Indigenous History
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Calgary observes third National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with special eventsSeveral events and activities are taking place around the city this weekend to commemorate the third National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.FeaturesSep 29, 2023
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Historic hockey stick on display at N.S. museum highlights Mi’kmaw roots of the gameDavid Foster Carter calls himself the Hockey Holmes Heritage Detective and says the 127-year-old Caruk could be the oldest-known, Mi’kmaw-made stick.CanadaSep 28, 2023
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Thousands turn out for National Indigenous People’s Day celebrations in B.C.It was a day "to focus on the good parts of our history and our future, rather than to always have to focus on the trauma," said Williams Lake event emcee Micheal Moses.PerspectivesJun 21, 2023
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Sask. experts revisit story of Cypress Hills Massacre 150 years laterSask. experts share an important part of history in telling of the Cypress Hills Massacre 150 years ago, and the impact it had on the creation of the NWMP, now called the RCMP.CanadaJun 21, 2023
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Sask. organizations embrace the importance of National Indigenous History monthTwo Saskatchewan organizations explain the importance of celebrating National Indigenous History Month this June across the Prairies.CanadaJun 1, 2023
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Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh flags to fly permanently in Stanley ParkThe Vancouver Park Board held a flag-raising ceremony at spapəy̓əq Pápiy̓eḵ, commonly known as Brockton Point, Tuesday, as part of its 100-year vision for Stanley Park.CanadaMay 16, 2023
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Indigenous people call Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s tweet ‘disappointing’A video tweeted by Smith on Friday has received a lot of backlash on social media and from the Indigenous community who claim her comments are harmful to reconciliation.CanadaFeb 11, 2023
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Alberta law society votes to keep continuing education rule following petition against Indigenous culture courseThis means lawyers practicing in Alberta will still have to take mandated continuing education courses.CanadaFeb 6, 2023
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Central Okanagan students learn Indigenous history at winter gatheringBright colours and the sound of drums filled the School District 23 Learning Centre over the past three days, as 280 Indigenous students learnt about their culture.CanadaJan 13, 2023
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‘Much more we can do’: Lethbridge reconciliation course for non-Indigenous alliesThe course creates a space for open discussion, taking students through settler history and the systems that worked to benefit colonizers while harming Indigenous peoples.CanadaOct 27, 2022
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