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Maggie Hodgson: Healing spirits worldwide
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“We are all connected by water. We live under the same sky.”
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Behind the scenes of the award-winning documentary Keepers of the Land
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Humans could have arrived in the Western Hemisphere earlier than we thought
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Charmaine Parenteau and Jennifer Demers on the One Spirit Unity Run
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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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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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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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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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Photos: A celebration of First Nations at the Calgary Stampede
02National billboard exhibition celebrates Indigenous resilience through art
03L’histoire de Thirteen Moons (Treize lunes), une nouvelle œuvre d’Alex Janvier
04The true story of Pauline Johnson: poet, provocateur and champion of Indigenous rights
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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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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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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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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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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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Kakiniit: The art of Inuit tattooing
Inuit tattoos, or kakiniit, were once banned. Now they are worn with pride.
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It’s time to listen to the Inuit on climate change
Because temperatures in the Arctic are rising faster than anywhere else in the world, we must look to the experiences of Inuit as a harbinger of what is to come — and seek their guidance on how to live sustainably
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Meet the winners of the 2019 Indspire Awards
Twelve Indigenous people honoured for their extraordinary work across Canada
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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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Our land: Mapping Nitassinan
An Innu school board has created a map to pass on intergenerational knowledge to schoolchildren
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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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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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Vanishing birdsong: How climate change is altering Canada’s soundscape
02Interview: Lessons from Indigenous Peoples on climate change
03Dehcho Grand Chief honoured for bold conservation approach
04The Supreme Court sides with B.C.’s Jumbo ski resort. What does that mean for sacred places in Canada?
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Wildlife
An Indigenous perspective on the Canada jay
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Indigenous women share their lives through storytelling project
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Featured Fellow: Chantelle Richmond
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Notre territoire : Cartographie du Nitassinan
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What’s in a name? Problematic names in the world of wildlife
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Reclaiming Indigenous matriarchy with Sandy Ward
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Documentary debut! NFB world premiere of The Lake Winnipeg Project
Anishinaabe/Cree filmmaker Kevin Settee centres four short docs around the ingenuity and resilience of communities surrounding Lake Winnipeg
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Q&A: Attawapiskat, Ont. musician Adrian Sutherland on the story behind his First Nations rights protest song
Sutherland hopes to inspire more Canadians to consider issues of reconciliation with debut single, “Politician Man’”
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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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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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Places
Inside the Saskatchewan grocery store that still trades furs
Robertson Trading Co. in La Ronge is a living museum to northern Saskatchewan’s storied past
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Our Country: Tanya Talaga’s favourite place in Canada
The award-winning author and journalist on her connections to the shores of Lake Superior at the Fort William First Nation, Ont.
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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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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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“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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Stories of survival
Sometimes, the people you interview puncture you and you can’t leave them behind
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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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Traditional trapping in the North
Once a traditional way of life across Canada, trapping survives and even thrives in communities throughout the North, including Colville Lake, N.W.T.
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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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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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