In The News | April 20 – May 3

Each week, we feature a few articles about Indigenous news, issues and initiatives with a local, national and global focus. We feature these as an educational resource, and they should not be construed as an official stance or reflective of the opinions or beliefs of the Institute, CIS staff or faculty.

• Creativity and Fort Nelson: A First Nation seamstress sharing her work one stitch at a time

• How new names, refreshed studies of history are inspiring change at Canada’s universities (featuring the newly appointed ‘Toronto Metropolitan University’ formerly known as Ryerson University)

• Read the shocking story of how Chile’s lost tribe reclaims identity: ‘We were told our brothers were dead’
• Elena Cruz Guerra, First Female Indigenous leader takes office in Panama
• In north-western New Mexico, meet the seed keepers reviving ancient, resilient crops like Blue corn and melons
• Eating as brothers again, out of the same pan: an open letter to the next British monarch