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November 9, 2021Art with a powerful message
For a soft-spoken artist, Kaia’tanó:ron Dumoulin Bush’s art has a lot to say. -
October 19, 2021Indigenous Voices of Today
Museums have long been criticized for the way they represent non-European societies, often portraying them through the settler point of view. With Indigenous Voices of Today, the McCord Museum is taking a concrete step away from the old way of doing things. -
October 8, 2021Indigenous women outshine Paris
As a mother of three in her 40s and former Olympian, Waneek Horn-Miller’s appearance was by no means conventional at the Paris City Fashion Week where she walked the runway on Saturday, October 2. -
October 7, 2021Remembering the children
With the discovery of thousands of unmarked graves at former residential school sites across the country and Canada finally recognizing its dark and deplorable past by creating a national statutory holiday - the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - September 30 in Kahnawake became a celebration of love and healing. -
October 4, 2021Indigenous leaders inspire Montreal crowd
A sea of orange shirts flooded the public space at a gathering held at Montreal’s Place du Canada to mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30. -
October 1, 2021Kanehsatake unites for Orange Shirt Day
Courtesy Jadyn Lauder In a community where there is strength in numbers, Kanehsata’kehró:non know resilience and compassion are at their strongest when all members come together as one.
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September 29, 2021Commemorating residential school victims
When 215 children were found in unmarked graves at the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, Jessica Hernandez felt the news like a weight on her shoulders.
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September 27, 2021Spirit Children’s Walk going strong
An odd 200 kilometres separates Kanehsatake from the town of Arnprior, Ontario. Since the Spirit Children’s Walk began on September 9, this has been the distance travelled by Kanehsatake resident and father, Al Harrington, his son Nation, and Ottawa resident Jessica-Lee Dinovitzer.
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September 22, 2021Kahnawake to honour residential school victims
The verdict in Kahnawake is unanimous: all offices and organizations will be closed on September 30, as the community declares the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Orange Shirt Day). -
September 15, 2021Orange Shirt Day changes gears
Orange Shirt Day will look a little different this year. The devoted community members Curran Jacobs, June Skye-Stacey and Helen Jarvis Montour, have been raising awareness about the legacy of residential schools for seven years now.
