Anti-Indigenous Racism

• Red dresses hung across B.C. to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls

  In Vancouver, speakers honoured the mothers, daughters, sisters and friends they'd lost, and shared anger at Canada's slow pace in response to the issue.

  Crime

  May 5
• The horrifying trend in police treatment of Black and Indigenous people

  There seems to be a collective complacency when it comes to policing and its misconduct and mistreatment towards Black and Indigenous peoples, DeRico Symonds says.

  Commentary

  Apr 24
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• How one TDSB school is dismantling racism and celebrating the Black Community

  'Aside from COVID-19, our BIPOC students were suffering. They were going to be coming back to school and ... needing the right educators to have those brave conversations.'

  Education

  Mar 15
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• Abbotsford joins scores of Canadian cities with walk for missing, murdered Indigenous women

  Krista MacInnes said Saturday's event was partially in response to the discovery of the body Jana Williams, 28, near the Red River in Winnipeg on March 4.

  Canada

  Mar 13
• Examining the impacts of systemic racism in Guelph begins with a survey

  The Guelph Wellington Local Immigration Partnership is launching a survey to examine systemic racism and discrimination in the city and county.

  Canada

  Mar 10
• Systemic discrimination against Indigenous women magnified during COVID-19, Bennett says

  One expert noted resources to deal with mental-health problems are limited, since many Indigenous communities are small and remote.

  Canada

  Mar 8
• Pouce Coupe, B.C. mayor remains defiant as Indigenous leaders demand her resignation

  "I won't be stepping down because you guys can learn to meet me too": Lorraine Michetti fired back when told it was a little too late to learn about First Nations' people.

  Politics

  Mar 3
• New publication delves into racist history as B.C. prepare to turn 150 years old

  A new publication from a group of a academics and community activists is hoping to open a conversation on racism as modern British Columbia turns 150 years old.

  Canada

  Feb 25
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• Haisla woman, partner, sue B.C. health authority claiming racism, negligence in stillbirth

  The suit, filed by Sarah Morrison and her partner Ronald Luft in B.C. Supreme Court Wednesday, alleges negligence and "deliberate racial indifference."

  Feb 12
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• O’Toole backtracks, says residential school system ‘was not’ created to ‘provide education’

  Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole walked back his comments about residential schools, stating they were 'not' created to 'try and provide education.'

  Politics

  Dec 16, 2020