Each week, we feature a few articles about Indigenous news, issues and initiatives with a local, national and global focus.
For the week of January 18-22, 2021,
Local:
- How to Find Vancouver’s Vivid Outdoor Indigenous Art by Carolyn B. Heller for Montecristo Magazine
- After the fire: the long road to recovery by Stephanie Wood
- Dr. Bonnie Henry condemns B.C. businesses for refusing entry to Indigenous people due to COVID-19 fears by Angela Steritt for CBC News
- Two major B.C. cities reject Indigenous land acknowledgements by Graeme Wood for PrinceGeorgeMatters.com
National:
- Kahkewistahaw First Nation security worker’s dance at COVID-19 checkstop goes viral by Heidi Atter for CBC News
- UN committee rebukes Canada for failing to get Indigenous Peoples’ consent for industrial projects by Sarah Cox
- 19-year-old Tla-o-qui-aht chef chosen to join prestigious culinary team by Catherine (Katłįà) Lafferty for APTN
- Cindy Blackstock: A relentless champion for Indigenous children’s rights by Marie-Danielle Smith for Maclean’s
- Alberta First Nations leaders frustrated by delay in vaccine rollout by Paige Parsons for CBC
- Indigenous filmmaker wants fines, jail time for ‘pretendians’ who misrepresent their identity by Angela Steritt
- Indigenous woman’s zine series gets response that ‘makes her heart flutter’ by Jasmine Kabatay for CBC
Events & Opportunities:
- Xwi7xwa Library, and Health, Wellbeing and Benefits from Human Resources at UBC is hosting two rattle making workshops for Indigenous faculty, staff, students, and Musqueam community! The goal of this project is to connect us with one another and contribute to individual and collective wellness. This two part workshop is FREE and materials are delivered to you. Our artist LadyBear – Shevonne Hall is Mohawk/Ojibway who lives and works in the Musqueam. You can find more about the artist here.
- Join CIS on January 22, 7-8pm, for a live Q&A with Asivak Koostachin, lead actor in Red Snow (2019). For more information, click here.