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National Indigenous News March 17 · 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: Up to 379 affordable homes will soon be built through funding from the City of Calgary's Indigenous Housing Program.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's the city's largest ever investment into Indigenous housing, with$33 million going toward 16 First Nations and Indigenous-led nonprofits.
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  SPEAKER_00: The 16 funding recipients are responsible for a total of 24 projects in Calgary.
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  SPEAKER_00: Five projects will receive the large share of the funds, getting$20.2 million to directly build$147 housing units.
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  SPEAKER_00: Another four projects got$10.6 million in grants to purchase land that could deliver up to$232 more homes.
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  SPEAKER_00: The funding covers up to 40% of eligible capital costs for the building and construction of those Indigenous-led affordable housing projects.
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  SPEAKER_00: The remaining 15 grants of$150,000 are for planning and engagement that leads to future development of new housing projects.
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  SPEAKER_00: The affordable housing will be built in various parts of the city, including in Crescent Heights, Aaron Woods, and Forest Lawn.
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  SPEAKER_00: The city says they'll include everything from studio apartments to single family detached homes.
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  SPEAKER_00: The federal government is spending$14.3 million to support over two dozen Yukon organizations and First Nations governments with arts, culture, and language programming.
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  SPEAKER_00: Most of the funding for the 2025-26 fiscal year has already started flowing in.
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  SPEAKER_00: Language programs received the majority of the federal investment, just under$12 million.
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  SPEAKER_00: Of that, over$9 million went to Indigenous language revitalization and just under$3 million went to French language programming.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Council of Yukon First Nations, which got about$2.1 million over four years, said the money is for its Youth Today Language Leaders Tomorrow program.
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  SPEAKER_00: The two-year immersive program pays Indigenous youth to learn their language and carry those skills to the communities.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's run by the Yukon Native Language Center and has been in operation since 2021.
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  SPEAKER_00: A new Sub-Sea Fiber Optic Link is looking to bring internet resilience and connection to Haida Gwai in British Columbia.
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  SPEAKER_00: BC's Northern Development Initiative Trust is investing in a new Sub-Sea fiber optic cable to enhance the resiliency of connectivity along the northern coast.
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  SPEAKER_00: The trust will invest as much as$24 million in GuayTel to enhance network capacity, improve service stability, and ensure residents, First Nations, and local businesses have access to high-speed internet.
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  SPEAKER_00: The GwaiTel Haidegui Sub-Sea Fiber Optic Project will deliver a dedicated high-capacity connection between Haidegwai and the mainland northern coast, creating a more reliable network for the region's digital infrastructure.
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  SPEAKER_00: The hope is it will strengthen essential online services that communities rely on every day, including remote healthcare delivery and telehealth, emergency response and public safety, government services, education and online learning, tourism and local business operations, and community and social networking.
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  SPEAKER_00: Construction is expected to begin this spring.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's a look at your national Indigenous News.