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Jessica Barudin selected as a Rising Star by Health Promotion Canada – McGill Reporter
Jessica Barudin, Program Manager for the Indigenous Health Professions Program (IHPP) at McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine, was recently honoured as one of Health Promotion Canada’s 2018 Rising Star Award recipients. The recipients were celebrated during the organization’s annual general meeting on December 13, 2018. Health Promotions Canada’s Rising Star Award is given to recognize […]
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Viens Commission comes full circle, as first witness returns for finale – CBC
Viviane Michel opened the proceedings of Quebec inquiry, and is back for the last day in Val-d’Or Dec 14, 2018 Nearly two years after she first pleaded for Quebec to take action to protect Indigenous women, Viviane Michel will be the last person to testify before the public inquiry into the treatment of First Nations […]
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Just Like Home: Kahnawake traditions run deep in a changing world – Globalnews.ca
Brittany LeBorgne may best be known for her role on the TV show Mohawk Girls, but on this day, in her hometown of Kahnawake, a reserve on Montreal’s south shore, she’s just a woman learning how to make cornbread “dance.” “Especially the cornbread and steak, it reminds me of being a kid and it was […]
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Cree Nation identifies 30 per cent of its territory in conservation wish list – CBC
Proposed areas represent a territory roughly the size of Ireland, about 80,000 square kilometres Dec 12, 2018 After several years of work and consultation, the Cree Nation Government has identified 30 per cent of its territory it wants to see protected from development, at least in part. When brought together, the proposed areas represent a […]
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Indigenous youth in Quebec child protection told not to speak their own languages, sources say – CBC
‘How can we still be doing this?’ asks Nakuset, executive director of the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal Dec 12, 2018 At least three Quebec group homes or rehabilitation centres for youth stand accused of discouraging Indigenous children from speaking their languages and, in some cases, punishing them for doing it, according to sources and public testimony […]
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Makivik asks Nunavik hunters to protect caribou – Nunatsiaq News
10 December, 2018 Makivik Corp. is asking Nunavik harvesters to do their part in protecting the region’s vulnerable caribou population. The Inuit birthright organization issued a Dec. 6 news release calling on both hunters and governments to “help preserve the future of caribou herds in the Inuit territory.” “Makivik will continue to monitor the situation, […]
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Akwesasne votes Yes to accepting $240M Dundee land claim settlement – CBC
Nearly 80 per cent of voters approved settlement over western Quebec lands The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne will accept a $240 million offer from Canada to settle a 130-year-old land grievance after a majority voted Yes in a referendum held over the weekend. Out of 2,197 voters, 79.61 per cent approved the terms and conditions […]
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Anishnabeg teen calls on her peers to end violence, stigma of gender inequality – CBC
16-year-old Mia Tenasco reflects on violence against Indigenous women and breaking the cycle of trauma Dec 09, 2018 Mia Tenasco said her childhood was forever changed in 2008, when two young women from her community went missing — Maisy Odjick, 16, and Shannon Alexander, 17. As their families searched for answers, Tenasco remembers how fear […]
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How Canadian universities are responding to the TRC’s Calls to Action – Macleans.ca
Universities wrestle with how to begin their transformation—and what they’re willing to change Dalhousie’s Indigenous Student Centre recently relocated to a prominent place on the university’s downtown Halifax campus. Residing in a cheery blue house, shared by the Black Student Advising Centre, there’s a student lounge, computer lab and meeting/smudge room. On hand is an […]
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Cree Nation bans Indigenous harvest of George River caribou – CBC
It also says ‘unauthorized’ harvesting of healthier Leaf River herd must end Dec 06, 2018 The Cree Nation Government has voted in favour of a ban on Cree hunters harvesting caribou from the George River herd, whose numbers have seen a decline of 99 per cent since 2001. A resolution to limit the Cree hunt […]
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