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X Kataquapit

xkataquapit@mstdn.ca

<p>I am an Indigenous writer / journalist originally from Attawapiskat FN. I am a Kattawapiskak Ininew (a Mushkego Cree) and a member of Attawapiskat FN which is on the James Bay coast in northern Ontario. I was born and raised in my home community and I fluently speak my Cree language. Since 1997, I have been producing my regular column titled &#39;Under The Northern Sky&#39; as well as working as a journalist writing about Indigenous people, communities and issues in the north.</p>

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    Out for another ride in northern Ontario. It&amp;#39;s not fall yet but I can feel it in the air. #indigenous #firstnation #motorcycle #motorcycles

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    @CatherineBabault@mastodon.social here is an audio file for you to hear the words for beaver and otter in the James Bay Cree language. I tried writing it out but it was better to use a voice recording. I don&#39;t know how this works, never sent audio recordings before.

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    I dedicated my latest column to talking about Pow Wow and how important and meaningful these events are for our communities. #indigenous #firstnations #onpoli #canPoli #powwow #nishnawbe #mushkegowuk https://www.wawataynews.ca/blogs-columns/pow-wow-sacred-gathering

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    Here are my photos of the Mattagami FN Pow Wow which took place on August 15 and 16, 2026 in Mattagami First Nation. To view the full gallery of photos, click on the link below https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-g5DQbp #indigenous #firstnations #nishnawbe #treaty9 #mattagamifirstnation #powwow

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    In my latest column, I talk about the forest fire reality we live with here in the north and how governments prioritize the dangers. #indigenous #firstnations #nishnawbe #mushkegowuk #forestfires https://www.wawataynews.ca/blogs-columns/ring-forest-fire

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    Took another ride north of Cochrane, Ontario. Beautiful bright blue skies and hot weather, which is short lived in the north. We have to take advantage of every sunny day we can. Hope you&#39;re all having a good summer. #indigenous #firstnation #motorcycle #motorcycles

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    Don&#39;t have any where sensible for me to share my riding photos, so I thought I&#39;d share them with you folks on Mastodon. Great day for riding north of Timmins Ontario. I stopped at the Driftwood turn off at the end of Highway 655. It used to be a great restaurant stop years ago but the place is empty now. Sad to see the change but it&#39;s still a fun destination for a quick ride. #indigenous #motorcycles #motorcycle #firstnations

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    In my latest column, I write about how everyone on the James Bay coast (and in the far south) is working hard to preserve and practice our traditional culture. #indigenous #firstnations #mushkegowuk #nishnawbe #attawapiskat https://www.windspeaker.com/under-northern-sky-xavier-kataquapit/birds-are-calling-spring

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    Still winter in northern Ontario but it was warm enough for a quick ride. Chilly but with enough layers it was passable. Hope it&amp;#39;s warmer where you are. #motorcycle #indigenous #winter

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    On another ride because the weather bumped up to a tropical +15 today. Took a ride to northern Quebec with a stop at Palmarolle, where the river ice is still breaking up. #motorcycle #bmwmotorrad #indigenous

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    First day long solo ride through northern Quebec. What a day for a ride. Felt like +20 in the sun but it feels like a hint of winter again as the sun is going down. #motorcycle #bmw_motorrad #indigenous

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    Happy Birthday ... a great figure who helped us all understand the beauty, power and wisdom of our planet and all life on it. My Indigenous parents who were born and raised on the land enjoyed watching his programs (as did I and I still do) and to just see and know about the great variety of life on this planet. #davidattenborough #davidattenborough100 https://youtu.be/furvGgw1Rrk

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    In my latest column, I wanted to say Meegwetch (thanks) to our northern FN youth Jeronimo Kataquapit, Ramon Kataquapit, Kohen Mattinas and Ryan Fleming for representing us on the international stage at the United Nations this past month. #indigenous #firstnations #bill5 #nishnawbe #mushkegowuk #attawapiskat https://www.wawataynews.ca/blogs-columns/first-nation-youth-speak-united-nations

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    I&amp;#39;m happy to announce I&amp;#39;ve entered into the Fediverse with a Mastodon account here at mstdn.ca I&amp;#39;ve been learning about the fediverse for a few years and I knew I had to break away from corporate run social media. I publish a regular column every two weeks so from now on, I will share it here in addition to everywhere else I get published and use this publicly controlled forum more often.

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    Always great to see how the American people and Indigenous Americans are standing up to tyranny and supporting those who are fighting the good fight. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-in-minneapolis-native-americans-show-how-community-care-is-done/