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 July 26-30:
Local
- Indigenous youth boxing group ‘Team 700’ fights for support after funding cut by Anna McKenzie for Indiginews.com
- Penticton Museum’s new exhibit honours Syilx language keepers by Athena Bonneau for Indiginews.com
- First Peoples’ Cultural Council and the Pacific Association of First Nations Women teamed up to honour water in a new short documentary. In the documentary, Elder Dorothy Eastman talks about Anihšināpē Water Law. Watch the documentary now for more.
National
- ‘Those children could be my relatives’: Canada’s first Indigenous forensic pathologist on unmarked graves by Leyland Cecco for The Guardian
- Leaders criticize language complaints against Mary Simon, express pride in installation by Brett Forester for APTN
- Inspired by the Oka Crisis, Tracey Deer hopes her new film Beans will change perspectives by Jenna Benchetrit for the CBC
- ‘Our climate allows our society to be possible’: Governor General Mary Simon talks reconciliation, environment at installation by Lindsay Richardson for APTN
- Couple plan gallery space to help Indigenous street artists get better prices for their work by Lenard Monkman for the CBC
International
- Cleveland changes MLB team nickname to Guardians after months of discussion by the Associated Press for the CBC
- Indigenous Americans demand a reckoning with brutal colonial history by John Bartlett, Joe Parkin Daniels and Leyland Cecco for the Guardian
Events and Opportunities
- Tickets are now available for A Night for Sarah Robinson, an evening to celebrate and honor Sarah Robinson’s life. Purchase tickets here.
- First People’s Cultural Council is currently hiring for two positions. First, the FirstVoices Technology Associate will work in community support and language revitalization. Please see the full job description here. Second, the FirstVoices Full-Stack Developer will develop and plan new features and changes to http://firstvoices.com, an online language revitalization platform! Please see the full job description here. Applications for both positions are due by August 9th.