Tag: indigenous
over 1 year ago
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For generations, Grassy Narrows residents have used the land for hunting. Now, it’s in the middle...

Ontario has created a mess by granting mining claims on land Grassy Narrows aims to make protected Indigenous territo...

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over 1 year ago
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Opinion | Pope Francis hears horrible truths in North — and tries to touch hearts before heading ...

‘I thank you for having had the courage to tell your stories and to share your great suffering,’ pontiff tells survivors

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over 1 year ago
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What is the Doctrine of Discovery? And why do people want the Pope to denounce it?

It’s a philosophical and legal concept going back hundreds of years that fed the idea that Europeans could take what ...

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almost 2 years ago
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Where Pope Francis will be today — including a stop at an Alberta lake known for miracles

Large outdoor mass expected to draw tens of thousands

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almost 2 years ago
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A lake of miracles. A legacy of cruelty. What awaits Pope Francis on ‘Turtle Island’

Getting to Lac Ste. Anne, Alta., won’t be easy for Francis, or for some residential school survivors. But Indigenous ...

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about 2 years ago
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Ontario’s ‘secrecy’ when closing youth jails hurt Indigenous teens, ombud finds

Plans to abruptly shutter youth jails in 2021 were “shrouded in secrecy,” writes provincial Ombudsman Paul Dubé in a ...

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about 2 years ago
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Hudson’s Bay Company to give historic Winnipeg building to Indigenous organization

The six-storey, 655,000-square-foot building is being given to the Southern Chiefs’ Organization.

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about 2 years ago
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Pope’s apology a powerful gesture, but unlikely to affect court cases in Canada, experts say

A spokesperson for the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops said the Pope had been ‘deeply moved’ by the testimony...

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about 2 years ago
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A Pope’s apology for residential schools gives way to a river of tears, generations of anguish — ...

It was a moment for which some residential school survivors have been waiting most of their lives.

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about 2 years ago
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Supreme Court hearing to put ‘mass’ Indigenous incarceration in the spotlight

Advocates say if case is upheld it could help reduce the number of Indigenous people behind bars.

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about 2 years ago
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COVID-19 is ‘raging’ up north, as several First Nations communities fight their toughest battles ...

“There is the sense that the south is putting the pandemic behind them, but for us the pandemic is not over,” says do...

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about 2 years ago
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Inuk actor and single mother wants apology from Michael Garron Hospital for discrimination faced ...

“Kim’s Convenience” and “Mohawk Girls” actor Maika Harper said she was called a “liar” by a nurse when she called for...

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over 2 years ago
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A new online encyclopedia will be a hub of Indigenous teachings

Debby Wilson Danard and family members are launching Indigipedia in January 2022 — just one example of how Indigenous...

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over 2 years ago
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Indigenous-owned businesses ‘the hardest of the hard-hit’ in COVID pandemic

“All businesses have been impacted by the pandemic,” said Samantha Morton of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Busi...

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over 2 years ago
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Here is what some Indigenous leaders see as the hope and sadness of Canada’s first National Day f...

As Canada prepares to mark its first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Thursday, Indigenous leaders the Sta...

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almost 3 years ago
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‘I’m surprised no one’s done anything about that’: Residents push to change ‘Indian’ street names...

Move to rename Dundas Street could open the floodgates for changing more questionable place names and street names in...

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almost 3 years ago
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‘In the first 14 hours, we were alone’: First Nations leader blasts B.C. government over wildfire...

Mike Farnworth, B.C.’s public safety minister, acknowledged early communication with First Nations leaders ‘didn’t li...

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almost 3 years ago
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Opinion | For an immigrant like me, the meaning of Canada Day keeps evolving. This year, what is ...

Celebrating or not may not matter for First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. But what message do fireworks and flags...

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almost 3 years ago
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Here’s how Toronto restaurants are answering calls to make Canada Day more meaningful

After hundreds of unmarked graves were discovered at former residential schools, restaurant owners are opting to supp...

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almost 3 years ago
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Cancelling Canada Day? Consider doing this to support Indigenous communities

Rallies and events to support Indigenous peoples are being planned coast-to-coast as an alternative to fireworks afte...

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almost 3 years ago
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Two Indigenous scholars read a history textbook chapter on residential schools. This is what they...

The Star had two Indigenous education scholars take a read through the pages of a Grade 8 history textbook and highli...

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almost 3 years ago
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Hundreds of unmarked graves discovered at former residential school in Saskatchewan, Indigenous f...

The discovery may include more graves than were found in Kamloops, B.C.

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almost 3 years ago
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How this First Nations educator is working to bring the truth of Indigenous lives to Canadian tex...

Linda Isaac is the national director of Indigenous education, equity and inclusion at Nelson, and has been helping th...

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almost 3 years ago
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‘Colour-coded’ retirement security: Study finds economic marginalization and inequity follow peop...

Indigenous and racialized seniors have lower retirement incomes than white counterparts, study finds. ‘The data revea...

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almost 3 years ago
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This fight over compensation for First Nation kids has been raging for 14 years. On Monday it’s b...

The Trudeau government wants to overturn a decision by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ordering compensation to Fi...

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almost 3 years ago
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Canada’s overdue reckoning is their nightmare revisited: How Kamloops residential school survivor...

Survivors are sharing their personal stories in service of a broader aim: to get public officials to provide the supp...

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almost 3 years ago
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Opinion | Ottawa is taking the middle road on Indigenous reconciliation, but that’s not a safe po...

This is a country where the deaths of hundreds of Indigenous children were forgotten while former prime ministers are...

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almost 3 years ago
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Discovery of children’s remains in Kamloops stunned the local chiefs. Even the radar expert wept

Amidst expressions of anger, Christian said, area chiefs have jumped in to ask ‘How can we help?’ and ‘Where do we se...

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almost 3 years ago
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Indigenous women’s group won’t work with government on MMIWG action plan, citing a ‘toxic, dysfun...

The Native Women’s Association of Canada announced Tuesday that rather than work with the Canadian government, it has...

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almost 3 years ago
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Opinion | It took children buried in unmarked graves to bring home the horror of residential scho...

In Canada’s long conversation over Indigenous truth and reconciliation, the discovery of these children’s bodies insc...

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almost 3 years ago
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‘Follow the money’: New report explores pathways to reparations for Indigenous people

“Cash Back,” a new report by the Yellowhead Institute, details how the dispossession of Indigenous land laid the foun...

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almost 3 years ago
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Indigenous kids get vaccinated at special Toronto pop-up soon after over-12s approved for Pfizer

With less than a couple of days’ notice, organizers said, they vaccinated about 156 people, including preteens.

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almost 3 years ago
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Arthur Louttit disappeared shortly after brain surgery. A recent landmark review of missing perso...

Arthur Louttit’s body was found in Sunnybrook Park, two months after he was first reported missing. There was no sign...

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almost 3 years ago
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Urban Indigenous in Ontario are now eligible for quicker second jabs

The policy change comes after the Star reported on research by Dr. Janet Smylie that showed that Indigenous people in...

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about 3 years ago
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Indigenous people in Toronto have much higher rates of COVID hospitalization than general populat...

Dr. Janet Smylie, a family doctor and leading Indigenous health researcher, is calling for Indigenous people in Toron...

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about 3 years ago
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‘These young people were treated like pieces of furniture:’ Province under fire for decision to a...

Some of the children — who are between the ages of 12 and 17 — were transferred hundreds of kilometres away from thei...

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about 3 years ago
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Inside the ‘Indigenization’ of Canada’s universities: Progress — but also accusations of tokenism...

Inside the ‘Indigenization’ of Canada’s universities: Progress — but also accusations of tokenism, broken promises an...

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about 3 years ago
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Unconventional awareness campaign aims to build trust for COVID-19 vaccine among Indigenous people

Maad’ooking Mskiki, or ‘Sharing Medicine,’ is a virtual hub of culturally specific information about COVID-19 vaccine...

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over 3 years ago
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Would an Indigenous governor general be a symbol of reconciliation — or bear an impossible burden?

The debate raises questions not only about who should serve in the role but what that role should truly be in the mod...

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