On the fourth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, The Walrus recognizes the importance of raising awareness about the individuals and families impacted by residential schools in Canada. To commemorate this day, The Walrus office will be closed to allow our staff to reflect on the history of Indigenous people in Canada.
We encourage you today—and every day—to engage with the stories written and shared by Indigenous speakers and contributors. The topics here include health, language, the economy, and the arts, and feature a range of formats—from podcasts to photo essays to profiles.
Social Media Is Helping Bring Indigenous Languages Back from the Brink
BY MICHELLE CYCA
Government funding is dwindling. TikTok and Instagram are filling the gap
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BY MICHELLE CYCA, TRANSLATED BY DOROTHY THUNDER
TikTok ekwa Instagram kiwîcihikon kâwe kâpacihtâhk iyiniw pîkiskwewina ohci metoni iskweyânihk
The Conversation Piece: Season 4, Episode 7
Tabatha Bull: We Will Not Achieve Reconciliation without Vibrant Indigenous Economies
The Walrus Talks
The Walrus Talks at Home: Indigenous Health
Colonization Has Made a Taboo Out of Menstruation
BY LAAKKULUK WILLIAMSON BATHORY
My blood and how it speaks to me have become sources of my courage, my decisiveness, my quelling of self-doubt
The Walrus Talks Gender-Based Violence
Angela Sterritt: Believe Indigenous Peoples’ Stories
Yellowknife’s Wildfire Evacuation Was Tailored for the Privileged
BY PAT KANE
A year ago, about 20,000 people fled the city. For many, the evacuation was more traumatizing than the fires
How Connie Walker Got Us Listening
Read Michelle Cyca’s profile of the trailblazing journalist, then listen to season two of Walker’s podcast, Stolen: Surviving St. Michael’s, about her father’s experience of the residential school system
