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What Reconciliation Is and What It Is Not
For a very long time, mainstream Canadians were unaware of the horrors and conditions that 150,000 Indigenous children endured in the Indian...
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For a very long time, mainstream Canadians were unaware of the horrors and conditions that 150,000 Indigenous children endured in the Indian...
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I want to reflect on how the social and political landscape of Canada is changing. It may not be as fast as some of us would like, or as...
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Trade and specialization were common to First Nations in Canada and throughout the Americas in the pre- and early contact periods. Moreover, public...
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In 2017, we had just over 816,000 visitors to our blog Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples® looking for information on a wide variety of...
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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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Although daily newspapers have covered Indigenous issues extensively, news organizations are being called upon to reach a higher standard. As Truth...
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Photo: Unsplash June is National Aboriginal History Month, and this year, the day after National Aboriginal History Month ends activities for Canada...
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"I speak partly for the record, but mostly in memory of the kindly and well-intentioned men and women and their descendants — perhaps some of us here...
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As Canadians from coast to coast to coast prepare to mark Canada’s 150th birthday on July 1, 2017, I wanted to revisit and reflect on the late Chief...
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Education for reconciliation We call upon the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada to maintain an annual commitment to Aboriginal education...