Indigenous | The Walrus

Closeup of a woman's hands holding sage for smudging.

For many who testified, government support was inaccessible. Instead, they turned to smudging, prayer, and community

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The New Road in the North

November 26, 2019November 27, 2019 - by Crystal Gail Fraser

The government framed the Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk Highway as a nation-building project. But, for Indigenous people, the road is about connecting with ourselves

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Environment

Rethinking the Colonial Mentality of Our National Parks

November 20, 2019November 26, 2019 - by Jimmy Thomson

The parks were created by removing Indigenous people from the land. Thaidene Nëné begins to repair the damage

Society

Your Halloween Headdress Isn’t Interesting and Neither Are You

October 31, 2019November 1, 2019 - by Dallas Hunt

It isn’t that hard to find a costume that doesn’t engage in cultural appropriation

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Democracy / Politics

What Would It Look Like to Take the First Nations Water Crisis Seriously?

October 18, 2019February 13, 2020 - by Hilary Beaumont

Government after government has spent millions on water-treatment plants. But thousands of households still can’t drink from the tap

Democracy / November 2019 / Politics

We Need Indigenous Wisdom to Survive the Apocalypse

October 17, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Julian Brave NoiseCat

The Haudenosaunee Great Law of Peace offers a chance to avert ecological, cultural, and political crisis

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Democracy / Politics

What Jody Wilson-Raybould Really Thinks

October 8, 2019October 17, 2019 - by Brian J. Barth

The newly independent candidate on Indigenous governance, SNC-Lavalin, and whether she wants the prime minister’s job

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Science

Indigenous Knowledge and the Future of Science

August 12, 2019August 13, 2019 - by Jimmy Thomson

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

Arts & Culture

How Canada Uses Indigenous Art to Market Itself to the World

January 16, 2019November 17, 2019 - by Julian Brave NoiseCat

When the government spotlights Indigenous creators internationally, it too often obscures the realities of colonialism at home. Why Maria Hupfield’s work goes beyond all that

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Society

The Power of Indigenous Kinship

December 21, 2018November 14, 2019 - by Tanya Talaga

To heal the spirits of the next generation, Indigenous peoples are relearning rites of passage