{"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":"Mamakwa to carry NDP flag once more - The Turtle Island News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"PibMYzqaih\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/15\/mamakwa-to-carry-ndp-flag-once-more\/\">Mamakwa to carry NDP flag once more<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/15\/mamakwa-to-carry-ndp-flag-once-more\/embed\/#?secret=PibMYzqaih\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Mamakwa to carry NDP flag once more&#8221; &#8212; The Turtle Island News\" data-secret=\"PibMYzqaih\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\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\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter\u00a0 KIIWETINOONG \u2013 Sol Mamakwa has been nominated to be the New Democratic Party\u2019s candidate in the next provincial election. The Kiiwetinoong NDP\u2019s nomination meeting was held Monday evening via Zoom. \u201cIt\u2019s certainly an honour to be asked again to represent the people in Kiiwetinoong,\u201d Mamakwa said Tuesday in a phone interview from Toronto. Mamakwa said he brings \u201ca unique understanding\u201d to Queen\u2019s Park as the legislature\u2019s only First Nations member. While considering himself \u201calways First Nations first,\u201d he said, the NDP is a good fit for him. \u201cThey fit the beliefs that I have.\u201d There were no other candidates for the nomination. Mamakwa, a member of Kingfisher Lake First Nation, has represented the Kiiwetinoong riding since 2018. He easily won re-election on June","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/facebooklogo.jpg","thumbnail_width":725,"thumbnail_height":483}