Each week, we feature a few articles about Indigenous news, issues and initiatives with a local, national and global focus.
For January 4th – January 8th, 2021,
Local:
- CIS Professor Daniel Heath Justice named Officer of the Order of Canada by Sophie Woodrooffe
- Shift in perspective:’ Indigenous place names moving Canada from colonial past, Victoria News
National:
- 3D-printed Cree syllabics kit makes language learning more hands-on by Kyle Muzyka for CBC News
- Inuit-designed board game Nunami hits the shelves by Jane George
- ‘A catalyst for a movement’: Hundreds don ribbon skirts after Sask. girl shamed for wearing hers by Samanda Brace
International:
- Not Just Another Pipeline: The expansion of Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline is a breathtaking betrayal of Minnesota’s Indigenous communities — and the environment by Louise Erdrich for the New York Times
- India’s Farmer Movement, Indigenous Land Defenders and Hidden Histories by Bal Dhillon for The Tyee
Events & Opportunities:
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- Join CIS on
January 22, 7-8pm
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- , for a live Q&A with Asivak Koostachin, lead actor in Red Snow (2019). For more information, click
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