‘We’re just at the foothills here’: Ojibway priest reflects on what else Catholic Church can do to advance reconciliation
Father Daryold Corbiere Winkler, an Ojibway priest, asks tough, but necessary questions of his Church.
Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa
Matteo Cimellaro will be covering urban Indigenous communities in and around Ottawa.
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What does Métis Elder Tony Belcourt want to see from the Pope? Action
The Pope visited Métis Elder Tony Belcourt’s home community of Lac Ste. Anne, Alta., on Tuesday. Canada’s National Observer spoke to Belcourt about his feelings on the visit and the Pope’s apology to Indigenous Peoples for the forced assimilation and abuse at residential schools.
Non-Indigenous Catholics reflect on ‘the history we never learned in school’
While the Pope led an open-air mass in Edmonton on Tuesday, non-Indigenous Catholic parishioners reflected on their part in reconciliation.
Jobena Petonoquot plays the trickster in Rebellion of my Ancestors
Jobena Petonoquot, an artist from the Algonquin Nation of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, rebels to reclaim the dignity of her ancestors.
Crickets on conservation and climate in Jean Charest’s Indigenous policy plan
It also lacks any endorsement of the environmental and climate commitments called for in the Assembly of First Nations’ 2021 federal priorities document titled The Healing Path Forward.
Carol McBride brings history of advocacy and activism to new role as head of the Native Women’s Association
The former chief of Timiskaming First Nation brings a long history of grassroots activism and advocacy for Indigenous peoples.
$1.1-billion deal with Ottawa gives First Nations in Québec control over education
With a new funding agreement, First Nations in Québec have greater ability to bolster and decolonize their schools.
When an iceberg flips: Dark Ice exhibition uncovers some Arctic truths
There’s a phenomenon when an iceberg, after breaking off from a glacier and its weight is imbalanced, flips. It’s a process that reveals what had been submerged, bringing to the surface a whole new glacial landscape.
At Tungasuvvingat Inuit food bank, community helps community
At Tungasuvvingat Inuit in Ottawa, communal feasts and gatherings are built into the culture of the community food bank.
Translation project introduces new Canadians to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples
Mandarin and Cantonese translations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report have been published, providing a new model for immigrant communities to walk alongside Indigenous communities on the journey to reconciliation.