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August 15, 2018 The federal government is consulting with Indigenous groups before declaring a national statutory holiday to mark the painful legacy of Canada’s Indian residential schools. The main sticking point has been choosing a date for the annual event. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ottawa-negotiating-to-create-new-statutory-holiday-marking-brutal/   County school board disappointed with cancellation of indigenous sessions August 14, 2018 Simcoe

The Vancouver Star – July 31, 2018  Biology students, lawyers, and reporters from across Canada are at Simon Fraser University this week to learn how genomics — the large-scale study of groups of genes — can help shrink the health-care gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities. https://www.thestar.com/vancouver/2018/07/31/genomics-internship-aims-to-rebuild-trust-with-indigenous-communities.html   Southeast Regional Deputy Grand Council Chief Troubled

TVO News – July 25, 2018  “My main fear ... was that I would seem like an intruder — someone who was there to learn from the Indigenous community without having anything to offer in return,” says Herzog. “I wasn't sure how I would introduce myself, still working to understand my purpose for being there.” But

CBC News – July 17, 2018  "It's part of our national program to reach out to Indigenous communities and youth ... and introduce them to STEM," said Doug Dokis, senior advisor for Actua's national InSTEM program. "It's to take them on the land and help them to recognize and identify with ... Indigenous land-based knowledge and connecting [it with

The Toronto Star – July 11, 2018  Even though my name may not indicate that I have Indigenous heritage, I am a status Mohawk from the Six Nations Reserve southwest of Toronto. I am saddened by Education Minister Lisa Thompson’s move to cancel the writing session for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission curriculum revisions because

Net News Ledger – July 5, 2018 “They are going to go home with a lot of valuable knowledge and with a lot of good memories,” said Captain John McNeil. The camp is held in the bush on Springwater Lake, 50 kilometres north of Geraldton, and will provide a week of advanced training for an anticipated 164 Junior

CBC News – June 21, 2018 Are you really an Indigenous person? Do you still live in teepees? "People think that we're extinct," said the east-end resident. She's among those hoping a new awareness campaign about the city's Indigenous history will help open peoples' eyes to the reality that as many as 70,000 Indigenous people are living in the

Nugget - June 11, 2018 Some North Bay schoolchildren heard Indigenous drumming, singing, and even got up for some dancing at an educational pow-wow Monday. http://www.nugget.ca/2018/06/11/we-didnt-have-to-hide-this-event-today   Meet some of the grads from the only northern bush university in Canada APT News - June 11, 2018 The only bush university in the Northwest Territories just

National Post –May 25, 2018 On paper, Mount Saint Vincent University professor Martha Walls seems perfectly suited to teach a course called Selected Topics in North American History: Residential Schools. An expert on First Nations history, colonialism and gender, she has crafted a curriculum giving priority to Indigenous narratives and primary sources. But according to her

CBC News – May 8, 2018   "It's a sign of respect and a contribution to that language," he said. Torkabadi said much of the language used in his thesis is very new academic terms and that translating enriches the local language being used. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/it-s-a-sign-of-respect-non-indigenous-u-of-r-phd-student-writes-thesis-abstract-in-cree-1.4649453 St. Anne's Residential School Survivors Lose What Could be Final Battle with Ottawa