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 November 29-December 3:
Local
- Listen to FNIS Professor, Daniel Heath Justice discuss his new book Raccoon and why the raccoon is a significant creature to Indigenous cultures on CBC Radio’s the Next Chapter with Shelagh Rogers.
- First Nation still waiting: First Nation community cut off by landslides still hasn’t heard from government by Charlie Carey for the Castanet on Kamloops.net
- Giant floor map gives elementary students a look at Canada’s pre-colonial history by Janella Hamilton for the CBC
- In photos: a view of RCMP arrests of media, Indigenous land defenders on Wet’suwet’en territory by Amber Bracken for the Narwhal
- Sumas First Nation chief reflects on ‘disaster’ B.C. flooding where lake used to be by Elizabeth McSheffrey for Global News
National
- Papal apology to residential school survivors not on agenda for next month’s trip to Vatican delegate says by Fraser Needham for APTN News
- Listen to how Indigenous artisans are using traditional crafts to reclaim their culture on Unreserved with Rosanna Deerchild
- Hannah’s hats: Inuk woman’s passion for making nasatuinnak is in her blood by Jay Legere for CBC News
- Weekend rally held in Thunder Bay to support B.C. Wet’suwet’en hereditary leaders from the CBC
International
Events and Opportunities