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 October 18-22:
Local
- Indigenous knowledge the cornerstone of new tsunami modelling for Vancouver Island’s northwest coast from CBC News
- B.C. park name change recognizes ancestral home of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation from CBC
- Trudeau visits First Nation, apologizes for skipping invitation on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation by Nick Boisvert for the CBC
- On CBC’s program, North by Northwest, FNIS Professor Daniel Heath Justice, spoke with about his new book, Raccoon. Listen now.
National
- At the Edmonton Indian Residential School in 1961, a teenaged student named Helen Campbell Johnson was starving. Listen to her story of action and resilience on CBC here.
- Endangered Tlingit language has only a few hundred speakers. This 13-year-old is trying to change that in the CBC
- Youth advocates call on governments to meet ‘equitable standards’ for kids transitioning out of care by Jenessa Joy Klukas for APTN
International
- Sue-Meg name restoration: a ‘healing effort’ in Indian Country Today
Events & Opportunities
- The Indigenous Studies Students’ Association is having our first meeting of the year this Thursday, October 21st! Please join us from 12-2pm in the Buchanan E Meeting Room (room 273) for bannock, tea and conversation. All students are welcome to attend! Learn more here.