Exploring Theme: "Indigenous History"

‘It really meant a lot to us, the sacrifices they made, and we want to honour them for that’ CBC Indigenous: Sagkeeng Anicinabe High School principal Garry Swampy says the war veterans he grew up with were cherished elders and strong role models who made many contributions to the community. “A lot of us knew...

When Ferdinand Poitras enlisted there wasn’t a ‘Métis’ category APTN News: Pamela Poitras-Heinrichs has spent the last few years retracing a fractured history. Through the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association’s Indigenous Veterans Project, she and a team of volunteers have identified more than 100 Indigenous soldiers who served in the Battle of Hong Kong. “Rather than...