Ontario to celebrate National Indigenous History Month
Toronto/CMEDIA: The month of June every year is observed as a National Indigenous History Month, a time for all Ontarians to recognize the rich and diverse histories and honor the …
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Canada’s indigenous communities ‘expecting more’ from Pope’s visit, says Gov. Gen. Mary Simon
Canada’s Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has reportedly said that the indigenous communities are “expecting more” from Pope Francis when he visits Canada in July, says, adding that she is not …
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Canada’s residential school survivors want a Papal apology in Kamloops, B.C.
CMEDIA/More than a dozen residential school survivors from First Nations across the country are reportedly holding two days of talks in Winnipeg before meeting with Canadian bishops on Wednesday. With a …
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We are all in same canoe, under same sun, says Michel-Henri to mark Indigenous Awareness Week
Ottawa/CMEDIA: Major-General Michel-Henri St-Louis, Acting Commander Canadian Army and Defence Team Champion for Indigenous Peoples announced today the start of the Indigenous Awareness Week (IAW) 2022, occurring from May 24 to 27. …
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Ontario party leaders reaffirm commitments for residential school burial searches
Ontario’s four main parties, the Progressive Conservatives, New Democrats, Liberals, and Greens are reaffirming commitments to search for burial sites at the province’s former residential schools for Indigenous students reportedly …
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Ancient DNA gives new insights into ‘lost’ Indigenous people of Uruguay
The first whole genome sequences of the ancient people of Uruguay provide a genetic snapshot of Indigenous populations of the region before they were decimated by a series of European …
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Statistics Canada 2021 census data reveals first time the number of trans, non-binary people
Ottawa/CMEDIA: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census of Population included for the first time a question on gender at birth, allowing all cisgender, transgender, and non-binary individuals to report their gender. Canada is …
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Extractive projects cause irreparable harm to indigenous cultures, languages, lives, speakers tell Permanent Forum
New York The explosive growth of extractive operations around the world often plays out on indigenous people’s lands without their consent, causing irreparable harm to their livelihoods, cultures, languages, and …
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Calgary students develop a way for ATVs to run on renewable energy
Calgary/CMEDIA: Conversion of all-terrain vehicles to solar power has been figured out by some engineering students in Calgary and hope it will benefit Indigenous and remote communities in Canada’s North. …
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U.S. Indigenous boarding-school probe follows Pope’s apology in Canada
Washington/CMEDIA: Following a Pope’s apology and the historic moment of healing for Indigenous Peoples in Canada, a federal report on residential schools is being anxiously awaited by their counterparts in …
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