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 August 16-20:
Local
- Against Residential School Denialism by Daniel Heath Justice and Sean Carleton for the Tyee
- Redesign of B.C. flag with First Nations elements ‘reflects who we are’ by John Mackie for the Vancouver Sun
- Arrests continue at Fairy Creek despite province putting logging deferral in place by Lee Wilson for APTN
- Meet the Cheakamus, the only community forest to develop carbon offsets in B.C. by Stephanie Wood for The Narwhal
- Nuxalk Nation issues eviction notice to B.C. exploration company, igniting calls for mining reform by Matt Simmons for The Narwhal
- First Nations communities disproportionately threatened by wildfires: study by Josie Kao for The Narwhal
National
- This yurt houses Tobique First Nation’s first studio for local artwork by Nojoud Al Mallees for the CBC
- Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame features online exhibit of Indigenous athletes by Darrell Stranger for APTN
- Sipekne’katik Chief Mike Sack arrested, traps seized as treaty fishery begins its season in N.S. for CBC News
- U of G to establish Indigenous research lab, unique at a Canadian university by Desmond Brown for the CBC
International
- Record Salmon in one place. Barely any in another. Alarm all around. By Victoria Petersen for the New York Times
- Secondary schools work with Māori on new approaches to history from the NZ Herald
- Mexican president apologises to Indigenous for Spanish conquest from Al Jazeera
- ‘Rights of nature’ lawsuits hit a sweet spot from Indian Country Today
Events and Opportunities
- In September, UBC will be launching the first open call for the Indigenous Strategic Initiatives Fund. This call looks to fund projects that advance the implementation of ISP across UBC. More information is to be shared soon, here.
- On August 25, join CFUV 101.9 FM us for their fifth Indigenous Media Workshop featuring award-winning Oji-Cree Saulteux writer, advocate, and activist j a y e s i m p s o n . In this workshop jaye will be exploring Indigenous story telling through writing and poetry, they will discuss how they bring their experiences onto the page, and will chat about their journey with writing. Learn more here.