Feb 19, 2023
Our vision is a future where one group’s prosperity doesn’t come at the expense of another’s rights or well-being Our posting for a full-time Consultant to join our team will be open until February 19, 2023. Are you passionate about advancing Truth and Reconciliation? Are you interested in joining a purpose-driven impact organization? Are you …
Feb 19, 2023
Louis Riel was a Métis Leader and was regarded as the “Le pére du Manitoba” (father of Manitoba) for playing a prominent role in bringing Manitoba into the confederation. The third Monday of February (yesterday) is observed as Family Day in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Saskatchewan; as Louis Riel Day in …
Feb 15, 2023
“We have to start transforming relationships with ourselves and each other. Reconciliation belongs to all of us. Reconciliation embodies the spirit of Namwayut, the idea that we are all one. One people, one community, one environment, one spirit.” Chief Robert Joseph News of the Gottfriedson Case settlement of $2.8B was released on the weekend, a …
Feb 15, 2023
This is great! Theatre Calgary, along with the Making Treaty 7 Cultural Society, is offering discount ticket prices to people who identify as Indigenous for their current production Little Red Warrior and his Lawyer. Crystal Blain has her tickets, do you? https://lnkd.in/gfbVj6CG
Feb 14, 2023
Warning: This post may be triggering for some. If you are in distress, please call the MMIWG support line at 1-844-413-6649. Today, communities across Turtle Island will be hosting the Women’s Memorial March. This March gives us an opportunity to stand in solidarity and to grieve the loss of our beloved sisters.
Feb 01, 2023
Knowledge is a gift we receive and share and it is a value we hold at Rise Consulting Ltd. Throughout 2022 our team delivered over 40 knowledge-sharing sessions with clients across Turtle Island. During these sessions, we asked participants: “What does Reconciliation mean to you?”. With over 1,800 responses, the most frequent words included: understanding, respect, acknowledgement, …
Jan 05, 2023
From approximately March 15-May 16, four Indigenous women from Manitoba were slain at the hands of an alleged serial killer, now in custody. Rebecca Contois, 24 years old, from O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation (Crane River First Nation). Morgan Beatrice Harris, 39 years old, and Marcedes Myran, 26 years old, both from Long Plain First Nation. ‘Buffalo Woman’, the …
Nov 08, 2022
Today, on November 8, we pay tribute to and honour Indigenous Veterans Day. This day was first established in Manitoba in 1994 and has since spread across the country. We take time to reflect and remember the important contributions and sacrifices made by First Nation, Métis and Inuit in recognition of their military services in …
Nov 04, 2022
In 2010 Isabella Kulak, a then 10-year-old student was shamed for wearing her Ribbon Skirt to “formal day” at school. Thanks to Isabella’s activism and with help from her family, social media was used to ignite a movement that highlighted the Ribbon Skirt as a centuries-old symbol most commonly representing strength, resilience and sacredness for …
