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Reconciling Thanksgiving
...Reconciliation is about establishing and maintaining a mutually respectful relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples in this...
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Why Cultural Appropriation is Disrespectful
Randomly plucking “popularized” images of a marginalized culture for entertainment or profit without respect for or an understanding of the culture...
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The UN Declaration and Consent-Based Consultation
The Government will move forward to introduce legislation to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples before the...
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Reconciliation Isn’t Dead. Here Are 94 Reasons Why
This year, 2020, has seen some difficult moments in Indigenous relations in this country. But, I don’t think it has been so dire that reconciliation...
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Back to School Then and Now
This article includes a video of a conversation I had with my father Chief Robert Joseph, O.C., O.B.C., about his first day at residential school and...
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What is Orange Shirt Day?
As of September 30th, 2022, this article had been viewed by 128,000+ people who wanted to learn about Orange Shirt Day. Thank you for your interest...
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11 Ways to Virtually Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day
In National Indigenous Peoples Day: 10 Ways to Celebrate we have suggestions for celebrating this important day. Most of the suggestions involve...
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Dr. Bonnie Henry, Elders, Reconciliation, and COVID-19
When Dr. Bonnie Henry announced the death of an Elder from Alert Bay, I was struck by her compassion, her understanding of the enormity of the...
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Indigenous Relations in the Time of COVID-19
The world is a challenging and rapidly changing place right now and all indications suggest that it will remain as such for quite some time....
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Suggestions for Helping Vulnerable and Remote Indigenous Communities
Amidst all the dire news about the trajectory of global and local COVID-19 case numbers and mortality, hoarding of necessities, and fights in grocery...