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 September 20-24:
Local
National
- Blood Tribe members ratify $150M settlement over historic cattle claim by Joel Dryden for the CBC
- NDP candidate Blake Desjarlais ousts Conservative incumbent Kerry Diotte in Edmonton-Griesbach by Kirby Bourne for Global News
- Elections Canada polling station on Six Nations territory forced to move to nearby town, APTN National News
- Remote First Nations see more barriers in voter card errors, polling station confusion by Logan Turner for the CBC
- Canada federal election: Canadians want reconciliation. Will the election deliver? by Holly Honderich for the CBC
- Anishinaabe broadcaster, Jesse Wente, visited The Current on CBC to talk about family, truth and his new memoir Unreconciled. Listen here.
Events and Opportunities
Supporting Aboriginal Graduate Enhancement (SAGE) is thrilled to announce the launch of the new Indigenous Graduate Student Symposium Journal. Learn more here.