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Memorial University President Vianne Timmons says she has always been clear that she has Mi'kmaw ancestry, or heritage, and that she's not Mi'kmaw. But in a settler colonial society like Canada's, claiming Indigenous ancestry in professional biographies or on resumes is anything but clear, says Cree journalist Michelle Cyca.
Learning of his Mi’kmaw ancestry came as a surprise to Justin Brake, who always considered himself a Newfoundlander. What might it mean, he asks, to ethically explore the question of his identity?
A billionaire-owned company with ties to Premier Furey is first out of the gate in the province's wind-to-hydrogen industry. But residents on the Port au Port Peninsula—many of them Indigenous—are pushing back, saying the proposed megaproject threatens their land, water and way of life.
On berrygrounds this week, Dr. Paul Banahene Adjei tells us why politicians—and all of us—should heed Martin Luther King’s warnings about supposed allies in the fight to end racism.
Former Provost and Vice President Academic Noreen Golfman gives us an inside look at how deeply entrenched is the idea that MUNL exists first and foremost to serve corporate interests and the economy.
Hosted by journalist Justin Brake, ‘berrygrounds’ will critically examine key issues facing Newfoundland and Labrador.
