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June is National Indigenous History Month - a time for all Canadians - Indigenous, non-Indigenous and newcomers - to reflect upon and learn the history, sacrifices, cultures, contributions, and strength of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people. It’s...
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In 2015, when the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) released its six-volume report on residential schools it brought the details,...
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Indigenous languages the world over are in jeopardy. So much so that the United Nations declared 2019 the International Year of Indigenous Languages...
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For the last few summers news reports were dominated by coverage of raging, massive, out-of-control wildfires. The fires devastated some communities,...
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If only we could understand how students make sense of their natural world, we could design a science curriculum so that science makes sense to all...
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Agility, strength, balance, reflexes, hand-eye coordination, accuracy, strategy, intuition, and patience. These are skills Indigenous hunters and...
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Of the most spoken languages in the world, English is third after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. But English is the most commonly spoken second...
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In January 2019, a situation arose in northern BC that brought to the public’s attention the fact that some Indigenous communities have two forms of...
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Cultural tourism is one of the largest and fastest-growing tourism markets globally. The urge to experience another culture or learn about another...
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In August 2018, the federal government announced it would declare a federal statutory holiday to mark the legacy of the residential school system....