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Kuujjuaq kindergarten class learns to skin a caribou – Nunatsiaq News
17 January 2020 “We did pretty good with the help of our students” Kindergarten students at Pitakallak School in Kuujjuaq got a lesson in preparing a caribou on Jan. 15. Led by teachers Ayaana and Kajuula Berthe, the students helped skin the caribou on a tarp laid out in their class. The caribou was hunted […]
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Andrew Carter Show – FNEC
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 Radio Montreal CJAD 800 Interview with Denis Gros-Louis, FNEC general director, in regards of the changes of the Ethics and Religious Culture Course. Read More: https://cepn-fnec.com/en/andrew-carter-show/
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Batshaw isn’t taking indigenous report seriously, its authors say – CTVNews
MONTREAL — Batshaw Youth and Family Services has ignored a report highlighting its lack of awareness of indigenous issues, the report’s authors have said. In Nov. 2019, researchers released a report: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back, critical of the way Batshaw handles cases involving indigenous families. Since then, the report’s recommendations have not been […]
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Quebec Cree, Algonquin say moose populations need more protection – CBC
Cree Trappers Association asking hunters to not kill female moose this spring Jan 14, 2020 Some Indigenous hunting groups in Quebec say more needs to be done to protect moose populations in the province. Cree hunters are being asked to avoid killing female moose between February and the end of the calving season in late […]
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McGill students stand in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en Clans – McGill Tribune
January 14, 2020 The Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) Indigenous Affairs Committee and the Indigenous Student Alliance of McGill hosted a response to the Wet’suwet’en call for solidarity against a pipeline project. On Jan. 9, students gathered at the Y-intersection to support hereditary chiefs and the Unis’tot’en and Gidimt’en camps protesting Coastal GasLink’s plans […]
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First Nations council wants a say in Quebec’s ethics and religious program reform – CTV News
January 14, 2020 MONTREAL — The First Nations Education Council (FNEC) says it is waiting to see if Quebec ‘walks the talk’ when it comes to revamping its controversial ‘Ethics and Religious Culture’ program. “We firmly believe that cultural content is an important cornerstone of education,” said Denis Gros-Louis, FNEC general director. The organization, which […]
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Art Trip: Skawennati’s Indigenous time travellers visit Canada House in Trafalgar Square – The Globe and Mail
A cyberpunk spaceship has landed inside Canada House in London’s Trafalgar Square, and its virtual crew, a cast of Indigenous time travellers from the 15th to the 23rd centuries – created by Kahnawa:ke-born, Montreal-based multimedia artist Skawennati – are poised and ready to meet any curious Earthlings who would like to get on board. Avatars […]
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Mi’kmaq First Nation leading project to increase cultural content in classrooms – CBC
Qalipu Band looking to add more Indigenous art and language into schools Jan 13, 2020 The Qalipu First Nation says it’s on the right track to increase Indigenous content in Newfoundland and Labrador’s schools. Although still in the initial stages of the project, the First Nation says the decision to enter into the partnership with […]
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MMIWG inquiry report being translated into more Indigenous languages – CBC
‘We deserve to have everything done in our languages,’ says Ojibway translator Jan 07, 2020 It’s a word in Kanien’kéha — the Mohawk language — to describe the act of genocide. “It means to get rid of them,” said Hilda Nicholas, director of Tsi Ronterihwanónhnha ne Kanien’kéha Language and Cultural Center in Kanesatake, Que. Nicholas […]
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Quebec chief ends challenge to day school class-action settlement – APTN News
December 19, 2019 It’s an early Christmas present for thousands of plaintiffs involved with the Mclean Day School class-action settlement agreement. A Quebec Indigenous leader has dropped his challenge of the proposed suit. “On December 18, class counsel received a letter on behalf of Chief Paul-Émile Ottawa from his lawyer,” said a spokesperson for law […]
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