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Region unveils new community safety and well-being framework
COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: What you need to know
93 potential burial sites found near former B.C. residential school
Search for B.C. residential school grave sites a ‘critical step for healing,’ says archeologist
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-the-wednesday-edition-1.6328414/search-for-b-c-residential-school-grave-sites-a-critical-step-for-healing-says-archeologist-1.6328416
Language revitalization efforts continue as UN Decade of Indigenous Languages begins
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/indigenous-languages-united-nations-decade-1.6328889
Residential school comments trigger class walkout
A Concordia University class on Algonquian Peoples ended with some students walking out in response to comments made by a guest speaker last Thursday, October 28.
City of Ottawa honours late Inuk artist with renaming of Sandy Hill park
Sandy Hill park has been renamed in honour of a local Inuk artist known for her pen and coloured pencil drawings. Council approved the name change to Annie Pootoogook Park in February 2021, but COVID-19 restrictions delayed the renaming ceremony…
The history and legacy of Indigenous Veterans Day
November 8 is Indigenous Veterans Day, when Canada honours First Nation, Metis and Inuit soldiers and veterans, and their long, distinguished legacy of serving in the Canadian Armed Forces. The Canadian flag on the Peace Tower in Ottawa and on…