Anna Mary Mckenzie
@legally_cree
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Opaskwayak Cree Mama, Award Winning Journalist, Director of Governance & Policy. Dedicated to the next generation 🧡
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Lending my voice tomorrow on the tragic death of Baby Valentino, an Indigenous child in B.C who was apprehended and died in the care of the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) at 5 weeks old. 7:40 am on
@CBCEarlyEdition
with
@CBCGloria
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Privilege is being able to make social media content about how you cope with motherhood (i.e, taking “Mummy moments” or drinking wine) and not fearing repercussions from child services as an Indigenous family
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BREAKING: Indigenous lifegiver forced to deliver baby alone as nurses watched in an Edmonton hospital, resulting in infants death. Deceased daughter referred to as a “specimen”
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Happy to share that I received a scholarship from my band to attend law school — grateful to the Opaskwayak Cree Nation for believing in me
#OCN
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I just got off the phone with my Dad who is in so much pain. The trauma that this is causing our family in almost unbearable. This is not our truth to bare, we have always known. For anyone in pain , the 24/7 Residential School Crisis Line is 1-866-925-4419
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I’m going to law school! Beyond thrilled to announce that I received an acceptance letter to
@UVicLaw
Indigenous Law program — starting this fall, I’ll be working toward a joint degree in common law and Indigenous legal orders
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Displaced Indian.
Imagine leaving an abusive relationship, mustering the courage to look at apartments and finding the perfect spot for you and your child to build a new life.
Then imagine you are in your pajamas, your landlord is coming over to fix a few things, and he brings
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This is Sonja and her husband. This afternoon, they had their newborn daughter Amella apprehended at the Victoria General Hospital. The Hathaways are unhoused and will be camping outside of the
@BCLegislature
until they have answers
#birthalert
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Ben & Jerry's forever ✨
I love my ice cream political
Another day to talk about
#LandBack
and how we can support communities defending their land. Take action this Canada Day
#CanadaDay2023
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We are on our way to meet with the parents of
#BabyAmella
. They are camping outside of the
@BCLegislature
. Yesterday, they had their premature newborn apprehended by MCFD
@MitziDeanBC
. Mum got her own breast pump and will drop off milk today for baby under surveillance of police
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Seeing non-Indigenous folks continue to fill executive and leadership roles that could and should be filled by Indigenous People really REALLY disturbs me - our lived experiences are invaluable, our stories need to be told by us. Period.
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(1/4) Today I met with the Honourable Minister David Eby, the Attorney General of B.C, to discuss the on-going
#birthalerts
story series with
@IndigiNewsMedia
. I brought my daughter's moss bag, which I was not permitted to use in the hospital because the nurses said it was unsafe
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Cambria Harris told a rally in Ottawa it was retraumatizing for Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree to invite the families to a meeting on Monday without bringing anything new to the table.
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Thinking of all the Indigenous mama’s out there — we are holding our precious children a little closer to our hearts today.
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(1/5) BREAKING: First Nations mother facing apprehension of newborn daughter by Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) at the Victoria General Hospital. There is currently a campaign to keep baby with her family:
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An open letter on why I am leaving the profession of journalism, and what I want to see changed in B.C’s child “welfare” system
#bcpoli
@IndigiNewsMedia
@Dave_Eby
@MitziDeanBC
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Latest story for
@IndigiNewsMedia
on
#BabyAmella
and the Hathaway family.
'They had a devious and frankly outrageous plan to wait months to strip her from her child.'
#everychildmatters
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Indigenous motherhood is a profound act of resistance
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We won! In the BC Supreme Court case MCFD v. Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner and
@IndigiNewsMedia
, Justice Iyer dismissed the petition brought forward by MCFD to guard redacted information pertaining to
#birthalerts
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Congratulations to my colleagues for their wins at this years Indigenous Journalist Association Conference –
@CaraMcK
won Best News Photo for her
@IndigiNewsMedia
story
“In Maskwacis, Pope Francis apologizes to crowd of Indigenous survivors”.
@Eden_Fine_Day
won first place for
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Shame on the
@edmontonpolice
for criminalizing celebrated Indigenous journalist
@Songstress28
. Journalists are the mirrors of society, and attempting to silence her for witnessing the horrifying way vulnerable, unhoused people were treated should be a terrifying awakening for us
So this happened today. I was fingerprinted, had my mug shot taken and other personal details documented by
@edmontonpolice
Solidifying my criminalization.
Edmonton, AB, where journalists aren’t free to conduct their very jobs. Where they’re threatened with arrest if police feel
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I went to sleep last night dwelling on the thought — what would our family be like without the constant heart ache & trauma? Would we be all be living closer to each other? Would we be speaking our language? Would my grandparents still be alive?
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My first media appearance since the
#CowessessFirstNation
announcement will be tomorrow with
@ryanjespersen
and
@RealTalkRJ
. We’ll be discussing an article I co-wrote with
@thediscourse
&
@IndigiNewsMedia
on 7 things you can do to support
#residentialschoolsurvivors
right now.
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What a privilege to make such violent decisions and have the weight of colonial law to lean on, to enforce that violence by removing people from their own homelands, away from their kin buried in the landfill.
So many eyes on Winnipeg right now, and Canada as a whole.
You should be paying attention to what’s unfolding in Winnipeg.
As of 6pm Central- Friday, July 14 (today), the Winnipeg Police have the authority to remove blockaders at the Brady Landfill in Winnipeg. An injunction was granted to the City of Winnipeg earlier today after family
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Following my session I gave on reporting on the child welfare system, the legendary Jim Compton came to chat with me — he knew my Grandpa Murray, who was a photojournalist. Jim Compton is a veteran Anishinaabe journalist, and one of the the first Indigenous broadcasters
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BREAKING:
#BabyAmella
has been apprehended. I interviewed the mother & father today as she was pumping breast milk for her daughter in the NICU. These parents love their baby and now she will lose her sacred connection to her birth parents
#birthalert
@Dave_Eby
@MitziDeanBC
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(1/2)
@CBCTheNational
&
@CBCOlivia
yesterday’s broadcast shared a photo of a child’s jaw bone fragment found at the former Lebret Indian Residential School. I was not prepared for this. The trigger warning and subsequent phone numbers must come before the story.
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(4/4) Minister Eby made the time to speak with me, as a law student, and as the mother to three Indigenous kids.
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TW: MMIWGT2S. Remains of Indigenous woman Chelsea Poorman have been found outside an abandoned home in South Granville, after she went missing from Granville St in 2020. And get this, the
@VancouverPD
do not consider Poorman's death suspicious
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I made a commitment to myself to smudge every single day while in law school 🪶
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(3/4) The fear I felt translated into the
#birthalerts
series, which was co-led by
@BMarelj
and
@briellemimi
. There is more happening behind the scenes in terms of seeking justice for families who have been subjected to a birth alert. This conversation is not over. I'm pleased
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(1/2) With mixed emotions, I’m sharing info on the best job in the world. I am moving on to a freelance role as I begin my journey as a law student. I encourage anyone who is committed to the next generation to apply for this position👇🏽
IndigiNews is hiring a full-time reporter — ideally based on Vancouver Island — to cover education and the child-welfare system in B.C.
Please read the following and fill out the application below by 9PM PT on August 26, 2021.
—IndigiNews
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(2/4) I complied, for fear of being judged as a neglectful mother by virtue of my Indigeneity. I brought the moss bag to today's meeting to draw strength from as I explained to Minister Eby the fear I felt delivering my baby in hospital b/c of birth alerts.
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Scary times. I’m no longer able to see the
@IndigiNewsMedia
page or stories on
@instagram
.
#BillC18
isn’t even in full force yet, and Meta and Google have started the blocking process. My heart is broken b/c I worked really hard on two stories last week and there are folks who
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I had an assumption that working in journalism and being a law student would be cut-throat/adversarial. Truth is, I’ve never felt so witnessed and cared for by my peers at
@IndigiNewsMedia
and by the Indigenous Law Students Association at
@UVicLaw
.
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My latest story with
@IndigiNewsMedia
. The news of the
#215children
has shaken me to my core. To non-Indigenous people wanting to know how to help, here is a list of
#7actions
to support Indigenous peoples during this time of grief and mourning.
Seven ways non-Indigenous people can support healing for Indigenous people right now.
#215children
| Latest by
@Annamary_mck
and
@jacsrons
.
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Quick PSA to folks that if you have nothing nice to say, just be quiet. Our people are in mourning right now. You wouldn’t believe the racist comments we receive
@IndigiNewsMedia
— it’s alarming.
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My latest story with
@IndigiNewsMedia
featuring University of Manitoba assistant professor
@SeanCarleton
on combating residential school denialism.
'What we wanted to do was model what pushing back against that backlash could look like it’s like so it doesn’t always have to fall
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@TheSocialCTV
this is a heavy topic, but it’s critical to share what’s happening with Indigenous families in Canada - “birth alerts” are the well documented practice of child welfare agencies apprehending babies who are deemed at risk. See the latest:
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My heart is with the Peguis First Nation as they struggle with record breaking floods — flooding for many Manitoba First Nations has been a terrible, overlooked crisis.
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Happy Indigenous Peoples Day. May our children be free to live their lives without pain and persecution. June Mary – living our Ancestors wildest dreams, and that is worth celebrating 🌸
#NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay
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Who’s going to the
@najournalists
conference!? I’m thrilled to be en route with
@indiginews
. I’m presenting a number of workshops and conversations and am so excited to connect with other storytellers. We are also planning on going to
#CampMorgan
to show our support 🧡
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Caught between feeling dread in anticipation of Sept 30, but also profound gratitude that the conversation is FINALLY happening
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As a former youth support worker, and current reporter on the child “welfare” system, I’ve learned the importance of listening and following the lead of Youth. They are smart, self determined, and we need to follow their lead. Today and every day, I will stand and protect
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Breaking: 182 bodies have been found in unmarked graves close to the former St. Eugene's Mission “School” near Cranbrook.
#215children
#751children
#182children
and counting …
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My latest story with
@IndigiNewsMedia
on why, as an Indigenous mom and reporter, I’m concerned about B.C.’s proposed legislation to charge a fee for general Freedom of Information (FOI) requests
B.C.'s proposed FOI fee could make it harder for small media outlets to justify filing shot-in-the-dark info requests — like the one that led to our
#BirthAlerts
investigation, writes
@legally_cree
.
#cdnmedia
#bcpoli
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(5/5) MCFD and Victoria General, what are you doing to keep this Indigenous mother with her baby? How is this case different from a
#birthalert
?
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(2/5) Instead of supporting the family, MCFD is pressuring the mother to separate from the father and move to Vancouver or back to the reserve. How is this a “collaborative model"?
@Dave_eby
@MitziDeanBC
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Couldn't be more accurate. Don't be mistaken, the child welfare sector is a million dollar industry that supports many professions (i.e., social workers, lawyers, foster parents etc.)
If there were no Indigenous kids in care so many mortgages wouldn't get paid. "Kid collectors" are real and are not talked about enough.
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(4/5) “We are changing the way we work with and support high-risk expectant parents to keep newborns safe and families together through a collaborative, rather than an involuntary, model.”
Source:
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Thank you to
@CreesonCTV
for bravely bringing this issue forward, and to the women sharing their traumatic stories. Canadians don’t know enough about the forced sterilization of Indigenous life givers
#ClassAction
#
#lawsuit
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(1/2) Thrilled to share that we’ve been nominated for a COPA (Canadian Online Publishing Award) for the breaking and exclusive
#birthalert
story we published at the beginning of the year.
This team. This year. Wow, just wow. IndigiNews has been nominated for 3
#COPAwards
. We're finalists for best feel good story and twice for best investigative article.
#cdnmedia
#decolonizemedia
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Please take a read of my latest for
@IndigiNewsMedia
. Days after International Missing Children’s Day, I revisited a recent report issued by the province’s Representative for Children and Youth about missing children in government “care.”
I was shocked to find that 40% of kids
According to the
@RCYBC
report, up to 65 per cent of the children and Youth who go missing from care are Indigenous.
Indigenous girls account for 40 per cent of children and Youth who go missing while in provincial custody.
Story by
@legally_cree
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Really exited for this panel. An honour to speak alongside
@AngelaSterritt
and
@Songstress28
✊🏽
Let’s take up space and talk about Decolonizing the Media 🧡
#DecolonizetheMedia
@IndigiNewsMedia
I am so excited to host this event!!
Is the Media Becoming Less Racist?: Challenging Colonial Narratives In Non-Fiction Writing.
Mostly because it's with two of the best journalists I know.
Reserve a ticket here:
Event info:
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I just want to let the world know that my Mum packed my lunch today for law school, and now she's on her way to drop off my breast pump before my next class. Motherhood. The job that never ends.
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The importance of bold and diligent reporting. Well done
@AngelaSterritt
BREAKING: VPD moves to change handcuffing policy in response to Indigenous man and granddaughter detained at BMO
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(3/5) Province of B.C, you claim to have ended the practice of
#birthalerts
. In 2019, then Minister
@KatrineConroy
stated:
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We are at the MCFD office in Esquimalt. Mum and Dad are able to see baby to drop off milk. They are only allowed to see baby separately. Social worker at the front desk did not allow their doulas, their support team, to sit with them
#babyamella
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Thank you to everyone for showing up in a good way to grieve and remember the
#215children
found at the
#kamloopsresidentialschool
— Hiy Hiy to the Elders and survivors for your courage in coming together and to the Snuneymuxw First Nation for hosting. For our children, always.
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Honoured to be recognized by the COPA (Canadian Online Publishing Awards) for our breaking investigative story on
#birthalerts
@IndigiNewsMedia
. We won silver for Best Investigative Article 🪶
Our sister publication
@IndigiNewsMedia
wins silver in the investigation category for its groundbreaking work on birth alerts in B.C. Well deserved,
@BMarelj
,
@briellemimi
and
@legally_cree
! 🌿
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(1/2) On a personal note, I am happy there's been a lot of media coverage so far. I arrived home in "Nanaimo" yesterday and picked up my daughter - held her for so long, feeling so privileged to have her in my life. Sonja and Philip were in my heart the whole night, as I know
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I’ll be totally transparent — these are some of the hardest days I’ve lived through. Doing my best to be courageous and brave for my three beautiful Indigenous children 🧡🧡🧡
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Please take a read of my latest story for
@IndigiNewsMedia
. I've been following this story for three weeks and I too am confounded by the lack of humanity as demonstrated by B.C's Ministry of Children and Family Development.
@mitzideanbc
@dave_eby
@rcybc
@freeofviolence
#bcpoli
Cree mother, whose newborn was apprehended, says social worker told her to ‘stop wailing’.
Read the latest from
@legally_cree
👇
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En route to “Vancouver” via
@IskwewAir
to attend the
@JackWebsterFdn
awards –
@ShaluMehta32
and I are nominated for Excellence in Community Reporting for the series on Carsyn McKenzie Seaweed 💙 (stories in thread / photo by Julian Stonechild)
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Family members of Carsyn Seaweed gathered to speak with the media following a solidarity march in “Duncan”, “B.C.”
Chief Lydia Hwitsum reminded the press to be careful to not sensationalize the story.
“People are hurt, there’s pain, there’s fear - and sensationalizing isn’t
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My 3 yr old has offered to use her “powers” to help Sonja get her baby back. She put two and two together after overhearing
@NahanniFontaine
speech regarding
#BabyAmella
in the Manitoba legislature. Even my toddler knows this is fundamentally wrong.
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Hey friends and family. In partnership with
@APTNNews
and
@jhrnews
, I've been asked to participate on a panel discussing "Mental Health and Indigenous Journalists". Tune in Thursday at 9:30 a.m. (PT) for the conversation, moderated by
@Songstress28
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I was a little star struck today having
@duncanmccue
share his journey in our storytelling lodge at
@IndigiNewsMedia
. hiy hiy for your words & guidance.
"I am filled with so much hope because I see young journalists being the next wave of bringing our voices to the mainstream.”
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A story of love and intergenerational trauma. Thank you to my Dad for his bravery. Remembering my grandparents, Mary and Murray McKenzie, as survivors of the Indian Residential School System
#ForOurChildren
“I hugged my babies goodnight, studied their brilliant brown eyes and skin, and said a prayer to Creator, to guide us in a good way through this incredibly difficult time.”
| Latest by
@Annamary_mck
—IndigiNews
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Thanks to
@NBCNews
for reaching out to me for an interview regarding Canada’s federal Online News Act, which has impacted how
@IndigiNewsMedia
reaches our readership. Story by
@khadijah_kho
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(2/2) This gives survivors and intergenerational survivors the chance to prepare themselves and decide if that’s something they (we) have the strength to engage with. As a Mum to a child that’s the same age as this child, I was triggered and deeply upset.
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My solo talk yesterday was all about the so-called child welfare system and collaborative, kinship driven journalism. We can do better to elevate the stories of courage, change, and to let those in power know that we are watching.
Spotlight child welfare is a collaborative
Spotlight: Child Welfare promotes coverage of the ‘child welfare’ system that is trauma-informed, evidence based, and centred in care. Learn about
@ChildSpotlight
and other journalism projects putting communities first.
Read our journalism case studies:
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Letter today from the Ministry of Citizen’s services. I’m appalled at the rebranding of
#birthalerts
to “hospital alerts”, John Tuck. It takes away the horror of removing an infant from their lifegiver.
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I’m experiencing so much pain & vicarious trauma right now, to the point I haven’t been able to do what I love most — writing. I’ll attempt to freelance while I’m in law school, but these last few months will be my last as a full-time reporter (for now).
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See more:
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(1/2) Reporters and the broader community of folks looking to support our work
@IndigiNewsMedia
, my friend and colleague
@kelsiemarchand
will be working to develop
#traumainformed
resources for those in the Canadian journalism industry to use when reporting on Indigenous issues.
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Are you a survivor of Canada’s Indian Day “Schools” submitting a claim to the Federal Indian Day School Class Action? Has your application been repeatedly lost? Looking to connect with folks for a story. DM me or send me and email: anna
@indiginews
.com
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Excited to share that I'm taking a break from law school to rejoin
@IndigiNewsMedia
. Thrilled to be rejoining the ever powerful
#AuntyCouncil
alongside my friend and colleage
@OdetteAuger
We are thrilled to announce two familiar faces are rejoining
@IndigiNewsMedia
✨
@OdetteAuger
is joining as our new managing editor, and Anna McKenzie (
@legally_cree
) is joining as our new communications aunty / senior aunty.
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I lost someone today. An incredible Indigenous youth in foster care who was 2 months away from aging out. I’m absolutely wrecked.
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Indigenous lawyer friends & colleagues. My co-worker and fellow storyteller
@aaron_hemens
and I are seeking experts on judicial process - namely, an expert on a Judge's decorum - following last week's comment by Judge Shelley Fitzpatrick. DM or email.
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On my way to Victoria City Hall for a class walking tour called Law in the City. On my way, I walked by a church with red hands. I met a residential school survivor. We cried, shared some words, hugged, and then went on with our respective days.
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Our first session at the
@najournalists
conference - “Newsroom Staff Wellness in the Reconciliation Era’
@IndigiNewsMedia
@CaraMcK
@Eden_Fine_Day
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Incredibly disturbing. Shame on you
@rcmpgrcpolice
. History won’t forget your actions in Wet’suwet’en.
We are extremely disturbed to learn photo journalist
@photobracken
was arrested by the RCMP while she was documenting arrests in Wet'suwet'en territory today. RCMP are refusing to release Amber, in violation of her charter rights.
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Thinking of the Secwépemc and Tsilhqot'in who released their preliminary findings today at the St. Joseph's residential "school". I want to send my love and support to William's Lake, all of the families impacted, and to all those who are grieving
#93
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Thank you
@AngelaSterritt
— I do my best to honour stories that are shared with me, to carry them in a good way, and to practice informed and consent based journalism. Collectively we need to do a better job at telling the powerful and empowering stories of Indigenous youth.
2 people tonight asked about Indigenous journalists I trust, so I'm starting a list! No particular order.I'll add more later.
@TanyaTalaga
(Globe),
@candiscallison
(Media Indigena,Narwhal +),
@Annamary_mck
(Indiginews),
@AndreaDS27
(Tyee),
@Wawmeesh
(CBC),
@AndreaCrossan
(CBC).
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Almost a week later, I'm reflecting on the words shared by Grand Chief Cathy Merrick at the
@najournalists
conference in Treaty 1:
"Stand firm in your commitment to truth, power and humility. Don’t let anyone define you or diminish your worth. United, we can take back our
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(1/4) A plea to family and friends — myself and many, many others are in a very deep place of pain and mourning. I am dreading
#CanadaDay
celebrations. If you are planning on celebrating Canada Day this year, and are planning to post said celebrations in a time …
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🧵(1/2) I am actually really troubled by this. My heart and my spirit feel sick when I see that this blanket is now being sold and used for a fund for Indigenous folks.
I am troubled because my Grandpa was given a blanket by
@hudsonsbay
. He contacted TB not long after, and ...
Hudson’s Bay Foundation and the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund Partner to Launch Oshki Wupoowane | The Blanket Fund
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It was the best healing medicine to have a conversation with
@AngelaSterritt
. Hiy Hiy for your time, your work, and your words.
“Let’s not be afraid of that and let’s be our true selves in these spaces,”
@AngelaSterritt
says. “Your ancestors always have your back and are always within you."
| Latest by
@Annamary_mck
—IndigiNews
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Ah! Forgot to reshare. I’m thrilled to be writing again. Please take a read of my latest with
@IndigiNewsMedia
ft. my daughter’s home community ♥️
Snuneymuxw First Nation (
@Snuneymuxw
) is celebrating the opening of a new culture-focused learning academy, culminating decades of work to preserve and reclaim the Hul’q’umi’num language on their unceded territory.
Story by
@legally_cree
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Sonja Hathaway says that she has been speaking Dene to her daughter, and now baby won’t have that connection to her ancestral language or her traditional foods (breast milk). Violation of UNDRIP.
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I went with Sonja and her husband yesterday to the MCFD office in "Esquimalt". Their birth team was not able to sit with them as their support people as they visited with baby. We are currently working on a story at
@IndigiNewsMedia
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