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National Indigenous News September 28 · National Indigenous Newscasts

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  SPEAKER_00: Here's your latest National Indigenous News on the Windspeaker Radio Network.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm Brooklyn Britton.
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  SPEAKER_00: The National Association of Friendship Centers says it needs additional funding to meet the needs of urban Indigenous people.
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  SPEAKER_00: CEO Jennifer Rankin says inconsistent funding has forced some centers to lay off staff.
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  SPEAKER_00: Friendship centers form Canada's largest urban indigenous service network, with more than 100 locations serving nearly 1 million people a year through employment, housing, childcare, health, cultural programs, and food security.
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  SPEAKER_00: Most indigenous people in Canada now live off reserve in urban, rural, and northern areas.
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  SPEAKER_00: After earlier cuts, the Liberals provided$168 million over five years in March 2026.
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  SPEAKER_00: The NAFC is now seeking an extra$25 million over five years.
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  SPEAKER_00: The requested funds would support housing, infrastructure, employment, emergency response, including wildfire evacuations, digital tools, and indigenous data sovereignty.
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  SPEAKER_00: The federal government has been gathering budget requests, but no date for budget 2026 has been announced.
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  SPEAKER_00: Fraser River Sockeye salmon returns have hit a sharp low, a year expected to deliver strong numbers in the species four-year cycle.
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  SPEAKER_00: Early counts point to roughly 2.8 million fish, less than half the six million seen in 2022, and more than 60% below the 7.7 million forecast.
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  SPEAKER_00: Jason Huang of the Pacific Salmon Foundation called the result disappointing and given the long-term trend alarming.
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  SPEAKER_00: The federal government has closed the commercial sock eye fishery for the season.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sockeye spawn at age four after a long upstream migration fueled only by body fat.
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  SPEAKER_00: Warming waters, droughts, low flows, and more frequent floods make the journey harder.
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  SPEAKER_00: Huang says that salmon remain resilient and have rebounded before, but past protective measures are losing effectiveness as conditions shift.
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  SPEAKER_00: Drawing on successful Indigenous-led work by the Okanagan Nation Alliance and Cowichin Watershed Board, the Pacific Salmon Foundation, and First Nations Fisheries Council aim to create coordinated watershed specific recovery plans across British Columbia and into the Yukon.
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  SPEAKER_00: Veter research priorities, communication, and long term planning are central to the approach.
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  SPEAKER_00: That is your national indigenous news.