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A look at Canada Day through Heritage Minutes

July 1, 2022 admin Canada, Canada Day, canada visitor, canadians, celebrating canada, connecting, diversity, general, immigrate to canada, inclusion, Indigenous, live in canada, move to Canada, settle in canada, visit canada

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:00:06 +0000

Canada Day celebrations are back this year after being curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a day to celebrate the nation’s shared history and achievements. People can expect big events, fireworks and get-togethers with family and friends. Historica Canada, a national charitable organization that works to educate people about Canadian history, has been producing […]

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Canada Immigration

How immigrants can learn more about Indigenous people in Canada

June 21, 2022 admin Canada, canada immigration, Indigenous, settle in canada

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 15:00:37 +0000

June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day, an occasion to celebrate Indigenous people and cultures in Canada. Although immigrants oftentimes come to Canada not knowing much about Indigenous people, a recent Environics Institute survey suggests that immigrants generally want to support them, and one of the ways to do so is through learning. Since white […]

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Canada Immigration

Learn about Canada’s Indigenous history as a newcomer

May 31, 2022 admin about canada, Indigenous, Indigenous Peoples, settlement

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 15:00:44 +0000

Every year in June, Canada celebrates National Indigenous History Month where we honour the history and importance of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. And National Indigenous Peoples Day falls on June 21st.

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News Vice

The Pope Apologized. Some Conservatives Are Denying Residential School Horrors Anyway.

April 18, 2022 admin canadian news, genocide denialism, Indigenous, news, Pope Francis, residential school denialism, residential schools, truth and reconciliation, worldnews

Credit to Author: Anya Zoledziowski| Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:46:09 GMT

The denial or downplaying of what happened at residential schools works to protect the status quo and amounts to a form of genocide denial that needs to be confronted, experts say.

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The Pope Apologized for Residential Schools, But Still Owes Survivors Millions

April 1, 2022 admin Canada, canadian news, Catholic Church, Indigenous, news, Pope, residential schools, worldnews

Credit to Author: Manisha Krishnan| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 18:28:57 GMT

Pope Francis said he felt “shame” for the abuses carried out against Indigenous children by Catholic educators.

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Indigenous Leaders Are Condemning the ‘Freedom Convoy’ for ‘Hateful, Racist’ Conduct

February 16, 2022 admin anti-vax, canadian news, covid-19, every child matters, freedom convoy, Indigenous, news, Ottawa, pat king, RACISM, trucker convoy, worldnews

Credit to Author: Anya Zoledziowski| Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2022 13:30:00 GMT

Convoy members have tried to create their own “Orange Shirt Day” and performed unsanctioned “ceremonies” at their protest sites.

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93 Unmarked Graves Found at Residential School That Targeted Indigenous Children

February 2, 2022 admin boarding schools, British Columbia, canadian news, Indigenous, news, residential schools, unmarked graves, williams lake first nation, worldnews

Credit to Author: Anya Zoledziowski| Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2022 21:55:29 GMT

The investigation also uncovered testimonies of brutal treatment, including starvation and sexual assault, that non-Indigenous authorities repeatedly ignored.

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Justin Trudeau Says Rail Barricades ‘Need to Come Down Now’

February 21, 2020 admin blockades, Canada, canadian politics, First Nation, Indigenous, news, Pipeline, reconciliation, wet’suwet’en

Credit to Author: Sarah Berman| Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 21:31:43 +0000

Canada’s prime minister has called on Indigenous leaders including the Wet’suwet’en Nation to not stand in the way of reconciliation with Canada.

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Indigenous Peoples Report Racism Surge as Wet’suwet’en Rail Blockades Grow

February 19, 2020 admin canadian news, canadian politics, Indigenous, news, Pipeline, pipeline politics, RACISM, wet’suwet’en

Credit to Author: Anya Zoledziowski| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 19:57:43 +0000

A Cree woman from Winnipeg went viral after posting a tearful video detailing racism she experienced last week.

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Indigenous-Led Rail Blockades Could Cost ‘Billions’ and That’s the Point: Organizers

February 14, 2020 admin Canada, canadian news, canadian politics, cn rail, Indigenous, news, pipeline politics, wet’suwet’en

Credit to Author: Anya Zoledziowski| Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 18:24:40 +0000

In the wake of RCMP raids on Wet’suwet’en land, protesters have shut down hundreds of trains, putting thousands of jobs at risk, according to one union.

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