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People pay their respects at a memorial for the 215 children whose remains were found on the site of the former Kamloops residential school, in Vancouver's Robson Square on May 30, 2021. Photo by GoToVan / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

For Indigenous children in Canada, the legacy of residential schools never ended

The first story I heard about “the missing” was from a Dene elder, Catherine, just over 10 years ago. She was speaking about the impact of tuberculosis on her family at a health conference. The topic triggered her memories of residential school, and of a younger sister who never returned.

By Karyn Pugliese | Analysis | June 4th 2021

Working housing miracles for Ontario's urban Indigenous population

The federal government's promise to create a “for Indigenous, by Indigenous” housing strategy hasn't been met. Nonetheless, some housing is being built for Indigenous people in Toronto and other urban centres.

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By Luc Rinaldi | News | March 22nd 2021

#MeToo moment for Indigenous women leaders

Only a fraction of Indigenous chiefs are women, and many of those who hold the title complain of being harassed and disrespected by men.

Opinion

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By Karyn Pugliese | Opinion, Politics, Culture | December 23rd 2020

If Indigenous people exercise their right to say no ... then what?

"UNDRIP has become — depending on your politics — a key to transforming Canadian laws in an extraordinary act of reconciliation or a 'bogeyman,'" writes Karyn Pugliese, a.k.a. Pabàmàdiz.

Opinion

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By Karyn Pugliese | Opinion | December 8th 2020

Racism, discrimination and trauma are driving Indigenous women out of media — we must do better

The news industry’s job is to shine light in dark places, says Karyn Pugliese, a.k.a. Pabàmàdiz. When the spotlight illuminates our own shortcomings, we mustn’t look away.

Opinion

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By Karyn Pugliese | Opinion | November 25th 2020

Disband the anti-Indigenous RCMP and start over

It will take more than increased civilian oversight or body cameras to fix the RCMP, Karyn Pugliese writes.

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By Karyn Pugliese | Analysis | November 3rd 2020

How we save the land and water from ourselves

We listen. We watch. We remember.

Opinion

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By Emilee Gilpin | Opinion, Entertainment, Energy, Politics, Culture | October 14th 2020

The land is our dinner table

Chief Malii came to understand quite well what his grandfather had meant when he said the land is hanii tohowxt, or what could only be loosely translated to “dining table.” “My grandfather meant the whole lax yip (territory) provided moose, salmon, berries, medicines. All the things that provide for your dinner table, the land provides."

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By Emilee Gilpin | News | September 18th 2020

Meet Marilyn James, a warrior and matriarch for the Sinixt Salish Peoples

Extinct to the Government of Canada, this matriarch's culture and peoples have been attacked for over a century. This is her fight to resurrect the Sinixt way of life through tradition, occupation and family.

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By Brandi Morin | News, Culture | September 11th 2020

Wet'suwet'en Matriarchs, sacred berries and MMIWG

Within the first day of arriving for a near two-week stay in Smithers, B.C., to delve into discovering the stories of the traditional Wet'suwet'en People, I learned about Niwus. And I continued to learn about this sacred medicine until the day I left.

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By Brandi Morin | News | August 27th 2020

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