Where the Children Are Buried
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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Why Are More People Claiming Indigenous Ancestry?
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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Are Herring Making a Comeback in BC?
The fish all but disappeared from the shorelines around Squamish in the mid-1970s. Locals are monitoring signs of hope
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Nuchatlaht First Nation: How a Legal Battle Could Change Land Rights for Good
Indigenous groups have been fighting for land for decades, often with disappointing results
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Why Hudson’s Bay Company’s Future Is in Question
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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Letters to the Editor: December 2022
On a poet’s tarnished legacy, the housing crisis, and Quebec’s rebellious opposition leader
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Could an Indigenous-Owned Pipeline Be a Force for Good?
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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“The New Residential School System”: How a First Nation Rallied against the Foster Care System
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 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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The Shadow Land: Indigenous Memoirs and the Question of “Trauma Porn”
The term has emerged as an insidious charge. How should we approach painful stories?
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