UNBC Board elects new Chair
Press Release Aaron Ekman, the founding founding president of the North Central Labour Council, is the new Chair of UNBC’s Board of Governors. July 9, 2020 Prince George, B.C. –…
Government of Canada supports survivors of gender-based violence in Québec
Press Release From: Women and Gender Equality Canada July 13, 2020 – Saint-Jérôme, Québec – Women and Gender Equality Canada In recent months, the daily lives of not-for-profit and non-governmental…
Portage College: Introductory Cree Language Course Spring Delivery
Press Release July 9, 2020 Starting in the fall of 2019 an Introductory Cree Language course was created jointly by Connie Twin and Tanya Fontaine. Connie and Tanya met in…
Experimental Inuit hope to see claim move forward after 12-year wait – Nunatsiaq News
13 July 2020 “I think there’s a realization that these seven people have fallen through the cracks” Peter Ittinuar says people accuse him of dying his hair black. At 70,…
New post offers support in Indigenizing curriculum – Western News
July 13, 2020 Ask Sara Mai Chitty, BA’14, MA’15, to describe land-based learning, and chances are, the Anishinaabekwe storyteller and educator will share an anecdote to illustrate the concept. “A…
Mohawk land dispute unresolved three decades after Siege of Kanehsatake – APTN News
Jul 11, 2020 There’s nothing unique about the first car that slowly crests the hill leading from Kanehsatake to Oka. But then it’s followed closely by another. Then another. This…
UWinnipeg students defend master’s theses virtually
Press Release Two University of Winnipeg Master of Arts in Indigenous Governance (MAIG) students, Maynan Robinson and Jennifer Meixner, were determined not to let COVID-19 stop them from achieving their…
Final Settlement Announced for Flying Post First Nation Land Claim – Net Newsledger
July 13, 2020 THUNDER BAY — “I’m pleased that Ontario is fulfilling its outstanding obligation to Flying Post First Nation, dating back more than a century,” said Greg Rickford, Minister of…
Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crime Unit: Ninth person charged in relation to Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation
Press Release July 12, 2020 The Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crime Unit (MCU)-North has been investigating the homicide of Tiki Laverdiere for over a year. To date, eight people have been charged and…
First Nations in B.C. stay firm on stance to seal off communities from tourists – CBC
‘People before economics,’ says president of Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council Jul 13, 2020 Indigenous bands along the British Columbia coast say their borders will remain closed to tourists and non-residents despite the economic…
