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Vanishing birdsong: How climate change is altering Canada’s soundscape
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Our land: Mapping Nitassinan
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What’s in a name? Problematic names in the world of wildlife
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The amazing sea wolves of the Great Bear Rainforest
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First Peoples’ Map of B.C.: New interactive map celebrates Indigenous cultures and language
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Métis Nation-Saskatchewan, Canadian Geographic launch program to revive the Michif language
The Future of Michif program aims to inspire the next generation of Métis to learn their traditional language and educate Canadians on Métis history and culture
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RCGS, Orange Shirt Society launch Paths to Reconciliation
New project to educate Canadian students on the impact and legacy of the residential school system announced on Orange Shirt Day
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Coming soon: The Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada
Groundbreaking new educational resource coming this summer
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Charlene Bearhead on the role of education in truth and reconciliation
The former Education Lead for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation on moving from apology to action in Canada’s 150th year
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Ocean Week: Howe Sound community creates interactive map protecting ecological, economic and cultural values
The 400-layer map will connect communities, celebrate culture and share data to protect the Howe Sound ecosystem
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Mapping
Interactive map showcases traditional Indigenous lands across continents
Users can learn about the Indigenous territories, languages and treaties of the cities they live in with just a few clicks
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Interview: Mapping the displacement of 60s Scoop adoptees
Indigenous rights activist and 60s Scoop survivor Colleen Cardinal discusses her project to map the Indigenous adoptee diaspora
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Mapping
Exploring Alberta’s eight Métis settlements
These eight communities are the only recognized Métis land base in Canada
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Samuel de Champlain’s cartographic debt
Although often unheralded in accounts of Champlain's accomplishments, Indigenous Peoples played an important role in helping the famous explorer map New France
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Indigenous design subject of new exhibit at Canadian Museum of History
UNCEDED: Voices of the Land features 18 of North America’s foremost Indigenous architects and designers
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Exploration
Return to the Peel
We came to retrace an ancestor’s 1905 map-making expedition of the Peel River watershed. We left with a new-found appreciation of what this ancient land means to the people who live there.
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Interview: Celebrating 50 years of the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
Sylvia Maracle, executive director of the federation, discusses the organization’s past successes and challenging future ahead
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Inuit preschool, Yukon cold-climate greenhouse among winners of 2018 Arctic Inspiration Prize
A total of $2,566,000 was awarded to five Northern Indigenous programs at a ceremony in Whitehorse Feb. 12
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Photos: A celebration of First Nations at the Calgary Stampede
Beyond the rodeo and the chuckwagon races, the Calgary Stampede is one of the country’s longest-running public celebrations of Indigenous cultures
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People & Culture
National billboard exhibition celebrates Indigenous resilience through art
For the next two months, works by 50 Indigenous female artists will be displayed on 174 billboards across Canada
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L’histoire de Thirteen Moons (Treize lunes), une nouvelle œuvre d’Alex Janvier
La nouvelle œuvre du célèbre artiste autochtone Alex Janvier est une peinture murale circulaire inspirée par le calendrier lunaire traditionnel. En voici l’histoire.
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The story behind “Thirteen Moons,” a new work by Alex Janvier
Celebrated Indigenous artist Alex Janvier's new work is a circular mural inspired by the traditional lunar calendar. Here's how it came to be.
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People & Culture
The true story of Pauline Johnson: poet, provocateur and champion of Indigenous rights
The daughter of a hereditary Mohawk chief and an English immigrant, Johnson used her hard-won celebrity to challenge Indigenous stereotypes
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British Columbia
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Indigenous language learners on the rise in B.C.
“The more I learn, the more I realize that it’s my responsibility to teach”
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Environment
Ocean Bridge Diaries: Jay Matsushiba
“The Edge of the World” became a meeting place, where the edges of my world collided with another
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People & Culture
First North American peoples may have arrived by sea, study finds
Researchers studying the history of ice sheets around northern British Columbia found that a coastal migration route may have been a pathway to North America
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Environment
Fighting for their coastline
As ship traffic increases off the coast of British Columbia, so will accidents. The Heiltsuk Nation intends to be ready.
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Environment
The Supreme Court sides with B.C.’s Jumbo ski resort. What does that mean for sacred places in Canada?
With its ruling in Ktunaxa Nation v. British Columbia, the Supreme Court of Canada has shown that Indigenous groups cannot use the Charter's freedom of religion clause to protect lands they consider sacred
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Toward a Métis homeland
As Canada embarks on a process of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, the Métis are still without territory to call their own
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Groundbreaking Indigenous resources promote reconciliation
First Nations, Métis and Inuit leaders gather on Parliament Hill for the launch of the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada's Giant Floor Map and teacher's guide, now available across the country
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People & Culture
The resurgence of the Nuxalk
In British Columbia’s Bella Coola Valley, the next generation of Nuxalk culture-keepers and Guardian Watchmen is establishing a new paradigm for Indigenous rights
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People & Culture
Meet the winners of the 2019 Indspire Awards
Twelve Indigenous people honoured for their extraordinary work across Canada
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People & Culture
“This is where our heart is”
Earlier this year, an Alberta Métis community became the first to purchase their territory from the province. Here’s what it means for their future.
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An ‘Angry Inuk’ defends the seal hunt, again
Award-winning documentary will have its Canadian TV premiere on CBC this weekend
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People & Culture
Stories of survival
Sometimes, the people you interview puncture you and you can’t leave them behind
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How a B.C. First Nation is working to save their language from extinction
As the federal government prepares to move forward with its promised Indigenous language legislation, the Witsuwit’en Language and Culture Society is hoping for a language renaissance in Canada
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Interview: Ry Moran on truth, reconciliation and his hopes for Canada at 200
The director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation reflects on Indigenous progress in 2017 and looks ahead to 2067
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People & Culture
Truth and reconciliation and a sacred bentwood box
During Truth and Reconciliation Commission events, personal items were placed in a carved bentwood box to symbolize the journey toward reconciliation. How far have we come?
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People & Culture
La SGRC, en partenariat avec les organismes des premières nations, des Inuits et des Métis, prévoit créer l’Atlas des peuples autochtones du Canada
Ce projet multiplateforme et ambitieux, lancé par les peuples autochtones, sera un outil d’éducation et de réconciliation.
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People & Culture
RCGS partners with First Nations, Inuit and Métis organizations to create Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada
Ambitious multi-platform, Indigenous-led project will be a tool for education and reconciliation
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Environment
Dehcho Grand Chief honoured for bold conservation approach
Herb Norwegian, Grand Chief of the Dehcho First Nations, is the recipient of this year’s Glen Davis Conservation Leadership Prize
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Environment
Inside the fight to protect the Arctic’s “Water Heart”
How the Sahtuto'ine Dene of Déline created the Tsá Tué Biosphere Reserve, the world's first such UNESCO site managed by an Indigenous community
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Travel
In search of wild horses in the Sonoran Desert
A chance to spot these beautiful creatures in the wild awaits at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass, just a short drive from Phoenix, Arizona
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Exploring the eskers in the “Land of little sticks”
The geological formations that surround Gangler's North Seal River Lodge in northwestern Manitoba are intriguing pathways to the past
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