OneFeather

Some truths were never hidden. Only unacknowledged.

In the weeks leading up to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we wanted to offer something to sit with. Truth before reconciliation is usually aimed outward, at those who need to learn. Here, we turn it inward and ask a harder question: whose truth, and who carries it?

A reflection on what it means to carry a truth others are only beginning to learn.

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The One Feather, Two Pens Podcast is back, with a bigger focus 🪶

We've expanded the show beyond digital Indigeneity and Indigenous innovation to take on the bigger questions of access and trust facing Indigenous peoples across Turtle Island. And we're launching with a guest we couldn't be more glad to have.

OneFeather CEO Lawrence Lewis and hosts Tommy Cooke and Alan Coombs sit down with author and educator Bob Joseph of Indigenous Corporate Training Inc., one of Canada's most widely read voices on Indigenous rights.

The debate over whether Indigenous peoples should adopt technology is over. AI is already here, already trained on our stories, largely without consent. The real questions are harder: who owns the data, who controls the tools, who benefits.

Technology is never neutral: capitalism is colonial at its root. And in an AI world, perceived traction can quietly become ownership, of a song, a story, a piece of cultural knowledge posted in good faith.

This isn't a conversation about opting out. It's about getting Indigenous knowledge into the record on our own terms, and the agency that has always driven the work.

👀 Watch The Next Boat: Indigenous Sovereignty in the Age of AI: https://youtu.be/ea0Z_HjEEx8

What does meeting this technology "on our own terms" look like to you?

To our relatives across Turtle Island,

It's been a hard summer. Fire, smoke and evacuation have touched so much of the land this year, and for many of our communities the weight hasn't lifted with the season.

If you or your community are navigating an evacuation or its aftermath, we've gathered some things that may help, all in one place: emergency support for every province and territory, how to replace a lost or damaged status card, where to start with other lost documents, and support for your mental health when you need someone to talk to.

We can't fix a hard season. But we see you, we're thinking of you, and we're here. 🧡

Read the full resource here: https://bit.ly/3SBvZLi

📷: Maria Ilves

This July 1st, we're holding space for reflection. 🧡

For many across this land, the day marks a national celebration. For First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples, it carries a more complex weight, inviting us to look honestly at history, at the land we are on, and at the relationships still being repaired.

At OneFeather, we don't look away from that complexity. We hold it. The story of this country did not begin in 1867. It began thousands of years earlier, in the languages, governance systems, ceremonies, and kinship that have always belonged to these territories and continue to thrive today.

Reflection is not the same as standing still. We see this day as an opportunity to learn, to listen, and to keep walking toward something better. Truth comes before reconciliation, and reconciliation is not a single moment but a relationship we tend to every day.

So this July 1st, we invite you to sit with the fuller story. Learn the name of the territory you are on. Seek out Indigenous voices, histories, and teachings. Ask what a shared future grounded in respect and self-determination could look like.

The journey ahead belongs to all of us. We are honoured to walk it alongside the Nations, communities, and people we serve.

Thirty years ago, June 21 was first observed as National Indigenous Peoples Day, yet our peoples have gathered on the summer solstice since long before any calendar named it. The longest day of the year has always been a time of renewal, connection, and celebration.

Today we honour the cultures, languages, and resilience of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. We celebrate the brilliance our communities carry forward, the voices that continue to rise, and the strength of Nations exercising their inherent right to determine their own futures. 🧡

We are so proud to celebrate the recipients of the 2026 OneFeather Community Impact Bursary: Sienna S., Mary M., and Talyn B. 🎉

From firefighting to social work to architecture, each of these students is pursuing an education they plan to bring back to the communities that shaped them.

This year we received more than 80 applications, and every story shared with us was inspiring and worthy. To everyone who applied, thank you for trusting us with your journey. We are cheering you on.

We're also celebrating the recipients of OneFeather's SD72 Student Success Bursaries, which were awarded in Campbell River, on June 4.

Read all of this year's recipient profiles and the full story here: https://bit.ly/3QSChVU

If you care about the relationships behind the work and you're fluent in English and French, we'd like to hear from you. OneFeather is hiring a Senior Customer Experience Specialist.

Full-time, remote across Canada.

Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/4oiHNxs

Pride Month is about love, identity, and the right to live fully as who you are. It is a celebration of who we love and who we are, and of the people who hold space for us to live it fully.

Long before colonization, many Nations held Two-Spirit people in places of honour, respect, and ceremony. This month we celebrate Two-Spirit and 2SLGBTQIA+ peoples across First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities, and our settler relatives walking alongside them.
To every 2SLGBTQIA+ person in our communities and beyond: you are loved, you belong, and you are celebrated. 🏳️‍🌈🪶

June marks National Indigenous History Month, and for us at OneFeather, this month carries real significance.

The word "history" can feel like it points backward, but the truth is: our peoples, cultures, languages, and nations are not relics of the past. We are here. We are building. We are governing. We are innovating. History is still being made, every single day, by Indigenous peoples across this land.

This month, we celebrate the full scope of that story, the long past, the present, and everything still to come. This month and every month, we are honoured to stand alongside our peoples, Nations and communities doing this work.

Happy National Indigenous History Month. 🧡🪶