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Indigenous

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Justice / May 2023

Where the Children Are Buried

March 29, 2023March 30, 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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Society

Why Are More People Claiming Indigenous Ancestry?

March 22, 2023March 22, 2023 - by Michelle Cyca

New controversies represent an increasingly popular pastime: grasping at the furthest branches of a family tree in search of an Indigenous ancestor

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Environment

Are Herring Making a Comeback in BC?

February 20, 2023March 21, 2023 - by Lauren Kaljur

The fish all but disappeared from the shorelines around Squamish in the mid-1970s. Locals are monitoring signs of hope

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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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Business / January/February 2023

Why Hudson’s Bay Company’s Future Is in Question

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 - by Don Gillmor

HBC saw its start during London’s bubonic plague and might see its end in the aftermath of COVID-19’s retail devastation

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December 2022 / Letters

Letters to the Editor: December 2022

December 6, 2022 - by Readers

On a poet’s tarnished legacy, the housing crisis, and Quebec’s rebellious opposition leader

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Business / December 2022

Could an Indigenous-Owned Pipeline Be a Force for Good?

November 21, 2022November 22, 2022 - by Zoë Yunker

A wealth gap exists between Indigenous peoples and other Canadians. Some First Nations believe buying the Trans Mountain pipeline might fix it

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Society

“The New Residential School System”: How a First Nation Rallied against the Foster Care System

October 20, 2022December 15, 2022 - by Amy Romer

A six-year-old Gitxsan girl was removed from her community in northern British Columbia. The community brought her back

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The Walrus Marks the Second Annual ​​National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

September 30 is a day to honour the children who never returned home from residential schools, survivors, as well as their families and communities.

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Arts & Culture / Books

The Shadow Land: Indigenous Memoirs and the Question of “Trauma Porn”

November 25, 2021September 21, 2022 - by Cody Caetano

The term has emerged as an insidious charge. How should we approach painful stories?

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