Social Media Is Helping Bring Indigenous Languages Back from the Brink

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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

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Weekly Quiz: Evangelical Eco-Warriors, Frustrated Francophones, and Country Food

September 28, 2024September 27, 2024 - by Sophie Siew

How closely have you been reading our online stories this week? Take The Walrus Weekly Quiz to find out—released every Saturday.

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Books

Why Rachel Kushner Writes Characters Without Morals

September 27, 2024September 27, 2024 - by Whitney Mallett

The acclaimed novelist talks vintage resellers, Paul Thomas Anderson, and her new book, Creation Lake

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Society

The Big Steep: Why Are People Investing in Pu-erh Tea?

September 26, 2024September 26, 2024 - by Amir Aziz

Speculators, collectors, stock-like tickers, and a trade in futures are brewing a frenzy over a tea that tastes like “licking honey off a bison”

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September/October 2024

Journalism Requires Investment, Engagement, and the Odd Order of Souvlaki with Thick-Cut Fries

September 26, 2024September 26, 2024 - by Carmine Starnino

The lessons I learned at a campus paper are still true today

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Society

Who’s Afraid of Country Food?

September 25, 2024September 25, 2024 - by Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory

There’s a way to feed everyone in Nunavut: give hunters a salary, eat more inussiutit

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Redefining Connectivity: Building Networks of the Future

September 24, 2024September 24, 2024 - by Alexander Huls

In today’s digital world, networks are about more than just connections between devices. They connect people with their communities, businesses with their customers and first responders with those needing help.

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Society

Le Québec est-il un traître aux minorités francophones du Canada?

September 24, 2024December 2, 2024 - by Toula Drimonis

La réticence de la province à défendre le français au-delà de ses frontières

Society

Is Quebec a Traitor to Canada’s Francophone Minorities?

September 24, 2024September 25, 2024 - by Toula Drimonis

The province’s reluctance to defend French beyond its borders

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Environment

Meet the Evangelicals Who Actually Care about the Environment

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024 - by David Geselbracht

“If we really take the Bible seriously, we would be at the front of the line demanding climate action”

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Weekly Quiz: Evangelical Eco-Warriors, Frustrated Francophones, and Country Food

Why Rachel Kushner Writes Characters Without Morals

The Big Steep: Why Are People Investing in Pu-erh Tea?

Le Québec est-il un traître aux minorités francophones du Canada?

Meet the Evangelicals Who Actually Care about the Environment

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