The Royal Proclamation Recognized Aboriginal Rights 250 Years Ago

The Royal Proclamation, signed by King George III on October 7, 1763, is regarded as early and powerful evidence of the recognition of Aboriginal...

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First Nation Protocol - Thanking the Host First Nation, Why You Should

In this post, we share some insight on First Nation Protocol including why you should thank the host First Nation, and on the side provide an example...

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Indigenous Sacred Plants: Sage

This is the last in our series on Indigenous sacred plants. Sage, along with sweetgrass, red cedar and tobacco, is one of the four plants considered...

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Did Christopher Columbus Discover the New World?

I would like to talk to you about contact, discovery and the New World. Specifically, I would like to answer the age-old question, "Did Christopher...

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Aboriginal Youth Suicide: An Interview with Vincent Schilling

This very compelling video Stay With Us Young Warriors, We Need You Here by Vincent Schilling, a Mohawk journalist and author, is a resource we can...

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Are There Aboriginal Paralympians? Yes! Richard Peter!

Richard Peter, a proud member of the Cowichan Tribes of Vancouver Island, is a veteran on the men’s wheelchair basketball team and will be competing...

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Rick Mercer and the Indian Act

There has been a lot of discussion of late on whether or not the Prime Minister of Canada is going to revamp the Indian Act. All the discussion...