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Canada’s museums wrestle with history of residential schools – CBC
Cultural institutions to make changes in wake of unmarked grave discoveries at former residential school sites Jul 20, 2021 Last month, the Canadian Museum of History announced that it would cancel its Canada Day celebrations after unmarked graves were found at the sites of former residential schools across the country — one of a number of adjustments it is making in the […]
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Indigenous public garden showcases culture and tradition – CTV
Jul 19, 2021 “Gardens really pull people out of their isolation and [help heal],” said Indigenous cultural ethnobotanist T’uy’t’tanat-Cease Wyss, who created an urban garden led by Montreal art organization MOMENTA. Brittany Henriques reports. Read More: https://montreal.citynews.ca/video/2021/07/19/indigenous-public-garden-showcases-culture-and-tradition/
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Residential schools: We should read the Commission reports – IRPP
July 14, 2021 In late May 2021, Canadians seemed to have received a shock when they learned that the remains of 215 children had been found by ground-penetrating radar in an unmarked mass grave next to the former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia. A few weeks later, in June 2021, a similar operation in […]
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No clear winner in election to choose team who will guide Quebec Cree for next 4 years – CBC
Mandy Gull-Masty outperformed incumbent Abel Bosum in 1st round Jul 15, 2021 Quebec Cree will have to wait a little longer to find out who will be their new Grand Chief and Deputy Grand Chief. Mandy Gull-Masty came very close to beating incumbent Abel Bosum and becoming the first female Quebec Cree Grand Chief. But […]
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Indigenous artist showcases traditional plants in new public garden in Montreal – CBC
Jul 14, 2021 T’uy’t’tanat-Cease Wyss was invited by arts organization to create a custom installation A new garden located outside the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec in Montreal is shining a light on traditional plants that hold cultural significance for Indigenous communities. T’uy’t’tanat-Cease Wyss, an Indigenous artist from Vancouver, was invited to create the garden […]
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Long Point First Nation in Winneway says it has waited too long for a local police force – Montreal Gazette
Jul 13, 2021 After 15 years, talks with Quebec have gone nowhere. Members of the Long Point First Nation living in Winneway, 80 kilometres south of Rouyn-Noranda in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, don’t have a local police department more than a decade after negotiations began with the Quebec government, a situation Chief Steeve Mathias decried Monday. The community […]
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Land protection, greater collaboration: Meet the candidates for Cree deputy grand chief – CBC
Jul 13, 2021 Quebec Cree to vote July 14 for next grand chief and deputy grand chief There are three candidates running for the office of deputy grand chief of the Quebec Cree Nation and they say greater inclusiveness, land protection and more mental health supports are among their priorities. Cree voters head to the polls July […]
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It’s been long overdue:’ Kahnawake launches paratransit service – CBC
Jul 12, 2021 Bus named ‘Eileen’ offers accessible transit for community members with disabilities A dream came true this week for Michael Dell. For years, he’s been advocating for Kahnawake to be more inclusive and accessible for community members living with disabilities, including calling for the creation of a paratransit service in the Kanien’kehá:ka community south of […]
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New AFN Chief RoseAnne Archibald to focus on residential school burials, Indigenous women and systemic racism – Montreal Gazette
She also says she will prioritize climate change’s effects on Indigenous communities and will work with governments and regional chiefs on a post-pandemic recovery plan for First Nations Jul 09, 2021 Newly elected National Chief RoseAnne Archibald is pledging to hold governments’ feet to the fire and to help make the Assembly of First Nations […]
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Mediation project to help with Indigenous homelessness in Milton Park – Montreal Gazette
The $60,000 project will involve a foot patrol, created by the Native Friendship Centre of Montreal, acting as mediators between the Indigenous homeless population, businesses and residents. Jul 07, 2021 The city of Montreal and the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough are putting $60,000 toward a social mediation project to help resolve issues related to the rising number […]
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