Culture
Further Abuse | Chief Hugh Akagi
By: Chief Hugh Akagi There have been historical genocidal acts in Canada. There continue to be genocidal acts in Canada. The loss of life in the Indigenous population from the…
MoreReflections On The Pandemic | Chief Hugh Akagi
By: Chief Hugh Akagi Indigenous writer Dr. Thomas King wrote in his book The Inconvenient Indian that everybody wanted to be Indians in the 1960s—even the Indians. Being Indian, authentic,…
MoreResidential Facilities | Chief Hugh Akagi
By: Chief Hugh Akagi I want to add a different perspective to the public discussion about deaths in residential facilities. I don’t call these schools, although some, or even many…
MoreInherent Indigenous Rights Are Not a Gift From Government | Chief Hugh Akagi
By: Chief Hugh Akagi By the 1970s, the Supreme Court of Canada began to repair the impact of hundreds of years of friction between Indigenous people and European settlers. More…
MorePeskotomuhkati Nation hopes new hybrid boat will set precedent for greener future | CBC News
The boat will be used for lobster fishing and to conduct scientific research By: Jacob Moore | CBC News Four years ago at a fishing conference, Harry Sappier met a…
MorePeskotomuhkati Nation hopes new hybrid fishing boat will keep ocean clean | CBC News
Earlier this month, Chief Hugh Akagi and Council launched the new Passamaquoddy Hybrid Boat in St.Andrews. Click here to watch a clip from the day:
MoreReflections On The Problem | Chief Hugh Akagi
By: Chief Hugh Akagi My fellow authors’ introduction to this section have motivated me to react. We have more in common than our teaching experience. Ironically, I was a…
MoreIndigenous languages are an integral part of Canadian culture | Troy Media
Canada’s journey towards a revitalization of Indigenous languages By: Gerry Chidiac | Troy Media Raphael Lemkin was a Polish Jewish lawyer who lost 49 members of his immediate family in…
MorePeskotomuhkati Language & History of Basketweaving | Madonna Soctomah | Passamaquoddy Elder and Politician
Madonna Soctomah, a Passamaquoddy elder, politician is one of few Passamaquoddy citizens who speak the language. She discusses with us the Indigenous traditional art of basket weaving, the process of…
MoreIndigenous Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change | Dr. Darren J. Ranco of Penobscot Nation
Dr. Darren J. Ranco is a citizen of Penobscot First Nation from Maine, an Indigenous Anthropologist and Professor. He talks with Dr. Allan Bonner about his research paper titled, “Traditional…
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