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 25-29:
Local
- ‘He’s pulled generations along with him’: Ucluelet teen completes third year of university degree by Adam Sawatsky for CTV News
- Gitxsan community stops B.C. social workers from taking child back into ‘care’ by Jenessa Joy Klukas for Indiginews
- Métis woman says learning to be an electrician is ‘amazing’ by Athena Bonneau for Indiginews
National
- Canadian army ready to aid with Iqaluit’s water problems by Kent Driscoll for APTN News
- New program trains Indigenous women to take over IT work in northern Manitoba by Sheila North for CBC
- Michelle Friesen becomes first Indigenous woman ever elected to Whitehorse city council from APTN
- Northern Indigenous communities in Sask. have twice as many active COVID-19 cases, data shows by Dayne Patterson for CBC
- ‘We know who we are’: Inuit row raises questions over identity and ancestry by Leyland Cecco for The Guardian
- Residential school abuse reported to department while Jean Chrétien was minister, records show by Jorge Barrera for CBC News
International
- Herbalist’s murder highlights assault on Mayan spirituality in Guatemala by Jeff Abbott in The Guardian
Events and Opportunities
- On October 28th, 2021, from 10-11:30am, join in for Challenging Ideology: Looking at Historical Museum Practices Through an Indigenous Lens. The even will feature (FNIS Alumni, Jordan Wilson, and Melissa Adams from UBCIC, a practicum partner!
- October 28th, 2021, from 4-5pm, participate in the Book Launch for Where the Power Is: Indigenous Perspectives on Northwest Coast Art by Karen Duffek, Jordan Wilson and Bill McLennan. Learn more here.
- On Thursday October 28th, from 12-2pm, come out to the Indigenous Studies Students’ Association and CIS Halloween event! Learn more here.