Archive for June 2021
Indigenous Peoples Day draws a crowd to learn and share | CBC News
By Lauren Bird | CBC News The flags of Wolastoqiyik, Peskotomuhkati and Mi’kmaq were raised at the New Brunswick legislature Monday afternoon marking Indigenous Peoples Day. “That flag should…
MoreCan First Nations truly be autonomous in all things? | Troy Media
By Joseph Quesnel | Troy Media Ensuring access to safe drinking water isn’t simple. It may require guidance and even intervention by the federal government Self-determination for Indigenous communities can prevent…
MoreSenate approves bill to implement UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples | CBC News
By The Canadian Press | CBC News A landmark piece of federal legislation aimed at harmonizing Canada’s laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples…
MoreNew Brunswick’s long and little-known history of assimilating Indigenous children | CBC News
By Elizabeth Fraser | CBC News Province didn’t have residential schools, but there were schools with same mission When it comes to schools for Indigenous children, New Brunswick has its…
MoreNative American tribe in Maine buys back island taken 160 years ago | The Guardian
By Alice Hutton | The Guardian The Passamaquoddy’s purchase of Pine Island for $355,000 is the latest in a series of successful ‘land back’ campaigns for indigenous people in the…
MoreCourt decision reaffirms Native rights | The Quoddy Tides
By Chief Hugh Akagi | The Quoddy Tides See more articles about the Peskotomuhkati Nation on The Quoddy Tides: Recent fisheries statement may impact Peskotomuhkati Nation by Derwin Gowan Aboriginal rights…
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