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Professors promote science as a tool for Indigenous governance | Troy Media
By Kate Black | University of Alberta Kim TallBear and Jessica Kolopenuk are addressing increasing demands for Indigenous governance in STEM. It’s a common misconception, Dr. Kim TallBear says, that while Indigenous peoples have culture and tradition, white people own science and technology. As TallBear mentions in a video trailer for one of the Faculty of Native Studies’…
Read MoreDesign for a proposed Indigenous friendship centre in Fredericton unveiled | CBC News
By Isabelle Leger | CBC News The project would be a net-zero carbon building and one of the only modern-day longhouses in the Maritimes A longstanding dream of the Indigenous community in Fredericton is finally a possibility. The Under One Sky friendship centre is betting on a federal grant program to build a new centre that…
Read MoreEcosystem approach being used to bring bioregional change | The Quoddy Tides
By Edward French | The Quoddy Tides An organization advocating for an ecosystem approach to help bring about the changes needed for a sustainable future on Earth has been working for over a decade with groups around the world, including in the Passamaquoddy Bay region. SustainaMetrix LLC, which is committed to developing and applying transformative…
Read MorePandemic recovery also means Indigenous issues – Interview on Sirius Satelite Radio
Allan Bonner’s Interview on Sirius Satelite Radio – Canada Talks about how pandemic recovery also means Indigenous issues.
Read MoreGetting to know some of the most honoured members of First Nation communities | CBC News
By Jennifer Sweet | CBC News Mi’kmaw Elder Donna Augustine looks out at the river from her home in Elsipogtog. (Mike Heenan/CBC) Several Wabanaki elders open up about the type of work they do and the roles they play. Over the next several weeks we’ll be introducing you to several Wabanaki elders — knowledge keepers,…
Read MoreIndigenous 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 be flying every single day, 365 days a year, because we are the First Nation people of this land and territory. So out of respect,…
Read 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 meeting certain standards or goals, especially if the federal government takes a hands-off approach. This can be the problem when it comes to ensuring all…
Read 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 has passed third reading in the Senate, paving the way for the bill to be enshrined into law before a possible federal election. Bill C-15…
Read 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 own dark secrets. A residential school was never established in the province, but it was home to institutions with the same objective — to assimilate Indigenous children…
Read 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 US The advert painted an idyllic picture of White’s Island. For $449,000 you could buy 143 acres of forests with sweeping views of…
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