Tag: indigenous
‘Dynamic’ Indigenous artist set to begin term as Western’s writer-in-residence
Local News Western University’s new writer-in-residence is an Indigenous poet who grew up Stoney Creek and now resides on the Six Nations territory of the Grand River. January Rogers (Twitter)…
Unity festival showcases Indigenous talent
Live music returned to Six Nations with a showcase of Indigenous talent that included a Juno-award winning singer and a world champion hoop dancer. Ascension Harjom who won the teen…
“The parents were not informed about the child’s death”, the Pope visits Canada and apologizes for the mistreatment of the indigenous population
In addition to an apology, representatives of the indigenous population demanded promises of other actions from the leader of the Catholic Church. The demands include monetary compensation, return of taken…
Pope apologizes to indigenous people in Canada
In 2008, the Government of Canada established a truth commission to find out what went on between the years 1831 and 1996 when an estimated 150,000 Aboriginal children were subjected…
Indigenous communities are trying to make themselves heard
At the Congress for Protected Areas in Africa taking place in Kigali this week, representatives of indigenous peoples are trying to assert their claims. Maasai from Tanzania or Ogiek from…
Rezoning for urban Indigenous housing project approved
News Local News The Sarnia-Lambton Native Friendship Center is getting an upgrade, as is the affordable housing supply for the area’s urban Indigenous population. Rezoning has been approved for a…
indigenous people keep the pressure on the government
Thousands of members of Ecuador’s indigenous peoples maintain pressure on the government of Guillermo Lasso. This is the 10th day of protests in the capital Quito, partly paralyzed by protesters.…
Indigenous room at Sarnia high school getting results
News Local News Kim Henry, a retired educator from Aamjiwnaang First Nation, stands in the Den, an Indigenous room at Great Lakes secondary school in Sarnia that has been named…
Suspect admits: Killed indigenous experts in the Amazon
A British journalist and a Brazilian origin expert disappeared in the Amazon on June 5. Now the bodies may have been found – after a suspect admitted that he murdered…
indigenous leader leading protests released in Ecuador
In Ecuador, protests against rising fuel prices, and more generally the government’s economic policy, continue. The president of Conaie, the country’s largest indigenous organization, was briefly arrested on Tuesday. Police…