In The News | March 1-5

Each week, we feature a few articles about Indigenous news, issues and initiatives with a local, national and global focus.

For the week of March 1-5, 2021,

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Events & Opportunities

  • This year as part of the Indigenous Writers Wikipedia Edit-a-thon,the Honouring Indigenous Writers team has put together a schedule of events and wikipedia-related activities designed to be easily accessed and doable online with more flexibility. Every week, join in and participate in weekly Wikipedia activities to make contributions (both large and small) to raise the profiles of Indigenous writers. Check out the event schedule here. Read more at the HIW home page, and at the HIW Wikipedia Meetup Page.
  • The FPCC Arts Micro-Grants Application is now open. The deadline to apply is March 31. More information here.
  • Response: Our Land Narrative is the culmination of the Response program, a new multi-year collaboration between The Polygon Gallery and First Nations Student Services and the Indigenous Digital Filmmaking Program at Capilano University. The event will take place from March 10th to April 17th. More information here.