Each week, we feature a few articles about Indigenous news, issues and initiatives with a local, national and global focus.
For November 16th – 20th, 2020,
Local:
- Leadership one-on-one with new UBC Chancellor, Steven Point (xwĕ lī qwĕl tĕl)
- UBC FNEL Student creates Instagram account @KtunaxaPride content curated for outreach. Find the account here.
- “PhD caps off stellar academic and literary success for Billy-Ray Belcourt,” recipient of Governor General’s Gold Medal by Geoff McMaster
National:
- Recent article about the Seal River in Manitoba, “The last free river of Manitoba” by Stephanie Wood
- The Liberal government is planning to make Indigenous programming a new requirement for Canadian broadcasters, part of the Broadcasting Act reforms, from the Globe and Mail
International:
- Sky Hopinka: Songs of the Earth and the Road by Holland Cotter for the New York Times
Events & Opportunities:
- Book launch for “Plants, People and Places: The Roles of Ethnobotany and Ethnoecology in Indigenous Peoples’ Land Rights in Canada and Beyond,” Wednesday November 18th, from 4:00-6:00 PM (PST), hosted by CIRCLE (UVic). Register here.
- Apply now for FPCC’s Language Revitalization Planning Program. The Program “provides up to $100,000 in funding, resources and coaching to First Nations communities in B.C. to develop plans for Indigenous language revitalization. Funding can be used for wages, honoraria, equipment, resource materials and more.”
Application deadline January 25, 2021
Webinar Dec 9 at 1:30, email lrpp@fpcc.ca for link.