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Despite ongoing oppression by the settler state, the Red River Métis are often overlooked in federal settlement agreements involving Canada’s colonial past. (Shutterstock)

Underfunded and unstudied: The need for Red River Métis health research funding

Now more than ever we need Red River Métis health data that is conducted ethically and is respectful of both individual and collective rights, and accurately represents our distinct population.
Children’s shoes over the steps leading up to the site of former Indian Residential School, the Mohawk Institute, in Brantford, Ont. in November 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn

Residential school denialism is an attack on the truth

Although there is now a wide body of public information about residential schools, many people continue to have limited knowledge about them. That provides fertile ground for misinformation.
Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt. (Deyohaha:ge Indigenous Knowledge Centre, Six Nations Polytechnic)

Looking for Indigenous history? ‘Shekon Neechie’ website recentres Indigenous perspectives

A website curated by Indigenous historians shares reading lists about Indigenous histories in Turtle Island (North America) related to over 40 topics, as well as a podcast offering oral histories.
Coho salmon swim at the Fisheries and Oceans Canada Capilano River Hatchery, in North Vancouver in 2019. Indigenous knowledge and data can help advance conservation efforts as long as the data, and its keepers, are treated with respect. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Indigenous data sovereignty can help save British Columbia’s wild salmon

Indigenous knowledge is a boon to environmentally responsible efforts, but only if the data — and its holders — are treated with respect.
‘Slash/Back,’ directed by Nyla Innuksuk, follows a group of Inuit girls who fight off an alien invasion, all while trying to make it to the coolest party in town. (Mixtape SB Productions Inc.)

‘Decolonizing Lens’: Winnipeg and virtual film series reflects the beauty of Indigenous worldviews

The Winnipeg-based series has screened over 100 films in multiple genres by Indigenous filmmakers, and brings filmmakers together with audiences as a form of public education.
Pro-Palestine protesters link arms as police move to clear remaining protesters and their encampment at the University of Calgary campus in May 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Noah Korver

Canada’s settler colonial violence in three acts: Calls for solidarity on National Indigenous Peoples Day

Limiting who public space is for and how it can be used is central to settler colonialism both in Canada and other settler colonial places. Here’s how it’s used to silence and criminalize dissent.
Ancestral seal hunting happened at the edge of the Sít Tlein (Hubbard) glacier. Emily Kearney-Williams © Smithsonian Institution

Scientists and Indigenous leaders team up to conserve seals and an ancestral way of life at Yakutat, Alaska

Collaborative research by archaeologists, environmental scientists and tribal elders combines science and Indigenous knowledge to tell the story of centuries of life at a glacier’s edge.
British Columbia Premier David Eby shares a laugh with Hereditary Chief Gitkun, centre, and others following an event to recognize the Haida Nation’s Aboriginal title throughout Haida Gwaii during a ceremony at the provincial legislature in Victoria in April 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Historic Haida Nation agreement shows the world how to uphold Indigenous rights

The recent title lands agreement between British Columbia and the Haida Nation is historic and inspiring, but also long overdue in light of decades of rulings by international human rights bodies.
As we approach the start of gardening season, it’s a good time to ask some questions about what to plant and who gets to plant. (Shutterstock)

Digging into the colonial roots of gardening

This episode explores how colonial history has affected what we plant and who gets to garden. We also discuss practical gardening tips with an eye to Indigenous knowledge.
Part of what makes the National Aboriginal Hockey Championship so unique is its inherent focus on fostering cultural unity and pride. (Shutterstock)

The National Aboriginal Hockey Championship celebrates the strength of Indigenous sporting communities

The National Aboriginal Hockey Championship honours the resiliency of Indigenous Peoples while presenting youth with the opportunity to grow personally and professionally.
Indigenous media makers are successfully gaining more control over their storytelling. Here Dallas Goldtooth and Jana Schmieding as Nelson Renville and Reagan Wells in the sitcom, ‘Rutherford Falls.’ (Goldtooth Schmieding/Peacock)

From stereotypes to sovereignty: How Indigenous media makers assert narrative control

Indigenous media have rapidly expanded over the last 30 years with Indigenous media makers gaining greater control of their narratives.

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