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Justice / May 2023

Where the Children Are Buried

March 29, 2023June 12, 2023 - by Annie Hylton

Thousands of Indigenous children died at residential schools across Canada. This is the story of one community’s search for unmarked graves

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Justice / March/April 2023

Nuchatlaht First Nation: How a Legal Battle Could Change Land Rights for Good

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 - by Troy Sebastian / Nupqu ʔa·kǂ am̓

Indigenous groups have been fighting for land for decades, often with disappointing results

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Society

Truth Before Reconciliation: Canada Needs to Hear Indigenous Stories

September 21, 2021September 24, 2021 - by Jesse Wente

Colonizers have used false narratives to justify genocide. But storytelling can be a powerful way to fight back

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Current Affairs / Politics

Why Resolving the Wet’suwet’en Crisis May Depend on an Ancient Treaty

May 5, 2020May 6, 2020 - by Adam Leith Gollner

Parliament took too long to respond to the protests. Further action could require following the principles of the Silver Covenant Chain

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Justice

The Need to Protect Free Speech on First Nations Reserves

February 25, 2020March 27, 2020 - by Robert Jago

It’s unclear if the Charter applies to First Nations governments. This leaves band members extremely vulnerable

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Science

Indigenous Knowledge and the Future of Science

August 12, 2019May 27, 2022 - by Jimmy Thomson

Research on First Nation land often exploits the people who live there. What discoveries could come out of true collaboration?

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Canada’s Hollow Concern for First Nations Democracy

February 21, 2019March 24, 2022 - by Robert Jago

The government is failing to defend the democratic rights of First Nations communities trying to resist their hereditary leaders

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How Jeremy Dutcher Keeps His Ancestors’ Language Alive

June 21, 2018January 4, 2020 - by Sarah MacDonald

Fewer than 10,000 Wolastoq people live in First Nations communities. The twenty-seven-year-old sings their songs

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Current Affairs

How Indigenous Communities Are Denied Their Archaeological Heritage

January 8, 2018November 11, 2019 - by John Lorinc

Canada’s laws and regulations are grounded in colonial assumptions about ownership of artifacts

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Arts & Culture

The Push to Bring Home Indigenous Artifacts

September 7, 2017May 1, 2020 - by Blair Mlotek

How Canadian museums are working with communities to repatriate thousands of sacred objects

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