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When the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) released its report in June 2015, the full impact of the Indian residential school system was brought home to most Canadians. Note that we do not say “non-First Nation” Canadians as the families of...
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In Culturally Inclusive Schools - Why it’s Important we looked at the effect of the comparatively low graduation rate of Aboriginal students and the...
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What are iconic images to some are considered stereotypical, generic, ignorant and insulting to others. When it comes to the masses, stereotypical...
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ȽÁU, WELṈEW̱ Tribal School This is the first in a two-part series on culturally inclusive schools. Here we look at why some believe it’s important to...
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Treaties are negotiated agreements that define the rights, responsibilities and relationships between Indigenous groups and federal and provincial...
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Cultural competency has become a buzzword in the Indigenous Awareness training industry and we get a lot of requests from individuals and...
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On Wednesday June 11, 2008, the Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, made a Statement of Apology to former students of...
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Have you ever been in the socially awkward situation of being around someone who says something that is inappropriate and culturally offensive? Have...
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Do First Nation members hold Aboriginal and treaty rights individually or collectively? Or, put more simply do the interests of individuals trump...
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There was a really great item in the news in early September about President Obama. While on a trip to Alaska, he joined some young Alaskan native...
