The Queen’s School of Medicine is increasing efforts to recruit Black and Indigenous students
Press Release July 24, 2020 Queen’s University is working to reduce systemic barriers to medical education by allocating 10 of its 100 seats to Black and Indigenous students in each…
Petition calls for boycott of world lacrosse games after Iroquois Nationals excluded – APTN News
Jul 24, 2020 Petition asks 8 countries to withdraw, show solidarity with team A petition with more than 12,000 signatures on it is circulating on social media asking eight countries…
Kátł’odeeche Fırst Natıon refusing out-of-territory visitors over COVID-19 fears – CBC
First Nation once again blocking non-N.W.T. licence plates after seeing many from Alberta, Saskatchewan Jul 24, 2020 The Kátł’odeeche Fırst Natıon near Hay River, N.W.T., is closing its reserve to…
Josephine Mathias: Vandalism doesn’t save Black lives or promote reconciliation – National Post
It’s not that people care more about statues than they do lives, it’s that the vandalism is creating a counterproductive distraction from real efforts at political action Last weekend a…
USask-led Indigenous health research network finds home at Station 20 West
Press Release SASKATOON — In a significant step for Indigenous health research in Saskatchewan and nationally, a new University of Saskatchewan (USask)-led network dedicated to improving health and wellness in…
Canada and Ontario invest in roads and bridges, connecting rural communities in Southwestern Ontario
Press Release From: Infrastructure Canada Bluewater, Ontario, July 24, 2020—The governments of Canada and Ontario recognize the different ways that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted smaller and rural communities across…
Meet the CAMH Board of Trustees
Meet the CAMH Board of Trustees On June 11, CAMH held its Annual General Meeting and confirmed its Board of Trustees for the upcoming year. The Board of Trustees is…
Assembly of First Nations Knowledge Keepers COVID-19 Message
Assembly of First Nations Knowledge Keepers COVID-19 Message July 24, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic is not over. We must continue to listen, learn, be cautious and take care of one…
IWCL: Amplifying Indigenous Art and Culture through Storytelling
Press Release We are collectively living here, amongst our ancestors and those yet to come. If we can allow our individual and collective gifts to shine, we will be a…
BCUC’s Indigenous Utilities Inquiry Final Report Misses The Mark On UNDRIP And Transformative Regulatory Change – MT & Co.
Many Indigenous Nations view the development of Indigenous-led utilities and Independent Power Producer (“IPP”) projects as a viable means of promoting self-determinism and economic stability and manifesting their Aboriginal rights…
