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Free, Prior, and Informed Consent - 8 Key Dates

The road to adoption of the United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDec) has been a rocky one for Canada. Canada did finally “endorse” the Declaration but not without political pressure from Indigenous Peoples. What...

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Murray Sinclair

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Responses From Some Indigenous Leaders on the Historic Papal Apology

For many survivors of residential schools and their families, the Papal apology was all they hoped to hear, for others, it did not go far enough....

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Pope Francis

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Timeline of the Papal Apology to Residential School Survivors

On April 1, 2022, I held my breath as I am sure thousands of other Indigenous Peoples did while listening to Pope Francis publicly address the...

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UNYA Paddletogether

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Become a Mentor to Indigenous Youth as a Part of Your Reconciliation Journey

If you want to be an ally to the Indigenous community, becoming a mentor at Urban Native Youth Association (UNYA) is a great opportunity. The...

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Covenant House Vancouver

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Indigenous Corporate Training Inc. Donates $10,000 to Covenant House

In December of 2021, the winds of generosity rushed through the mountains and streams of British Columbia. Indigenous Corporate Training, the...

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The First Thanksgiving 1621, oil on canvas by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cph.3g04961.

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The First Thanksgiving in North America Was Not Held by Europeans

The descendants of European settlers are brought up believing that it was their ancestors who celebrated the first Thanksgiving after surviving the...

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Kamloops Residential School

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10 Things You Can Do: Kamloops Indian Residential School

Trigger Warning: This article includes information about Residential School experiences In May 2021, the remains of 215 young Indigenous children...

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Sign from Wet'suwet'en protests. Photo: Flickr, Jason Hargove

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Hereditary Chiefs vs. Elected Chiefs: What’s the Difference?

The Wetʼsuwetʼen protests in 2019 and 2020 were widely reported on and sparked public interest around one of many misconceptions of Hereditary Chiefs...

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First Nation Name Dropping - Good Idea or Bad Idea?

To name drop or not to name drop... that is the question. Many people assume that it is okay to name-drop as they move from community to community in...

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What You Need to Know About Indigenous Language Revitalization

Indigenous languages are struggling to survive. With the number of Indigenous language speakers on the decline, some of these languages are on the...

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