Each week, we feature a few articles about Indigenous news, issues and initiatives with a local, national and global focus. We feature these as an educational resource, and they should not be construed as an official stance or reflective of the opinions or beliefs of the Institute, CIS staff or faculty.
For the week of April 4-8:
Local
- Listen to The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn – March 25, 2022: Connections between natural phenomena and Indigenous scientific knowledge (segment with Shandin Pete, UBC Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences)
- Diamonds of the Downtown Eastside: How a basketball team is uniting urban Indigenous women in B.C. by Ben Nelms for the CBC
- ‘It feels like it’s losing dignity’: B.C. parents unable to register baby with Indigenous name by Lisa Steacy for CTV News
- CIS Director, Bernard Perley, was interviewed in Pattullo Bridge, Massey Tunnel replacements expected to get new names by Richard Zussman for Global news
- B.C. reveals 89-point action plan to advance the rights of Indigenous Peoples by Karin Larsen for the CBC
National
- My kokum blessed what the world said was incompatible: I became an Indigenous priest by Cristino Bouvette for CBC
- ‘Angry and disappointed’: Syilx Okanagan Nation Alliance reacts to Pope’s apology by Taya Fast for Global News
International
- California once prohibited Native American fire practices. Now, it’s asking tribes to use them to help prevent wildfires by Alaa Elassar for CNN
- Learn more about the importance of fire practices in the video, Why the Giant Sequoia Needs Fire to Grow from PBS
- Native American tribe gets its land back after being displaced nearly 400 years ago by Zoe Sottile for CNN
Events and Opportunities
- CIS is hiring for several graduate teaching assistantships. Applications for respective positives are due April 30th and May 5th. Learn more here.