Despite ongoing oppression by the settler state, the Red River Métis are often overlooked in federal settlement agreements involving Canada’s colonial past.
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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.
A flare burns at a gas facility in the Jedney Creek area near Buick, B.C. in July 2023.
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The agreement between the Haida Nation and B.C. is laudable. However, Canada’s history of false promises means the federal government is unlikely to enact similar deals any time soon.
The energy transition requires the development of new infrastructure, which can have adverse effects on the environment and on certain communities.
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.
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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.
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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.
A healer conducts an ayahuasca drinking ceremony in Avie village, in Ecuador, on Jan.14, 2023.
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Chris Briggs, University of Technology Sydney and Ruby Heard, The University of Melbourne
Our new report makes 12 recommendations for how industry, government, educators and First Nations communities can create jobs and fulfilling careers in clean energy.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
A man and young boy paddling a canoe are silhouetted on the Sunshine Coast near xwilkway (Halfmoon Bay), B.C.
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All canoe trips pass through the territories of Indigenous Peoples who are rightsholders to those lands. How can canoers work to account and reconcile for colonialism in Canada?
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.
While there is no simple answer to the question, our experts all agree Australia has a serious problem when it comes to racism.
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.
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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.
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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.
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The National Aboriginal Hockey Championship honours the resiliency of Indigenous Peoples while presenting youth with the opportunity to grow personally and professionally.
Half of the women homicide victims in 2022-23 were killed by a former or current partner.
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.’
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Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, and Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University