Michelle Cyca

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Arts & Culture

Acclaimed Playwright Jani Lauzon Responds to The Walrus’s Investigation into Her Indigenous Ancestry

December 20, 2024January 31, 2025 - by Michelle Cyca

A cancelled play, a confused response, and more questions

In a photo illustration, Jani Lauzon appears, slightly blurred, against an orange background with a building

Arts & Culture

An Acclaimed Canadian Playwright Faces Questions of Pretendianism

October 28, 2024November 5, 2024 - by Michelle Cyca

Jani Lauzon has maintained she is Métis and her play 1939—now touring Canada—is based on her father’s experience at a residential school. What if none of it is true?

An illustration of a sun shining on a person water a growing tree with deep roots. The background features faint words in different Indigenous languages such as Squamish and Cree

September/October 2024 / Society

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September 30, 2024October 7, 2024 - by Michelle Cyca

TikTok ekwa Instagram kiwîcihikon kâwe kâpacihtâhk iyiniw pîkiskwewina ohci metoni iskweyânihk

September/October 2024 / Society

Social Media Is Helping Bring Indigenous Languages Back from the Brink

September 30, 2024October 7, 2024 - by Michelle Cyca

Government funding is dwindling. TikTok and Instagram are filling the gap

Illustration of a group of people. Three figures are smaller and walking away while a larger figure in the foreground has an orange forked tongue coming out of his mouth.

November 2024 / Politics

Poilievre’s Idea of Reconciliation Is a Mess

September 18, 2024October 7, 2024 - by Michelle Cyca

But is that any different from Trudeau’s?

A bored boy, holding a red-and-white soccer ball, leans against a fence outside a playground

Education

Is Summer Break Bad for Everyone?

August 26, 2024August 26, 2024 - by Michelle Cyca

The academic calendar is out of sync with how we live today. It’s time to ditch the big break

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Politics

Kamala Harris’s Campaign Is Only Meme Deep. Can It Be Sustained?

August 19, 2024August 19, 2024 - by Michelle Cyca

The danger in trying to engineer viral moments

Media

Journalists Are Becoming Cogs in the Outrage Machine

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024 - by Michelle Cyca

As the industry decays, social media has become a go-to place for tips and quotes. That’s a problem

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June 2024 / Society

How Workplace Diversity Fails Indigenous Employees

April 30, 2024April 30, 2024 - by Michelle Cyca

What began with optimism and enthusiasm has curdled into exploitation

Crroked stacks of book overwhelm a room with pink walls and curtains.

Books

Yes, It’s Okay to Throw Away a Book

April 19, 2024April 19, 2024 - by Michelle Cyca

We love acquiring, hoarding, and displaying books even more than we love reading them

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Acclaimed Playwright Jani Lauzon Responds to The Walrus’s Investigation into Her Indigenous Ancestry

An Acclaimed Canadian Playwright Faces Questions of Pretendianism

Poilievre’s Idea of Reconciliation Is a Mess

Yes, It’s Okay to Throw Away a Book

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