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 January 31 – February 4:
Local
- First Nations in B.C. work towards ending racism in the education system by Lee Wilson for the APTN
- First Nation mothers defy community restrictions by leaving for essentials by Lenard Monkan for the CBC
- How AI and immersive technology are being used to revitalize Indigenous languages in the CBC
- ‘Another way to reawaken the language’: Word game Wordle adapted for Indigenous languagesThe Gitksan Wordle was created by Victoria software developer and linguist Aidan Pine by Roxanne Egan-Elliott for the Vancouver Sun. Aidan Pine is a FNEL alumni!
- The last of the untamed: Wedzin Kwa and the Wet’suwet’en fight to save her by Brandi Morin for Ricochet Media
- Canadian Olympic Committee signs up to explore feasibility of First Nations-led bid for 2030 Winter Games by Christina Jung for the CBC
National
- Cree artist who painted 155 hockey sticks for World juniors tournament hoping they’ll be used by Chris Stewart for the APTN
- Canada shares Residential School documents with National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
- ‘Freedom’ protests are white supremacy in all its glory by Brandi Morin for the Toronto Star
- CBC Indigenous language Olympic coverage to include hockey in Inuktitut and Eastern Cree by Susan Bell for the CBC
- Puppeteer born in Tsuut’ina Nation says work on Fraggle Rock reboot a dream come true by Terri Trembath for the CBC
International
- Native American tribes reclaim California redwood land for preservation by Dani Anguiano and agencies for The Guardian
- Australia pays $14 million for copyright to Aboriginal flag, making it free for all to display by Miriam Berger for the Washington Post