Exploring Theme: "Indigenous Identity"

Policy requires documented proof of Indigenous ancestry claims — not merely self-declaration CBC Indigenous: The federal body that funds research in Canada is set to launch a pilot project aimed at ensuring that grants and jobs meant for Indigenous people go to genuine Indigenous people.  This is the latest step by the Social Sciences and...

NationTalk: University of Manitoba, UM Today News – Months of Indigenous-led engagement sessions on Indigenous identity have led to nine recommendations and a final report that will inform the development of an Indigenous identity policy for the University of Manitoba. “Indigenous identity is complex due to centuries of colonialism and racism,” says Dr. Catherine Cook, Vice-President (Indigenous)...

The Globe and Mail: OPINION There are words that, through overuse, lose their power and authority, causing the eyes to glaze over. Sustainability is surely one. Indigenous may be another. As both a construct and a category, the term “Indigenous” first gained wide acceptance in the early 1970s, elevated by anthropologists no longer comfortable with...