Indigenous People Of Canada

• Sweetgrass Park: Burlington designates new name for Ryerson Park

  After close 1,600 votes from residents, the council revealed Sweetgrass Park as the new moniker.

  Canada

  Jan 18, 2022
  
• Burlington asks residents to help rename park named after architect of residential school system

  Ryerson Park, named after Egerton Ryerson, is set to be renamed after 'growing calls' from the community to change it.

  Canada

  Aug 25, 2021
  
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• Canada’s school systems are failing to address colonial past: educators

  Despite some reforms in the Canadian history school curriculum, educators and Indigenous peoples are calling for more change to happen.

  Perspectives

  Feb 1, 2021
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• Why the U.S. should be outraged over Canada’s MMIWG report, too

  Margaret Moss, an American Indian woman living in Canada, says the disappearance of indigenous women and girls is a problem on both sides of the border.

  Commentary

  Jun 8, 2019
• Metis, non-status Indigenous people sue Canadian government over identity loss in ’60s Scoop

  In an untested statement of claim, the survivors of the Scoop argue they were deprived of their identities by being taken from their families and placed with non-aboriginal families.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2018