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October 16, 2024
Incompetence or Worse? The Case of the Conservatives’ Education Platform
Rustad’s party set out their education plans Sunday. And then changed them hours later. The Tyee: Voters worried the BC Conservatives’ plan to implement a secret, extreme agenda if they win the election had their fears stoked this weekend. As did voters who worry the party is incompetent and not remotely ready to govern. Leader...
May 13, 2024
Quebec accused of erasing history
Historians, First Nations leaders take aim at new museum’s telling of the province’s origin The Toronto Star: The Quebec government’s framing of a new museum to be dedicated to the history of the Québécois nation is raising questions about how history is told and who it includes, two historians and the leader of a prominent...
November 9, 2023
‘Some of our greatest heroes died alone’: Indigenous Veterans Day takes steps towards reconciliation
A cadet salutes the wreaths laid at the Victory Square Cenotaph in downtown Vancouver to honour Indigenous veterans in Canada on Nov. 8, 2023. Photo by Pippa Norman Listen to article Canada’s National Observer -Concerns of an emerging climate enemy coupled with calls for hope at an Indigenous Veterans Day ceremony held in Vancouver. At the...
November 6, 2023
Anishinabek Nation kicks off Treaties Recognition Week with new public education resource
NationTalk: ANISHINABEK NATION HEAD OFFICE – Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Reg Niganobe encourages everyone to take the time during the 8th annual Treaties Recognition Week to learn about treaties, including using the latest interactive learning tool: a wampum belt puzzle suitable for a classroom or for use with the family. “Foundational knowledge on Treaties is...
October 5, 2023
Canada and the Culture Wars: Majority say legacy of colonialism still a problem, two-in-five disagree
Deep divisions over continued challenges from residential schools, special status for Indigenous Peoples Angus Reid Institute Poll Survey Results October 5, 2023 – Canada was officially proclaimed a dominion by the British in 1867, but this land’s history extends thousands of years prior. For most in this country, the legacy of first contact between Indigenous Peoples and early...
September 3, 2023
There’s ‘misunderstanding’ around treaties, and a Mi’kmaw academic aims to change that
Aaron Prosper hopes Saint Mary’s University course on treaties will help bring Mi’kmaw values to the classroom CBC News: A Mi’kmaw academic hopes his new Halifax university course on treaties between the British and Indigenous peoples in the region will help students understand their role and relevance in today’s society, nearly three centuries after being...
August 30, 2023
Residential school survivors meet for ‘Breaking the Colonial Mindset’ conference in Winnipeg
APTN News: Residential school survivors from across Canada are in Winnipeg for a conference hosted by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. Called “Breaking the Colonial Mindset,” the conference is focusing on trauma and surviving with the memories of the schools. Gabor Maté, an expert on addiction, trauma and childhood development, addressed the survivors’...
August 24, 2023
Power struggle: History grapples with electricity at Beothuk Lake, where the last remnants of a lost culture are washing away
An overhead view of Beothuk Lake reveals a circular clearing where a Beothuk mamateek once stood. The site is surrounded by fallen trees, where water has eroded the banks. Dan Arsenault/CBC CBC News: Fiona Humber walked in a circle, stomping her hiking boots down on tall grass to reveal a structure hidden in the tangle. With...
July 31, 2023
University student pushes to change name of Montreal street
‘I don’t think we should give prominence to someone like Christopher Columbus,’ says Ray Coelho. APTN News: A Concordia University student is on a mission to rename a major Montreal street commemorating one of the fathers of colonialism in the “Americas.” In June, Ray Coelho started a petition to change Christophe-Colomb (Christopher Columbus) Avenue, located...
June 4, 2023
June is Indigenous History Month, and I am living proof that my ancestors fought for a future
Toronto Star: Almighty Voice, fought the North West Mounted Police (NWMP) more than 125 years ago in an attempt to keep his people from starving. Here’s why that matters today. When out covering a story, it’s not uncommon for me to be asked, “Where’s your proof? How do I know you’re an actual reporter?” People...
May 31, 2023
Marie Clements won’t let Canada forget its painful past with sweeping epic Bones of Crows
APARITA BHANDARI SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL The Globe and Mail: From the beginning, Metis-Dene writer-director Marie Clements had planned to shoot parts of her new film, Bones of Crows, at the Kamloops Indian Residential School. She established a relationship with the community to provide support to cast and crew members who belonged to that...
May 27, 2023
‘We were anything but primitive’: How Indigenous-led archaeology is challenging colonial preconceptions
The field of archaeology changing. So are the ways some young Indigenous people see themselves CBC News: When she was about eight years old, Jennifer Tenasco moved from her home community of Kitigan Zibi, Que., to Ottawa. Changing schools meant she’d lost an important place to learn about her culture: her classroom on reserve. “It...
May 15, 2023
Colonialism, Capitalism And State Schooling In B.C.
A new book from Sean Carleton encourages critical thinking about connections between colonialism, education and capitalist exploitation The Maple: For this week’s Class Struggle, I sat down with Sean Carleton to talk about his 2022 book Lessons in Legitimacy: Colonialism, Capitalism, and the Rise of State Schooling in British Columbia, the paperback version of which is out from UBC...
April 8, 2023
A curious photo from 1885 captures what Indigenous reconciliation could have been
The image of an Indigenous ceremony from the 1880s, discovered in the attic of an old home, was strange, given what it depicted. It proved to contain great symbolism for reconciliation BILL WAISER: SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Bill Waiser is a historian and the author of A World We Have Lost: Saskatchewan Before 1905,...
March 4, 2023
Canadian history was overdue for a rewrite
The Globe and Mail: The Governor-General of Canada usually chooses her words with careful, unsmiling deliberation. But her anger at the way that Canadian history has, until recently, been taught in our schools was unmistakable. “It has been uneven and it is unfair,” Mary Simon said. “This country is so diverse, but for the longest...
January 13, 2023
Poilievre delivers speech to a group criticized for residential school ‘denialism’
CBC News: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre faced criticism from his political opponents Friday for delivering a speech to the Frontier Centre for Public Policy (FCPP), a controversial Winnipeg-based group that has been associated with efforts to downplay the effects of residential schools on Indigenous children and oppose vaccine mandates. Before introducing Poilievre on Friday, the group’s president, Peter Holle, said...
August 25, 2022
46 % of Quebecers credit Jacques Cartier for the discovery of Canada vs 11 % who picked Indigenous people
Who ‘discovered Canada’? Quebec says French explorer over Indigenous people: survey CTV News: OTTAWA, W.VA. – Quebecers are more inclined to say Jacques Cartier — or even Christopher Columbus — “discovered Canada,” compared to the rest of the country, which points to Indigenous people, a new survey suggests. The results are based on a web study...
June 20, 2022
How familiar are Canadians with the history of Indigenous residential schools?
Toronto Star: One year after more than 1,000 unmarked graves were discovered on the grounds of former residential schools — putting a global spotlight on Canada’s horrific history of assimilation and abuse of Indigenous children — Canadians are barely any more familiar with the painful legacy of the institutions, new research shows. According to data...
October 26, 2021
Revision to Ethics and Religious Culture course
The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador – The Legault government is revising the Ethics and Religious Culture course, offered to secondary school students in the province, with the objective of giving its content a more “Quebec citizenship” focus. The project is part of the new nationalist ideology championed by Premier François Legault. The Premier’s initiative...
July 10, 2021
Premier Pallister whitewashes Manitoba history
A First Nations leader is among those accusing Manitoba’s premier of offering a distorted reframing of the province’s history, omitting the displacement of Indigenous people and violence against them in what feels like “a punch in the gut.” “It’s very disheartening, very disrespectful to Indigenous people,” said Leroy Constant, the interim grand chief of the...
June 15, 2021
Canadian Race Relations Foundation Poll on Residential Schools
Thirteen years after the Government of Canada offered a formal apology to the survivors of the residential school system and families, 68 percent of Canadians polled still say they were either unaware of the severity of abuses at residential schools or completely shocked by it. A poll conducted by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, the...