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 May 31-June 4,
Local
- Keep your eyes peeled for the documentary series, Behind the Façade, a collection of award-winning shorts by diverse directors, featuring Nuxalk Radio. Learn more here.
- ‘Rejoining the Ancestors’ — saying goodbye to Sarah Robinson by Anna Mckenzie for Indiginews
- ‘It was terrifying’: says one of six people allowed to document mass arrest by Emilee Gilpin for Indiginews
- Listen to Episode 122: Theory of Ice with Leanne Betasamosake Simpson of Below the Radar, a podcast from SFU. In it, Simpson speaks about her latest album, Theory Of Ice, as a thinking through of water as a connector.
- What are the rules of engagement for guests on Secwépemc territory? By Kelsie Kilawna for Indiginews
- Listen to this segment on All Points West with Kathryn Marlow and learn how to pronounce Hul’q’umi’num street signs from students in Duncan.
- UBC reviewing honours given to Catholic bishop and former Kamloops residential school principal by Andrew Kurjata for the CBC
National
- Champion powwow dancer hosts 2nd social media jigging contest by Nic Meloney for the CBC
- Listen to Indigenous fashion: The politics of ribbon skirts, runways and resilience from Unreserved on the CBC.
- Ryerson students and professors adopt ‘X University’ name to denounce affiliation with architect of residential schools by Breanna Xavier-Carter and Rhythm Sachdeva for the Toronto Star
- Native Women’s Association leaves national MMIWG action plan process, calling it ‘toxic and dysfunctional’ by Ka’nhehsí:io Deer for the CBC
- Provincial Court Judge Cheryl Arcand-Kootenay has been appointed a Justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, in Edmonton. Justice Cheryl Arcand-Kootenay is a nehiyaw iskwew (Cree woman) from Kipohtakaw (Alexander) First Nation in Treaty 6 Territory. Congratulations, Justice Arcand-Kootenay!
Events & Opportunities
- Inuit Speaking for Themselves, a CIRCLE UVic Panel, is taking place Thursday June 3rd from 1-2:30 PM. Learn more here. To register, click here.
- Sign up for the Indigenous Literary Studies Association’s Virtual Gathering, on from June 7-11. There will be lots of amazing speakers, including Daniel Heath Justice and Billy-Ray Belcourt! Learn more here.
- Check out the Indigenous Cultural Safety (ICS) Webinar, Two Spirit and Indigiqueer cultural safety: Considerations for relational practice and policy on June 8, from 11:00 AM – 12:45 PM PST. Learn more here. Register here.
- This year is the 20th Anniversary of the Talking Stick Festival. The Talking Stick festival is on now until July 1st! Check it out here.