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Improper municipal solid waste management is one of the biggest environmental issues First Nations communities in Canada face. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

June 21, 2023

How Indigenous cultural practices can improve waste management in communities

Anderson Assuah, University College of the North

The overarching goal of Indigenous cultural practices is to prevent the overconsumption of resources that underpins society’s throwaway culture.

Language is so important, says prof. Frank Deer. Generational knowledge of culture is passed through stories, language, and symbols. Here two young women wearing ribbon skirts arrive for 2022 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ceremonies in Calgary, Alta. (CP/Jeff McIntosh)

June 16, 2023

Listen: Why preserving Indigenous languages is so critical to culture

Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation and Boké Saisi, The Conversation

The revitalization of Indigenous languages is essential because language reflects philosophies that guide social, political, cultural and ecological relationships.

People stand on Parliament Hill in July 2021 alongside a makeshift memorial for children who died at Indian Residential Schools during a rally to demand an independent investigation into Canada’s crimes against Indigenous Peoples. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

June 20, 2022

Newcomers to Canada support Indigenous Peoples and reconciliation

Andrew Parkin, University of Toronto; Anna Triandafyllidou, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Seyda Ece Aytac, Toronto Metropolitan University

Newcomers to Canada tend to be more supportive of Indigenous Peoples and reconciliation than other Canadians.

Math Catcher volunteer, Janelle Dobson-Kocsis from the Kwanlin Dun Band, works with a student to build an object called “tensegrity.” This is one of Math Cather’s hands-on activities developed by volunteer and former PhD student, Alejandro Erickson. Math Catcher Program

June 19, 2018

Mathematics talent abounds in Indigenous communities

Veselin Jungic, Simon Fraser University

The Math Catcher Program aims to encourage youth - with an emphasis on Indigenous students - to consider mathematics as a field of study but also to have them appreciate mathematics in everyday life.

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