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National Indigenous News September 3 · National Indigenous Newscasts

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  SPEAKER_02: This is a look at your National Indigenous News.
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  SPEAKER_02: I'm Daryl Stranger.
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  SPEAKER_02: Alberta Premier Daniel Smith says she stepped in to fix a glitch that saw Indigenous peoples erased from her official statement marking the province's 121st birthday.
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  SPEAKER_02: Within an hour of sending the Alberta Day statement on Tuesday, the government sent an updated version removing the sentence including Indigenous peoples from its English version.
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  SPEAKER_02: Smith said public servants made the move and that she urged them to revert to the original statement.
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  SPEAKER_02: Nevertheless, the change had already drawn concern from critics amid tense relations between Smith's United Conservative Party government and indigenous communities before the upcoming referendum on Alberta separation.
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  SPEAKER_02: The vote on October 19th is to ask Albertans whether they want to remain a part of Canada or begin the process to hold a second, binding referendum on separating from the country.
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  SPEAKER_02: Treaty 8's sovereign First Nations Grand Chief Trevor Mercerty called the removal of Indigenous peoples from Smith's statement deeply troubling.
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  SPEAKER_02: He added it's especially concerning as Smith's government is advancing separation-related initiatives and challenging the constitutional status of treaty rights and the duty to consult.
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  SPEAKER_02: The rewrite also drew heat from the opposition NDP's Jody Callahoo Stonehouse, who is Cree and Mohawk and a member of the legislature.
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  SPEAKER_02: A spokesperson for government communications and public engagement said in an email that Smith's second statement was issued by mistake and that her first statement, including the government's recognition of Indigenous peoples, stands.
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  SPEAKER_02: A Calgary-based workforce development company is building a program to open doors to an Indigenous aviation workforce across Alberta.
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  SPEAKER_02: With more information on this, Benjamin Giroud is on the tarmac.
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  SPEAKER_01: With the aviation workforce projected to lose tens of thousands of workers by 2035, Noble Consulting believes there is an opportunity for indigenous communities to ensure greater awareness of and access to aviation and aerospace careers as demand grows within the industry.
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  SPEAKER_01: This sparked the start of Noble Consulting's Indigenous Aviation Workforce Advancement Initiative, or IAWAI.
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  SPEAKER_01: We got to speak with Eddie Atousi of Noble Consulting and asked him about the decision to develop an Indigenous-focused aviation program.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then I started looking at okay, where do you think we can find a lot of this uh young people?
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  SPEAKER_00: Uh oh, the community, so that we could uh potentially build, you know, a quick is that was that looking to build a career innovation space.
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  SPEAKER_00: And, you know, then that's how the indigenous community came out.
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  SPEAKER_01: As Noble Consulting is in their community feedback gathering stage, Eddie also wants to hear from indigenous peoples and communities.
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  SPEAKER_01: You are encouraged to reach Eddie at eddy.atausi at nobled.ca.
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  SPEAKER_01: For more info and full interview clips with Eddie, check out our website.
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  SPEAKER_01: In Calgary, I'm Benjamin Giro.
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  SPEAKER_02: The government of the Northwest Territories is looking for bidders on a$250,000 contract to provide personal storage space for people who are experiencing homelessness.
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  SPEAKER_02: The territory's dignity through secure storage initiative is intended to allow people to secure their belongings, such as medications, identification, and other documents that they might need to access healthcare, income support, and other resources, as well as things like clothing and supplies they may need to live on the streets.
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  SPEAKER_02: The government's request for proposals seeks a contractor to provide secure storage like lockers, which should be welcoming, non-stigmatizing, and physically accessible to individuals with varying needs, and located in the downtown core or in an easily accessible location.
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  SPEAKER_02: The request for proposals, which closes September 10th, also asks the successful bidder to develop a secure, confidential system for storing identification and documents and provide experienced staff to work with clients.
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  SPEAKER_02: It says the storage facility is intended to be accessible twenty four seven, but that the government is also open to receiving recommendations about how the facility will operate.
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  SPEAKER_02: That's a look at your national indigenous news.