Colonialism, hate, and the media
Racism and hatred are growing in Canada. The role of the media should be to combat it, not promote it.
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Elder, former Mi’kmaq chief says Qalipu “crisis” must be “stopped”
“We’re running away from the people that we’re supposed to be representing,” says Calvin White.
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An Open Letter to Dwight Ball on “Discovery Day”
Let’s call it “Reconciliation Day” instead.
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Truth first, then reconciliation
Some say the premier must do more to understand the lived experiences of Indigenous people and communities in this province if he is sincere about reconciliation.
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Qalipu enrolment outcome “next big reconciliation issue” in Canada: Chief
Chief, Qalipu reps, elders taking fight for recognition of Newfoundland Mi’kmaq to Ottawa Friday.
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Protests continue as Mi’kmaq await enrolment outcome
Qalipu Chief says band will not walk away from flawed agreement; critics say it’s the only way to achieve a fair process for all applicants.
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Inaugural Mi’kmaq event set for this weekend in Bay of Islands
The Elmastukwek Mawio’mi is a grassroots effort to revive an old Mi’kmaq tradition that involves people coming together and sharing in stories, music, food and ceremony, say organizers.
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A movement is born
The provincial government’s 2016 austerity budget has sparked province-wide outrage and politicized a “whole new generation of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians [who are] not going away.”
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Corner Brook residents march against austerity
First Nations leaders, community groups and residents march in Corner Brook, call on Liberals to rescind austerity budget.
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Toward reconciliation in Newfoundland and Labrador
Amelia Reimer, one of the province’s most vocal advocates for Indigenous rights, fields questions about missing and murdered Indigenous women, residential schools, and the path toward reconciliation in N.L.
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Skating club backs away from offensive costumes
Following concerns from members of the Mi’kmaq community, the Stephenville Figure Skating Club says it will not outfit its young skaters in costumes depicting Indigenous people and members of other marginalized groups. But the club has not acknowledge any problems with images shared in its Facebook group.
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Working toward “ecological conversion”
MUN professor takes aim at consumer capitalism for its role in the ecological and climate crises, draws inspiration from Pope Francis in leading a local initiative to start “a new conversation” about ecology and sustainability.
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“It’s opening up knowledge about our past”: Mi’kmaw Chief
Stephen Augustine, a Hereditary Chief on the Mi’kmaq Grand Council, says a new free online course he is teaching from Cape Breton University about Mi’kmaq history and culture presents an important opportunity for those exploring their Mi’kmaq heritage and identity.
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Lest We Forget Aboriginal Peoples’ sacrifices for Canada
Oftentimes Remembrance Day ceremonies pass without mention of the Aboriginal Peoples who served a country that was undeniably disrespectful to them in return.
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Qalipu to elect new chief and council
Members of Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation head to the polls on Friday to elect a new chief and council to lead the large, landless band through the next three years, which candidates expect will be difficult.
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No reconciliation for N.L. residential school survivors, yet
As mediation talks continue in a class action lawsuit against the Government of Canada for its failure to recognize and take responsibility for N.L. residential school survivors, observers say the recently released Truth and Reconciliation report offers people in this province and across Canada an opportunity to pursue a meaningful course of action to repair the relationship between settlers and Indigenous Peoples.
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Who are we? Complex cultural identities on the Island of Newfoundland
Newfoundland’s history, like its people, is much more complex than we’re taught in school. That’s something which needs to change.
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“You have to change your Ode to Newfoundland”: Mi’sel Joe
Speaking at a recent forum in Corner Brook on fracking and oil development in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Miawpukek First Nation Chief Mi’sel Joe addressed the hypocrisy he says is implicit in the province’s anthem and decades of relentless natural resource exploitation and pollution.
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Residents, groups call for independent external review of fracking
Members of the Newfoundland and Labrador Fracking Awareness Network gathered in Corner Brook Thursday to send a united message to the provincial government.
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Loretta Saunders’ death latest in growing epidemic
As the number of missing and murdered aboriginal women in Canada continues to rise at an alarming rate, people, human rights groups and politicians strengthen the call for a national public inquiry
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