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We are your Contemporary Indigenous Lifestyle Magazine.

Our mission is to motivate and inspire Indigenous Peoples through knowledge, success stories, and stories of resilience. A digital or print subscription to SAY Magazine is a gift that keeps you entertained and uplifted for a full year! We cover entertainment, business, leadership, social justice, the environment, education and so much more!

Today, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we honour the children who never returned home from residential...
30/09/2026

Today, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we honour the children who never returned home from residential schools, as well as the Survivors, their families, and their communities.

We acknowledge the enduring harm caused by the residential school system and the ongoing efforts of Survivors and communities to share the truth and support future generations.

Reconciliation requires ongoing commitment. Listen to Survivors. Learn about the residential school system and its ongoing impacts.

Read the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action and consider how you can put them into practice in your workplace and community.

At SAY Magazine, we remain committed to making space for Indigenous voices and stories, today and throughout the year.

Long before it became a school sport, had a shot clock, or appeared on television, lacrosse was played by Indigenous Nat...
29/09/2026

Long before it became a school sport, had a shot clock, or appeared on television, lacrosse was played by Indigenous Nations across Turtle Island. Archaeological evidence and oral histories trace its origins back centuries. It was not a single game but many, each with its own name, rules, and meaning: tewaarathon for the Haudenosaunee, baaga’adowe for the Ojibwe, and kapócha tóli for the Choctaw.

For the Haudenosaunee, lacrosse is the Creator’s Game, a gift with deep spiritual significance. Known as the medicine game, it has been played for healing, diplomacy, and gratitude to the spirit world. Traditional games could involve hundreds of players and last an entire day or longer. Rick Hill (Tuscarora), co-founder of the Iroquois Nationals, said that playing well “contributed to its ability to entertain or to cure.” Even today, traditional lacrosse sticks are given to some Haudenosaunee children at a young age, reflecting a connection to the game that begins early in life.

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https://saymag.com/the-creators-game/

For 20 years, wrestler, teacher, and new mother Justina Di Stasio believed she had to earn the right to call herself Ind...
27/09/2026

For 20 years, wrestler, teacher, and new mother Justina Di Stasio believed she had to earn the right to call herself Indigenous. Now, she is determined to ensure the next generation never feels that way.

Five weeks into motherhood, Justina Di Stasio is not sleeping much. She laughs about the feeding, the fussing, and how time seems to fold in on itself in those early weeks. But in the quiet moments, her mind lingers on a single thought: her son will never hold Indian status. “The way the government works, it’s not going to pass down to him,” she said, “because my husband is not Indigenous.”

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https://saymag.com/identity-you-never-have-to-earn/

When people think about a museum, they often imagine a place where history is kept behind glass. At the National Indigen...
27/09/2026

When people think about a museum, they often imagine a place where history is kept behind glass. At the National Indigenous Residential School Museum of Canada, we believe history should do more than tell us where we have been—it should help guide where we are going.

The museum exists to share the truth about the residential school system and honour the stories of Survivors and their families. But our vision reaches beyond remembering the past. Guided by Survivors, Elders, and Knowledge Holders, we are working to transform the museum from a place of hurting to a place of healing.

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https://saymag.com/from-a-place-of-hurting-to-a-place-of-healing/

Shayna Ankou (née Powless), a member of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin, has built a diverse athletic career th...
25/09/2026

Shayna Ankou (née Powless), a member of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin, has built a diverse athletic career that spans 12 years as a professional and 14 years as an athlete across multiple sports. She began as a runner, competing in cross country, track, and triathlon throughout school in Roseville, California, United States. She set the mile record and became a top distance runner. In her senior year, she shifted her focus to cross-country mountain biking, embracing a new sport and redefining her athletic identity.

Her decision reflected a willingness to embrace uncertainty, pursue her passions and seek continuous growth. This mindset shaped her professional cycling career. Over the next 12 years, Ankou competed in road, track, mountain biking, gravel, cyclocross and virtual racing, representing the USA internationally. She competed at eight World Championships across multiple disciplines, including cross country mountain biking, track, Esports and gravel. Her final World Championships appearance for the USA was at the 2024 UCI Gravel World Championships, which was also her last official race before retiring. Rather than specializing, she built a reputation for versatility, resilience and development.

Read the full story on SAY’s website:
https://saymag.com/beyond-the-finish-line/

Nearly 30 years after her first Olympic appearance, Kerrie Buchberger found herself returning to the game in an unexpect...
23/09/2026

Nearly 30 years after her first Olympic appearance, Kerrie Buchberger found herself returning to the game in an unexpected way. After years of injuries and a total knee replacement, she discovered that volleyball still had something to offer her.

On her first day back on the court, Buchberger quickly realized the challenge ahead was greater than she anticipated. She knew volleyball well. After eight seasons with Canada’s national team, five years in Europe and an Olympic appearance, the sport felt natural to her. Sitting volleyball, however, brought entirely new challenges. She understood the game, but performing from the floor proved much more difficult. Her teammates moved quickly, sliding and turning across the court with a smoothness she struggled to match.

“It was so humbling,” she told SAY Magazine. “I knew in my head that if I could just get up, I could chase the ball down. But I’m down here, and I can’t move.” She laughed as she said it. Her words revealed a person who had learned to accept humility, embracing it as the real lesson.

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https://saymag.com/another-chance-to-wear-the-maple-leaf/

He was catching a flight when we spoke—somewhere between cities, somewhere between the dozens of schools, conferences, a...
21/09/2026

He was catching a flight when we spoke—somewhere between cities, somewhere between the dozens of schools, conferences, and corporate speaking engagements that keep Dave Robertson in near-constant motion. For a man who has spent two decades building one of the most important bodies of work in Canadian Indigenous literature, the pace feels fitting.

The stories don't stop, and neither does he.
Robertson was raised in Winnipeg by parents from Norway House Cree Nation in northern Manitoba. Today, he is one of Canada's most widely read authors—a Governor General's Award winner, an editorial director, a podcaster, and a tireless advocate for Indigenous storytelling.

"I hope that it makes Indigenous kids feel empowered, seen and important. That they are valued, loved and that they feel closer to who they are, and feel proud of that. That's really at the heart of it for me."

Through his podcast Kīwew and books such as Black Water and 52 Ways to Reconcile, Robertson moves fluidly between graphic novels, picture books, and prose, reaching readers from kindergarten classrooms to university lecture halls. In this conversation, he speaks about education, fatherhood, publishing, and why representation matters.

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When Canada played France in the quarter-final at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Shalaya Valenzuela ran out with her teammates...
21/09/2026

When Canada played France in the quarter-final at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Shalaya Valenzuela ran out with her teammates into the loudest, fullest stadium she had ever seen. Her coach kept the same seven players on the field during the close match, so Valenzuela did not get to play. Still, just being there, wearing her jersey and standing on Olympic turf, was the result of a choice she made months before. That decision was not about talent, but about the kind of teammate she wanted to be.

Just before the pre-Olympic training camp, Valenzuela found out she missed the final Olympic roster by one spot. She could have stepped back to avoid disappointment, but when her coaches invited her to train with the team anyway, she agreed. A week later, they asked her to join them in the Olympic Village, and then to dress for the quarter-final.

Read the full story on SAY's website.

Wanna Be Happy? Stop Swearing and Yelling.The Path to Happiness Starts With How We Speak.Communication researchers, psyc...
24/08/2026

Wanna Be Happy? Stop Swearing and Yelling.

The Path to Happiness Starts With How We Speak.

Communication researchers, psychologists and neuroscientists increasingly agree that the words people choose during conflict dramatically shape whether disagreements are resolved peacefully or spiral into resentment, hostility, and emotional distance.

Read more at:
https://saymag.com/for-your-happiness-stop-swearing-or-yelling/

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