennox Island First Nation plans repairs to aging bridge to keep it going until replacement builtThe bridge to Lennox Island First Nation on P.E.I.'s North Shore is going to need replacing soon, but the project comes with a hefty price tag. As CBC's Sheehan Desjardins reports, the chief says they have secured money for repairs to keep it running... for now.

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**Ms. Que Banh** @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · May 4

Beau & Tyler, by the fire & #salmon.

Two men stand on a grassy shoreline next to a campfire with salmon roasting. The man on the left has a beard and is wearing a blue shirt and black pants. The man on the right is wearing a cedar bark woven hat and a red long sleeve shirt with a native cedar tree design. Both men have their hands raised forward, palms facing outward. Over the fire are sticks propped up like a teepee, with salmon skewered and roasting. In the background is a blue sky with fluffy white clouds and a glimpse of the ocean.

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**Ms. Que Banh** @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · May 4

The butterflied wild salmon are now cooking by the fire

On a sunny day, several salmon are roasting over an open campfire on a grassy shoreline, with a view of the ocean in the background. The fish are skewered and propped up on an A-frame structure made of roughly hewn branches. Two people are visible: one walking away from the camera wearing dark clothes, and another toward the right, wearing a red shirt and woven cedar bark hat, near a picnic table set with food and drinks. The background includes a sunny expanse of water, a green treed island, and a clear blue sky. There is a pile of rocks on the left of the frame.

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**Ms. Que Banh** @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · May 4

Beau & Tyler are working on finishing the butterfly cuts on the salmon. We are cooking 5 fish on the fire today.

**Ms. Que Banh** @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · May 4

Thawing out frozen wild #salmon to butterfly before cooking them over the fire.
The oceanspray branches that we stripped bark off from yesterday, are soaking under the 5 fish.

**Ms. Que Banh** @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · May 4

#Indigenous #maple #woodcrafting

Beau working with Tyler, from #Esquimalt #FirstNation - crafting the maple branches for day 2 of men's group healing event. These will be used to mount the salmon we will be cooking over the fire this morning.
Beau & I are heading out to meet Tyler soon to build fire, butterfly & mount the salmon & other related preparation work.

It's a gorgeous day in Esquimalt & #Songhees territories. Sunny & warm morning!

Two men crafting wooden poles by an ocean bay. Tools and wood shavings are scattered around the outdoor workspace.

**Ocean Playground News** @news@oceanplayground.social · May 4