The Quebec government has just spent $1.6 million to replace the word “Amerindian” and modify other Indigenous content in history textbooks that had been introduced only two years earlier. Continue reading
Embodying Empathy, a virtual reality project based on the Fort Alexander Indian Residential School on Manitoba’s Sagkeeng First Nation, aims to give participants an in-depth experience. Continue reading
Morley GooGoo, a regional chief with the Assembly of First Nations, says the holiday would allow Canada to recognize its past wrongs, rather than ignoring or hiding them. Continue reading
The government is moving forward with plans to create a stat holiday to remember residential schools. Can it be more than “just another day off?” Continue reading
Local students have banded together in order to advance truth and reconciliation. Continue reading
As of the fall of 2019, the Saskatchewan law school will reserve two spots for Indigenous students from Newfoundland and Labrador. Continue reading
A suggestion to rename the new Traffic Bridge stirred up some discussion at Saskatoon city council. Continue reading
David MacDonald of the University of Guelph says the acquittal of Gerald Stanley for the death of Colten Boushie means ‘settlers’ must step up and stand with Indigenous peoples to ensure they can implement their own justice systems. Continue reading
Sen. Lynn Beyak, who was ousted from the Conservative caucus last week over racist letters she posted to her parliamentary website, is doubling down in her own defence and blasting Andrew Scheer as “inexperienced” and hampered by “political correctness.” Continue reading
The Conservative party is facing questions on why it failed to oust Sen. Lynn Beyak from its caucus sooner, despite repeated calls from Indigenous leaders. Continue reading
