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Celebrating a Canadian first: The Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada – Newz4u.ca
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Nellie Kusugak, Commissioner of Nunavut, leaders representing First Nations, Inuit and the Métis Nation, Indigenous artists, and John Geiger, CEO of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, kicked off celebrations for the launch of Canadian Geographic’s long-awaited Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada. This was a Canada 150 project […]
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How a new wave of Indigenous cinema is changing the narrative of Canada – CBC
Indigenous filmmakers keen to tell fresh stories themselves, but funding still hard to come by Jun 21, 2018 It’s being called the “new wave” of Indigenous cinema. Indigenous filmmakers got a boost in 2018 with the creation of the Indigenous Screen Office, an organization helping Indigenous media makers develop their content. The National Film Board […]
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In the news today, June 20 – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jun 20, 2018 Five stories in the news for Wednesday, June 20 ___ SENATE APPROVES BILL TO LEGALIZE POT Canadians will be able to legally purchase and consume recreational marijuana by mid-September at the latest, after the Senate voted Tuesday to lift an almost century-old prohibition on cannabis. Senators voted 52-29, with two […]
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Canadians sign letter opposing U.S. Arctic drilling in wildlife sanctuary – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jun 19, 2018 By Bob Weber THE CANADIAN PRESS Thousands of Canadians are asking American regulators not to allow oil drilling in an Alaskan wildlife sanctuary that is home to a crucial transboundary caribou herd. The request comes in a letter delivered Tuesday, the last day for comments to the U.S. Bureau of […]
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9 beautiful children’s books by Indigenous writers to read – CBC Radio
June is Indigenous Book Club Month and National Indigenous History Month in Canada. To mark this occasion, Métis writer Cherie Dimaline curated this list of nine children’s books by Indigenous writers and artists that are worth checking out. Nicola I. Campbell is a powerful storyteller (you should go to a reading, trust me) and a […]
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MLAs pass Nunavut’s cannabis legislation—the last in Canada – Nunatsiaq.com
June 18, 2018 “We had limited time” Nunavut MLAs finally passed Bill 7 last week—the territory’s Cannabis Act—making way for the legal, online purchase of small amounts of marijuana. Earlier this month, the Senate of Canada passed Bill C-45, the federal government’s Cannabis Act with some amendments. “This was a crucial milestone,” said Nunavut’s outgoing […]
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Three Canadian Inuit vie to lead ICC – Nunatsiaq News
June 18, 2018 Canada takes lead of Inuit Circumpolar Council until 2022 When delegates to the Inuit Circumpolar Council head to the annual general assembly in Utqiaġvik, Alaska next month and vote for a new executive, they will have a choice of three Canadians who want lead the organization that represents Inuit internationally until 2022. […]
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In the news today, June 18 – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jun 18, 2018 8:33 Four stories in the news for Monday, June 18 ___ REPORT DETAILS CHILD POVERTY IN ALL FEDERAL RIDINGS Forty per cent of the children in Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s downtown Toronto riding live in poverty, one of the highest rates identified in a new report that tracks child poverty rates across […]
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N.W.T. archery tournament takes aim at growing the sport in the North – CBC
Archers aged 14 and up shot arrows at 3D targets in Yellowknife over the weekend June 17, 2018 The twang of bowstrings and the swish of arrows flying through the air rung out at the Yellowknife ski club this weekend. It was the second annual N.W.T Archery Championships, where about 20 competitors of varying ages took aim […]
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Nunavut MLA calls for end to “language shaming” – Nunatsiaq.com
June 18, 2018 “That is going to be the first step when we’re talking about rebuilding our language and keeping it alive” JANE GEORGE More Inuktut language training and less language shaming in Nunavut, these are among the key areas likely to be tackled by the new Savikataaq government. “Even in this House myself here … […]
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