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 December 13-17:
Local
- Sacred pipes stolen from Indigenous elders after they were evacuated from their home near B.C.’s Highway 8 by Winston Szeto for the CBC
- Why the Heiltsuk Nation wants to establish its own oil spill response centre by Emma Gilchrist for The Narwhal
- FNEL Associate Professor Mark Turin reflects on authorship, accountability and visibility in his essay, ‘Recognizing Authority & Respecting Expertise in Language Work,’ for the American Ethnologist. Read the article here.
National
- Decision on Rocky Mountain coal project in Alberta to be delivered Wednesday by Kathleen Martens for APTN
- Cree Nation near Edmonton hosts ‘Every Child Matters’ round dance from CBC News