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Part of the Shi-shi-etko book cover. Photo: Groundwood Books.

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10 Books About Indian Residential Schools for Young People

For parents and teachers, the topic of the Indian Residential Schools system can be a difficult one to tackle - you want to present this aspect of Canadian history in terms children can relate to without overwhelming them. Age-appropriate books are...

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Funding supports First Nations' forestry training

VANCOUVER - Thirty eight First Nations individuals will receive forestry-specific training and work experience through a $500,000 Labour Market...

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Canadian and Metis flags

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The Scrip - What Is This and How Did It Affect Métis History?

The scrip policy is not as well known as other sorry chapters in Canada’s history of relations with Aboriginal Peoples but it should be as it...

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Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada

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Creation Stories - The Origins of Culture

An Exploration of Ktunaxa Creation Stories By Tanya Laing Gahr This video was created as part of a thesis project for a master’s degree in...

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The Wampum with Ken Maracle

While other cultures used wampum, this article is primarily about the Haudenosaunee usage.

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Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Turns Twenty - 10 Fast Facts

The Nunavut Land Claims Agreement (NLCA) is remarkable on many points, but perhaps the most significant is that this Agreement gave the Inuit of...

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Twin Towers, New York

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Kahnawake Skywalkers: The Mohawk Steel Worker Tradition

Little Indian kids on a bridge up in Canada They can balance and they can climb Like their fathers before them They’ll walk the girders of the...

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fancy shawl dancer

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Indigenous Powwow Dances - #3 of 3 in the Powwow Series

This is the third in our three-part series on the Indigenous powwow. The first was A Primer on the Indigenous Powwow, the second was about the...

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powwow regalia

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Indigenous Powwow Protocol - #2 of 3 in the Powwow Series

This is the second in our three-part series on powwows. In the first part, A Primer on Indigenous Powwows, we covered a bit of the history. This...

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Chief Robert Joseph

Chief Dr. Robert Joseph - Q&A on Reconciliation and Forgiveness

In this segment from his presentation at the Expanding Our Knowledge Conference, Chief Dr. Joseph took questions from the audience on reconciliation...

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