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 June 28-July 2:
Local
- Indigenous language revitalization researcher with CIS, Julia Schillo, wrote a Letter to the Editor of the Washington Post regarding their reporting on the recent mass graves discovered at residential schools.
- Check out the first episode of the Made Possible Podcast, featuring Sisters Sage.
- Indigenous Rapper Joey Stylez Opens Music Studio to Mentor Emerging Artists, reported in Ripple of Change Magazine.
National
- Cowessess First Nation holds solar light ceremony at former Marieval Indian Residential School site by Tina House for APTN
- Google doodle pays tribute to Indigenous women’s rights advocate Mary Two-Axe Earley by Ka’nhehsí:io Deer for the CBC
- Yukon University’s new research chair in Indigenous Knowledge has big plans by Dave White for the CBC
- Indigenous Leaders secure Papal audience to push for residential school apology by Olivia Stefanovich for the CBC
- Métis academic honours her heritage by beading while defending thesis by Hallie Cotnam for the CBC
- Indigenous people ask Canadians to ‘put their pride aside’ and reflect this Canada Day by Matthew Kupfer for the CBC
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