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CTV News
14-05-2025
- CTV News
2 men face multiple charges in relation to break-ins at southern Alta. small businesses
A Blood Tribe man and a Calgary man face multiple charges in relation to a series of break-ins at cannabis dispensaries, liquor stores, convenience stores and other businesses and homes in Banff and Chestermere. In April, the RCMP's Southern Alberta District crime reduction unit (SAD CRU) launched an investigation into a number of commercial break-and-enters. In addition to small businesses such as liquor stores and cannabis stores, the suspects started targeting houses with open garages and vehicles in towns like Banff and Chestermere, where they stole bikes using stolen vehicles. On May 2, the RCMP arrested a 36-year-old resident of the Blood Tribe and a 38-year-old Calgary man, who they say were in possession of two stolen vehicles. 'Using our analysts and a more intelligence-based approach we are able to identify and focus our enforcement efforts on these repeat offenders,' said Const. Katelyn Dagg of the SAD CRU in a media release. 'It is through this approach that we can have the largest impact on reducing crime.' The Blood Tribe man was charged with seven counts of break-and-enter, four counts of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, three counts of possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, five counts of failing to comply with a release order and wearing a disguise to commit an offence. The Calgary man was charged with two counts of break-and-enter, two counts of possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, four counts of failing to comply with release orders, wearing a disguise to commit an offence and possession of break-in tools. Both men were remanded into custody. The Blood Tribe man is scheduled to appear in court in Calgary on May 16, while the Calgary man is scheduled to appear in court in Okotoks on May 30.
Global News
06-05-2025
- Health
- Global News
Blood Tribe residents remember loved ones on Red Dress Day
On a day filled with grief, loss and despair, one word encompassed the goal of hundreds in southern Alberta — healing. Members of the Blood Tribe gathered in Stand Off to walk and speak up on Red Dress Day for those who can no longer do the same. 'Coming together collectively in spirit, in ceremony, is integral to the healing, the continued healing that we walk each and every day,' said Terri-Lynn Fox, director of the wellness program at the Blood Tribe department of health. Fox said the walk is an important step in the reconciliation process. 'It brings our community together. It brings our people together, whether it's for awareness, prevention, intervention, creating continued pathways, but the walk itself is symbolic,' she said. It has a profound impact on those who have experienced first hand the damage of losing loved ones to violence. Story continues below advertisement 'As I saw them walking down, the sirens going, it just brought tears to me because I've lost family that has been missing and murdered. It meant a lot to me,' said Gloria Chief Moon, who also works at the Blood Tribe department of health. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Hundreds of people walk or march on Red Dress Day each year. The national day honours missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirited and other LGBTQI+ people, but boys and men are not left out either. Healing doesn't come easily. Still, Chief Moon says Canada has come a long way in the journey of trauma recovery. 'We're taking a stance now. We're being more proactive and we just want to educate people. We just want people to realize we're human beings and that someone that's been murdered or has been missing. Story continues below advertisement She says the openness for Indigenous people to express their culture has helped tremendously and the future is bright, even if change can't happen overnight. 'People are really going back to ceremony and that's part of healing. So, we encourage everybody to participate in part of their healing process because we know we need to get a stronger community,' she said.
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'You just feel it': Gathering of Nations, the largest powwow in North America, hits its stride in Duke City
ALBUQUERQUE — The heat and rhythmic intensity of the collection of dancers spinning, stopping, flinging legs had Liam Beebe of Washington sweating in his orange regalia as he walked from the powwow floor, the drum still pounding a war beat in his ears. A member of the Blood Tribe, also known as Kainai Nation, the 16-year-old practices ahead of the Gathering of Nations Powwow in Albuquerque each year, studying the songs and refining his moves. "It's a war dance — I like that it's fast," Beebe said. "It gets my adrenaline going." Touted as the largest powwow in North America, Gathering of Nations has been underway since Thursday but ramped up Friday as thousands flooded into Expo New Mexico, the state fairgrounds in Albuquerque, for a weekend of festivities, including parades, music and dance performances and the Miss Indian World Contest. Noon marked the Grand Entry, the first real act Friday, when Indigenous dancers from around the U.S., wearing regalia displaying their tribal ties and cultural backgrounds, entered the high-profile powwow, moving to the dance floor with flourish as the arena of spectators roared and cameras flashed. A series of dance competitions followed. Inside the arena before the entry, dancers were preparing bustles and other attire ahead of the dancing scheduled Friday afternoon and evening — some with a long history of attending the powwow that first began about 40 years ago. Today's Gathering of Nations looks a little different than those early years, which started with the first 'unofficial' event at the University of New Mexico in 1983. Attendees now come from not just North America but around the world. Seated in the dimly lit arena at Expo New Mexico, Sage Fast Dog's hands worked over a bustle crafted with intricate black-blue beadwork and topped with golden eagle feathers. He tightened the garment to ensure his son would not have to fear it slipping off amid the dance. "The feathers that we wear come from a bird that is sacred to us," said Fast Dog, a member of the Rosebud Sioux tribe in South Dakota. "We teach our kids that so they don't disrespect these feathers. It's one of the reasons we are able to carry them in the United States — because it is a part of our ceremonies." Indigenous Americans who attend the gathering say they come for the unity, pride and sense of community that characterizes the powwow. The seizure of Native land by the U.S. government and forced migration resulted in intertribal exchange, and powwows became more popular in the 20th century as a means of Native expression and celebration. "We all come together," said Malcolm Duncan, who is Navajo and lives in Shiprock. "It's amazing to see how we are all connected, even though we are thousands of miles away." More moves, more footwork Some of the best Indigenous dancers in the U.S. and Canada showcase their footwork during the Gathering of Nations, ensuring competition is always high. Rod Begay, of Yakama Nation in Washington, has been judging powwows since the 1980s and said this is a big stage. "Maybe a dancer has more moves, more spins, more footwork. Those are the things you pay attention to," said Begay, ahead of judging a teen girl's fancy dance. Duncan began dancing when he was 5 or 6 and feels the preservation of traditions and culture is paramount, especially as he watches his own children dancing. He wore white warpaint on his face from nose down across about half his face Friday; six black lines painted to represent the six mountains that are sacred to the Navajo. "One thing I was always taught was, 'You are your grandfather's prayer,' " Duncan said. "Now I understand it because I know my grandfather prayed for me to keep the tradition going. I see it now when I see my kids dancing." The term 'powwow' derives from Pau Wau, meaning 'medicine man' in Narrtick, a language spoken by the Algonquian peoples in Massachusetts, according to the Smithsonian. On display Friday were the differing beats of the drum competitions, dozens of dancing categories, the roving performers of traditional dances. Tiffani Warner, of Winnebago Tribe in Nebraska, does the Ho-Chunk Applique dance for those who cannot move themselves, as it is known as a healing dance. Jangling the bones and shells hung around her neck, Warner moved to the beat of the drum with her feet together, illustrating the style. "It's scary times, you know," Warner said. "You've just got to help everybody, be kind." 'Just a good feeling' Positioned in a circle pounding a large drum covered in a steer hide and singing loudly, chanting, members of a group known as Sharpshooter were among the drum groups that took turns providing constant music for the powwow in the arena. "We're from Turtle Island," said one of the members of the group using handmade sticks. Turtle Island is used by some Indigenous Americans to refer to North America. "We're from all over," added another. Jeremy "Worm" Dearly of Phoenix writes songs for the group and serves as its lead singer, stretching his voice in Lakota and Ojibwe. He penned a song Sharpshooter performed early in the powwow that he based on a dream — in his dream, his father was singing him the lyrics of the song. "All the people help one another. You only have one life to live," Dearly said. "That's what that song means." A number of drum and singing groups kept the powwow going, each unique in their approach and with their own style. The Mountain Kree drum group plays powwows all summer and travels around, said Garrison Deschamps, noting the group of 10 is made up of members of a family from Alberta, Canada. Some powwows allow for larger groups, but the Gathering of Nations caps it at 10, he said. "We travel throughout Canada, the United States," Deschamps said. "It's just a good feeling you get sitting around a drum with your brothers and enjoying visiting with everybody else that you don't get to see for a long time. That's what makes it meaningful to us." "Each and every drum has their own camaraderie. They pick up their own singers whenever they can. There's lots of singers everywhere that want to sing with whoever," he added, as a drum group with more of a southern style began to play nearby. Duncan said the powwow music, the hypnotic drumbeats, gives him a feeling unlike anything in American popular music. "You just feel it," Duncan said. "It's different from when I listen to rap, metal, country. When you hear this, you feel it." Change over time Shirtless with a vest plate complete with a badger skull, rabbit fur and a tobacco bag, Billie Broken Trail made the journey from St. Petersburg, Fla., but opted to travel by air this year instead of driving. "First time on the plane coming this way," said Broken Trail, of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe. "I didn't like it. I can drive; 26 hours don't bother me compared to being up in that plane for four hours." Donning a small circular mirror as part of his headdress with feathers, Boye Ladd, 77, had bells and other shiny objects as a part of his regalia that made a jangling noise as he walked. "Things like mirrors, bells, things that are shiny and sharp, are ways to repel negativeness, bad spirits and everything," Ladd said. "If somebody shoots medicine at you, voodoo or whatever you want to call it, it bounces back." Ladd said he's seen powwows change a bit over the years. "It evolved I guess to what you see today with competition and everything," Ladd added. "I've seen back when there was no competition back in the early '50s. It's pro and con, depends on how you look at it. Integrity, spirit, honor, respect — the positive. The other side is money, materialism, and that takes away from the spirit."
National Post
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- National Post
5 features to watch at this year's DOXA documentary film festival
Article content Article content For a reimagining of the King Arthur legend, this film brings together artists with and without Down syndrome in a mix of theatre, documentary, and cinema that creates a fusion between 'myth and modernity.' Article content Article content Director: Baljit Sangra Article content When: May 4, 5 p.m., VIFF Article content Punjabi-Black jazz singer Judi Singh captivated musicians and audiences during the late 1950s. However, the music industry didn't buy what she was selling. In this portrait of an artist director Baljit Sangra, along with Singh's daughter, retrace Singh's life and offers the forgotten artist another turn in the spotlight. Article content Article content The power of online culture drives this documentary about a controversial meme that has become both a call to action and an example of misrepresentation. At the centre of the story is Pernell Bad Arm, a Blackfoot man from the Blood Tribe whose image was turned into a meme without his knowledge or consent. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content
CBC
06-03-2025
- General
- CBC
How wiping out buffalo was a strategy to bring Indigenous people under colonizer control
In the 16th century, it's believed that between 25 and 30 million wild buffalo lived across North America. By 1890, according to some estimates, those once-great herds dwindled to fewer than 300 animals. During the industrial age, buffalo were a valuable commodity — their bones became fine china and fertilizer, while their hide became military boots and machine belts. Diseases passed on from cattle also contributed to their rapid decline. But the actions of governments and the military were also a key factor in the removal of the buffalo from the land, says Cree filmmaker Tasha Hubbard in the video above, an extended clip from Singing Back the Buffalo, a documentary from The Nature of Things. Indigenous people depended on the buffalo for food and vital materials. Without them, people starved and became dependent on the colonizers. "It was genocide of the Buffalo people, done to clear us both off the land and replace us with cattle and settlers," she says. In Singing Back the Buffalo, Hubbard delves into the history of the buffalo in North America, how their eradication affected the Indigenous groups that relied on them, and how Indigenous nations including the Blackfeet, Kainai (Blood Tribe) and Siksika Nations are working to return the buffalo to their ancestral territories through the unique Buffalo Treaty. The video above outlines the history of the buffalo hunt and how the Indigenous Peoples of North America's Great Plains experienced trauma, genocide and loss of independence. "We stopped singing when the buffalo were gone," Hubbard says in the clip. "But our stories and prophecies say the buffalo will come back to us one day."
