In The News | June 29 – July 12

Bi-weekly, we feature a few articles about Indigenous news, issues and initiatives with a local, national and global focus.

For the weeks of June 14-28:

National

• Indigenous garden proposed for Kingston at former Sir John A. Macdonald statue site by John Lawless for Global News
• N.B. First Nation declares Wolastoqey the official language of the community by Mia Urquhart for CBC News
• 4 incredible Indigenous games to try by The CBC Kids Team for CBC Kids
• First Nations drag artist is 1st queen from Sask. competing to be Canada’s Next Drag Superstar​ by Kendall Latimer for CBC News

International

• This Alaskan parka is windproof, waterproof — and made from bear intestines by April Hudson for CBC News
• At The Met, Protest and Poetry About Water by Holland Cotter for The New York Times