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National Indigenous News June 12 · National Indigenous Newscasts

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  SPEAKER_00: This is a look at your National Indigenous News.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm Daryl Stranger.
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  SPEAKER_00: First Nations MPs and senators are calling on the federal government to pass legislation changing the rules on status under the Indian Act before they leave Ottawa for the summer break.
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  SPEAKER_00: The legislation, S2, was amended by senators to remove what is known as the second generation cutoff and permits the transfer of First Nations status to a child if one of their parents is registered.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's being studied by the House of Commons Committee on Indigenous Issues, and a conservative MP moved a motion today for debate to end.
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  SPEAKER_00: Senator Paul Prosper, who put forward those amendments, says there is overwhelming support for the changes from some 500 First Nations across the country.
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  SPEAKER_00: He said it appears the federal government does not want to change status requirements because it would have to pay more for First Nations-based services and programming.
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  SPEAKER_00: Indigenous Services Minister Mandigul Masty said that while she is committed to eliminating the second generation cutoff, more consultations with First Nations are required first.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Soutina Nation in southern Alberta is home to some very competitive sports teams, and basketball is one of their crown jewels.
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  SPEAKER_00: Benjamin Giroud is courtside with more.
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  SPEAKER_01: For Wayland Bigplum of the Youth Council, providing opportunities to today's youth that he might not have had access to is the name of the game.
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  SPEAKER_01: In his mind, providing sport opportunities to Soutina Youth offers solutions for mental health, education, and sports through providing purpose.
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  SPEAKER_01: The basketball program has an extensive history from the work put in by his late brother Stanley to now, 20 years later, having seen the program explode.
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  SPEAKER_01: With what was once a single team, Soutina is now home to 10 different basketball teams of varying age groups and skill.
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  SPEAKER_01: We spoke with Wayland Bigplume about the growth of the basketball program and the teams.
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  SPEAKER_01: But when he started, he only had there was only one team.
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  SPEAKER_01: And that one team grew from two teams to now.
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  SPEAKER_01: She's maybe like 10 teams right now.
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  SPEAKER_01: So it's pretty, it's pretty um, when you see when you see the growth and you see the kids in the gyms, it's it's just it's awesome to see.
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  SPEAKER_01: In Sutina, I'm Benjamin Giro.
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  SPEAKER_00: Every year, thousands of Northwest Territory's residents travel to Alberta to take advantage of health services not available in the territory.
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  SPEAKER_00: Accessing records of that care can be challenging, but the province and territory say it's about to get easier.
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  SPEAKER_00: Under a new agreement with the province, Northwest Territory's residents are now able to set up accounts with My Health Alberta, which will allow them to securely access and download records related to their care online.
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  SPEAKER_00: Access will be provided for up to one year.
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  SPEAKER_00: In a release jointly issued by both governments, Northwest Territory's Minister of Health and Social Services, Lisa Semmler, said the agreement will support safer, more coordinated care at home.
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  SPEAKER_00: Roughly 8,400 territorial residents traveled south last year alone to receive care, with nearly 95,000 health system encounters in the last 13 months.
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  SPEAKER_00: Nearly 2.5 million people accessed health information digitally in Alberta as of 2026.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's a look at your National Indigenous News.