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Dean has been the Aboriginal Liaison for the Construction & Specialized Workers Union Local 1611 for five years. Prior to becoming a Business Representative in 1996, Dean worked in the construction industry as a rigger, first aid attendant,...
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When it comes to Indigenous issues and politeness the big question for me is what should people do if they encounter a social situation in which...
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Middens are the heaps of shells, bones, utensils and artifacts that accumulated sometimes over thousands of years of Aboriginal Peoples' occupation...
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The Marpole Midden, just outside Vancouver, British Columbia, is believed to date back 4000 years. It is one of the largest pre-contact middens in...
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Canada is facing a future in which there will not be enough workers with the right skills to meet the country’s labour demands. As the fastest...
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Written by Kelly O'Connor for the The First Nations Drum Newspaper. When a person comes forward and says my daughter is missing or my sister is...
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Jeff Langlois' practice involves a broad range of litigation matters, including corporate and commercial disputes, aboriginal and treaty rights...
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It is important for those who did not attend an Indian residential school to remember that the legacy of those dark halls did not end with Prime...
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Long before John Cabot arrived on the shores of Newfoundland in 1497, Mi’kmaq People occupied what we now know as the Atlantic provinces. Mi’kmaq...
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Myth #4: Indigenous Peoples receive free post-secondary education. Reality: To say that Indigenous Peoples receive free post-secondary funding is...
