All of us have lost loved ones. Each of us know First Nations women and children who have been murdered and disappeared. This inquiry was welcome – but its recommendations fall far short of justice.
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Contrary to what some ‘denialists’ believe, research shows that Canadian media outlets did not help circulate a ‘mass grave hoax’ regarding unmarked graves at former Indian Residential Schools.
The author led a search for unmarked graves at the site of Blue Quills, a former residential school. She found more areas of interest (potential graves) than the official record shows.
To honour Truth and Reconciliation Day, we spoke with Terri Cardinal, who headed up one of the many community searches for the children who went missing while attending an Indian Residential School.
Survivors of multiple colonial school systems need their voices to be heard. An exhibit examines how colonial schooling policies over a century and a half influenced the Blood People.
Whether this apology has truly advanced the goal of healing may become evident only in years and decades to come.
Settler Canadians have a responsibility to build respectful, reciprocal relationships with Indigenous nations on our shared geographic space. This relationship starts with land restitution.
In today’s episode of Don’t Call Me Resilient, we take a look at what has happened since the unmarked graves of 215 Indigenous children were found in Kamloops B.C.
Contact languages are widely spoken by many First Nations children. These languages must be recognised and valued in the classroom to better meet students’ learning needs.
In the next year, public support will be needed more than ever to ensure that the spirit of the agreement is respected and translated into meaningful change for First Nations children.
First Nations young people make up around 20% of missing children in Australia. However, these cases rarely make national, let alone international headlines.
The recent discovery of the bodies of Indigenous children being found in Canada reminds us of the dark history of Australia’s treatment of young First Peoples and children here in Australia.
Canadians who wish to pay tribute to the children who died at Indian Residential Schools should demand the government stop fighting First Nations children in court.
Canadians need to understand the basic harms and violences that continue to be experienced by Indigenous people across the land we call Canada.
Ground-penetrating radar located the remains of 215 First Nations children in a mass unmarked grave, revealing a macabre part of Canada’s hidden history.
Focusing on the needs of Indigenous children means that foster care must be community-based and emphasize the importance of family and connections.
Indigenous children have poor oral health compared to Australian kids overall. Our research shows involving local Aboriginal people in designing and providing services can make a difference.
To make meaningful progress on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action, all provinces and territories should promptly follow B.C. and ban discriminatory ‘birth alerts.’
Almost half of Aboriginal kids living remotely will have a school sore at any one time. But there aren’t enough of the right antibiotics to treat them.
Les contributeurs les plus fréquents
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Director, Indigenous Initiatives, MacEwan University
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Associate professor, McGill University
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Assistant professor, Faculty of Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba
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Indigenous policy analyst & researcher, Australian National University
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Professor of Indigenous Education, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University
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Director for consultancy business Awakening - Cultural Ways, Indigenous Knowledge
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Theological Studies, Conrad Grebel University College, University of Waterloo
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Research Associate, University of Sydney
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Assistant Professor, Departments of History and Indigenous Studies, University of Manitoba
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Associate Professor, Political Science and Director of the Centre for Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Western University
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Professor of Social Work; Leneen Forde Chair in Child & Family Research, Griffith University
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Associate professor, Health Sciences, Macquarie University
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Emeritus Professor of Literacy Education, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
