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 March 28 – April 1:
Local
- Indigenous practices are the future and past of wildfire prevention, The Discourse for APTN
National
- Elections Canada apologizes to 3 First Nation communities in Ontario, The Canadian Press for APTN
- Saskatchewan budget sees more money for First Nation, Métis issues by Leanne Sanders for APTN
- I am a residential school survivor and I want accountability by Roberta Hill for the CBC
- AFN youth delegate Taylor Behn-Tsakoza is ready to speak her truth to Pope Francis by Charlotte Moritt-Jacobs for APTN
- Mohawk community in Quebec votes in favour of exhumation of allegedly abusive priest by Virginie Ann for the CBC
International
- ‘Legends are to be told’: Colombian library goes beyond books to keep stories alive by Genevieve Glatsky with photos by Nadège Mazars for The Guardian
- The complex ways climate change is impacting our mental health by Laura Walters for Stuff.co.nz
Events and Opportunities
- Xwi7xwa Library is Canada’s only branch of an academic library that prioritizes the collection of Indigenous authors, creators, and research. On March 30th at 10am, hear from Karleen Delaurier-Lyle (Information Services Librarian) in Rooted Collections: A Policy for Indigenous Knowledges about Xwi7xwa’s collection development policy and the values that helped to inform its development. Learn more and register here.