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‘Slash/Back,’ directed by Nyla Innuksuk, follows a group of Inuit girls who fight off an alien invasion, all while trying to make it to the coolest party in town. (Mixtape SB Productions Inc.)

‘Decolonizing Lens’: Winnipeg and virtual film series reflects the beauty of Indigenous worldviews

The Winnipeg-based series has screened over 100 films in multiple genres by Indigenous filmmakers, and brings filmmakers together with audiences as a form of public education.
Pro-Palestine protesters link arms as police move to clear remaining protesters and their encampment at the University of Calgary campus in May 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Noah Korver

Canada’s settler colonial violence in three acts: Calls for solidarity on National Indigenous Peoples Day

Limiting who public space is for and how it can be used is central to settler colonialism both in Canada and other settler colonial places. Here’s how it’s used to silence and criminalize dissent.
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)

Listen: Why preserving Indigenous languages is so critical to culture

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

Newcomers to Canada support Indigenous Peoples and reconciliation

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

Mathematics talent abounds in Indigenous communities

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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