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Samantha Schwientek

Samantha Schwientek is a reporter with CBC Indigenous based in amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton). She is a member of the Cayuga nation of the Six Nations of the Grand River, and previously worked at CBC Nova Scotia.

    Latest from Samantha Schwientek

    Meet the helpers spending days on their feet to serve First Nations wildfire evacuees

    Thousands of First Nations people have had to leave their homes this year due to wildfires. Here's what it's like to be one — and help out others.
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    Indigenous grads at Red Deer Polytechnic surprised with gifts by student services staff

    Indigenous graduates of Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) in southern Alberta were surprised after convocation when they were given gifts — including a blanket featuring a white buffalo — from the school’s Indigenous Students Services office.
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    New Indigenous-led women's shelter aims to provide 'an auntie's love'

    Nichole Brown, a Cree and Saulteaux woman, said she's preparing to open a new women's shelter in Edmonton. “I thought about if I was going to contribute anything… the kind of love that I want to offer these women is an auntie’s love,” she said.
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    Why did this outfit by a Blackfoot designer lead to controversy… and what does she think about it?

    A Blackfoot designer says she was shocked when her latest collection received backlash online over the sexualization of Indigenous women and inappropriate use of traditional medicines. 
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    Anniversary of 'Red Paper' highlights First Nations' fight against assimilation

    A grassroots group in Edmonton honoured those who stood up for First Nations rights back in 1970 when the Canadian government was proposing to erase legal distinctions between First Nations and other citizens, at an event Wednesday. 
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    Chantel Moore's mother walks 33 km in B.C. on anniversary of daughter's killing by police

    Martha Martin, the mother of Chantel Moore, held a 33-kilometre memorial walk in B.C. on the fifth anniversary of her daughter's death on Wednesday.
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    Files documenting worst abuses at residential schools to be destroyed unless survivors ask otherwise

    Despite a multi-year outreach, some residential school survivors say they didn't know they need to request their Independent Assessment Process files be saved or else they'll be destroyed in 2027.
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    Pierre Poilievre's record on Indigenous rights concerns advocates

    Pierre Poilievre's pitch to Indigenous voters has focused on resource development and economic reconciliation but some Indigenous advocates say they are concerned about his record on issues like residential schools and Indigenous rights. 
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    Residential school denialism: what is it and how to recognize it

    Residential school denialism does not deny the existence of the school system, but rather downplays, excuses or misrepresents facts surrounding the harms caused by it, experts say.
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    Métis woman teaches kids to love the culture — but her own daughter surprised her

    After years of not showing interest in Métis cultural events, Willow Gladue, 16, surprised her mother Felice by busting out in a jig.
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