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• Air Canada apologizes for mishandling national chief’s headdress on flight

  Air Canada is apologizing after an incident this week involving the mishandling of a headdress belonging to Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak.

  Canada

  Apr 26
  
• As N.S. regional chief takes office, her headdress tells a story of her passions

  Andrea Paul, the recently elected regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations for the province, explained during her induction ceremony the symbols were laden with meaning.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2023
  
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• Pope Francis receiving a headdress elicits heated emotions amongst First Nations communities

  Pope Francis was gifted a headdress after he apologized for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools. It's a gesture steeped in symbolism, but not everyone agrees with it.

  Canada

  Jul 26, 2022
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• B.C. legislature scraps rules that would have barred cultural head coverings from chamber

  The B.C. legislature is getting rid of a rule that could have prevented members on the floor of the legislature from wearing Indigenous, religious and cultural head coverings.

  Canada

  Oct 11, 2019
• POLL: What do you think of Miss Universe Canada’s totem pole dress?

  Paola Nunez Valdez has caused a flurry of controversy with the costume she chose to represent Canada at the Miss Universe pageant.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2015
• Fake headdress at Winnipeg Folk Festival prompts angry backlash

  A woman wearing a headdress and face paint at the Winnipeg Folk Music Festival prompted harsh condemnation on social media on the weekend.

  Jul 13, 2015
• Replica of John G. Diefenbaker’s headdress on display in Saskatoon

  Saskatchewan First Nation recreates headdress given to former prime minister John G. Diefenbaker in 1959.

  Canada

  Jun 1, 2015