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totem pole at sunset

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National Indigenous Peoples Day: 10 Ways to Celebrate

Every June 21st, thousands of Indigenous Peoples celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day (NIPD). This is a special day to acknowledge the unique...

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petroglyphs

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What Does Indigenous Knowledge Mean? A Compilation of Attributes.

What does Indigenous knowledge (IK) mean? That’s a big question because “there are approximately 370 million Indigenous people in the world,...

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bright paint on hand

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What is Indigenous Identity?

We identify ourselves in many ways - by gender, generation, ethnicity, culture, religion, profession/employment, nationality, locality, language,...

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I Love First Peoples shoebox campaign

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Shoebox Campaign Is an Opportunity to Connect With Indigenous Students

Sometimes it’s the simplest gestures that have the greatest impact. The Shoebox Campaign is one such example. If you are unfamiliar with the...

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radio microphone

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7 Not So Secret Advantages of First Nations Radio

By Juanita Muwanga Gimaa radio CHYF 88.9, which broadcasts from M'chigeeng First Nation, started as a dream of the late Carl Beam, an internationally...

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man in headdress by lake

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Why Are Indigenous Leaders Called Chiefs?

Definition: Chief (n.) c. 1300, "head, leader, captain; the principal or most important part of anything;" from Old French chief "leader, ruler,...

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professional radio microphone

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The Importance of Indigenous Radio

By Olivia Marie Golosky When we think of the radio landscape in Canada, especially in the mainstream context, the Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC)...

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Dene man in a birch bark canoe

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Indigenous Trade Networks Thrived Long Before the Arrival of Europeans

There used to be millions of us. Although there were no population counts, best estimates suggest that there were at least 40 million of us in the...

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Canada Day parade

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Indigenous Peoples, Reconciliation and Canada 150

June is National Aboriginal History Month, and this year, the day after National Aboriginal History Month ends activities for Canada 150 begin....

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Muskeg Lake Cree Nation

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Notable Impact of Urban Reserves and Saskatoon

The first urban reserve in Canada was created in 1988 in the City of Saskatoon. The relationship between Saskatoon and Muskeg Lake Cree Nation (MLCN)...

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