The revitalization of Indigenous languages is essential because language reflects philosophies that guide social, political, cultural and ecological relationships.
- Associate professor, McGill University
The Vatican has repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery, a 500-year-old decree used to justify settler colonialism. Scholar Veldon Coburn explains this symbolic victory and what still needs to happen.
In the middle of the tremendous outpouring of love and grief for the Queen and the monarchy she represented, not everyone wants to take a moment of silence. And there are a lot of reasons why.
In today’s episode of Don’t Call Me Resilient, we take a look at what has happened since the unmarked graves of 215 Indigenous children were found in Kamloops B.C.
Plus, an extract from the Don’t Call Me Resilient podcast on the damage done when North Americans pretend to have Indigenous identity. Listen to episode 38 of The Conversation Weekly.
Un géoradar a localisé les restes de 215 enfants des Premières Nations dans une fosse commune, révélant un épisode macabre de l’histoire du Canada.
Un georradar localizó los restos de 215 niños indígenas en una fosa común sin señalizar, revelando un capítulo macabro de la historia oculta de Canadá.
Ground-penetrating radar located the remains of 215 First Nations children in a mass unmarked grave, revealing a macabre part of Canada’s hidden history.
The media reporting on Indigenous vaccine hesitancy is as sensational as it is incorrect. Indigenous people, for the most part, are not more vaccine hesitant than non-Indigenous Canadians.
Wilful under-funding of Indigenous education is producing an Indigenous underclass.
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