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National Indigenous News May 6 · 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: The Government of Canada announced over$13 million in funding for four projects across Nunavut aimed at strengthening the territory's economy, infrastructure, and Arctic security.
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  SPEAKER_02: The funding will support initiatives in all three regions of the territory, contributing to stronger communities and sustained economic growth.
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  SPEAKER_02: In the Katikmyo region, funding will support the Grays Bay Road and Port Project, which was referred to the major project's office in early March.
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  SPEAKER_02: The investment will support environmental data collection, early planning and design, and community engagement building on existing work supported by Transport Canada.
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  SPEAKER_02: The Kivalik region will receive funding to enable continued environmental studies and community engagement for the Kivalik Hydrofiber Link Project, a fully Inuit-owned initiative.
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  SPEAKER_02: In the Kikitalik region, funding will support Ampere's business planning and design of a new 7,000 square foot economic development hub in Akalaweit.
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  SPEAKER_02: There will also be funding for Arctic capable dual-use vehicles to enable autonomous hydrographic surveying, strengthening environmental monitoring, and supporting Arctic defense readiness.
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  SPEAKER_02: A new boxing program geared towards Indigenous youth has been launched in southern Alberta.
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  SPEAKER_02: Benjamin Giroud is ringside with more.
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  SPEAKER_00: If one kid is feeling kind of isolated at school and maybe feeling shy and decides to sign up for the program, success looks like them leaving the class, feeling more connected to their peers.
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  SPEAKER_01: The youth boxing classes are scheduled weekly all the way through until June.
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  SPEAKER_01: In Sutina, I'm Benjamin Giroud.
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  SPEAKER_02: As the toxic drug crisis continues to plague communities across northwestern Ontario, First Nations are training community members in best practices for working with those experiencing addiction.
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  SPEAKER_02: The Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority provides services to members of 33 First Nations, 28 of which are remote.
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  SPEAKER_02: In 2021, Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority band members were hospitalized for mental health and addictions issues at six times the provincial rate.
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  SPEAKER_02: With that in mind, the Health Authority released a new opioid use disorder guide for community members and local service providers.
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  SPEAKER_02: The goal is to educate people about opioid use disorder, the effects of opioid consumption, and risks of poisonings and overdoses and options for treatment and harm reduction services.
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  SPEAKER_02: The rate of opioid-related deaths for First Nations people in the province tripled between 2019 and 2022, according to a report co-authored by researchers at Chiefs of Ontario and the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network.
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  SPEAKER_02: The Health Authority's guide explains how addiction is a chronic disease influenced by a number of factors, such as mental health, genetics, and one's living conditions.
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  SPEAKER_02: The guide includes information about local options for opioid agonist therapy, such as suboxone or sublicade, as well as harm reduction tools like naloxone kits, which can be used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
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  SPEAKER_02: The guide also encourages something known as two eyed seeing, which means addressing addiction through both Western science and indigenous knowledge to support people in a more holistic way.
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  SPEAKER_02: That's a look at your national Indigenous News.