{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Turtle Island News","provider_url":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com","author_name":"Lynda Powless","author_url":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/author\/lynda\/","title":"Federal cuts push NWAC to lay off staff - The Turtle Island News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SWvW6tUWzV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/28\/federal-cuts-push-nwac-to-lay-off-staff\/\">Federal cuts push NWAC to lay off staff<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/28\/federal-cuts-push-nwac-to-lay-off-staff\/embed\/#?secret=SWvW6tUWzV\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Federal cuts push NWAC to lay off staff&#8221; &#8212; The Turtle Island News\" data-secret=\"SWvW6tUWzV\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"GATINEAU, Que., &#8212; The Native Women&#8217;s Association of Canada (NWAC)\u00a0 has had to pay off 75 employees, half its staff after being hit with the termination of a government skills training program. NWAC says, like other Indigenous non-profit organizations across the country it does not receive stable core funding forcing it to lay off half of its workforce. `It is heart-breaking to lose so many talented and dedicated people,&#8221; says NWAC President Carol McBride. &#8220;We hope to create additional employment opportunities when this organization secures further work in the service of Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit, transgender, and gender-diverse people. But, until that time, our financial hands are tied, and we simply do not have the money to sustain our current payroll.&#8221; With the ending of the National Apprenticeship Program (NAP),","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/facebooklogo.jpg","thumbnail_width":725,"thumbnail_height":483}