DNA analysis of grizzly bears aligns with Indigenous languages

By Lauren H. Henson, PhD Student, Applied Conservation Science, University of Victoria and Jennifer Walkus, Council, Wuikinuxv First Nation Along the central coast of what…

Federal election: Canada’s next government should shift from reconciliation to decolonization and Indigenous self determination

By Liam Midzain-Gobin, Assistant Professor, Political Science, Brock University The federal government released the 2021 National Action Plan: Ending Violence Against Indigenous Women, Girls, And…

How parents can be ’emotion coaches’ as kids navigate back to school during COVID 19

By Dillon Thomas Browne, Assistant Professor, Psychology, University of Waterloo; Heather Prime, Assistant professor, Department of Psychology, York University, Canada; Jennifer Jenkins, Atkinson Chair of…

Indigenous children’s book `Little Louis’ aims to curb COVID 19 vaccine hesitancy with a culturally relevant story

By Patrick Sullivan, Sr. Research Assistant, Morning Star Lodge, University of Saskatchewan and Heather O’Watch, Research Assistant, Morning Star Lodge, University of Saskatchewan The COVID-19…

The U.S. Canada border may have partially reopened, but intrusive travel restrictions still exist for Indigenous Peoples

By Paul McKenzie-Jones, Assistant Professor, Indigenous Studies, University of Lethbridge While Canada began welcoming vaccinated United States citizens and permanent residents across the land border…

Indian Residential School findings: How diverse Indigenous communities deal with grief and healing

By Jonathan Hamilton-Diabo, Assistant Professor (Teaching Stream, Theology) and Special Advisor on Indigenous Initiatives, Victoria University, University of Toronto The recent “discoveries” of unmarked graves…

Transitional justice for Indigenous Peoples should be a key federal election issue

By Kirsten J. Fisher, Assistant Professor, Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan and Kathy Walker, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan “Transitional justice,”…

Colorado governor voids 1864 order to kill Native Americans

By Patty Nieberg THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DENVER (AP) _ Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday rescinded a 19th century proclamation that called for citizens to…

How donors from Canada and Europe helped fund Indian Residential Schools

By Tiffany Dionne Prete, SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow. Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary Indigenous communities have detected hundreds of graves near former Indian Residential…

ISWO’s Virtual Programming Creates Wellness Community for all Ages during the pandemic

Submitted to TRT Staff MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO — When the COVID-19 global pandemic was declared last March, Indigenous Sport & Wellness Ontario (ISWO) knew that the…

Why the outdoors should be an integral part of every early learning and child care program

By Christine Alden, PhD Candidate, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto Bilateral negotiations are underway to move the historic federal commitment to…

Suburban monumentalism: How do we change Indigenous settler relations when there are no statues to destroy?

By Patricia Landolt, Professor of Sociology, University of Toronto and Paloma E. Villegas, Assistant Professor, Sociology, California State University San Bernardino Across Canada’s cities, protesters…

National Gallery of Canada offers free admission to Indigenous Peoples

OTTAWA — The National Gallery of Canada announced Monday that admission will be free for Indigenous Peoples when it reopens this week for the first…

Former Shingwauk Residential School declared National Historic Site

OTTAWA — Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Jonathan Wilkinson, announced the designation of the Former Shingwauk (Pronounced: Zhing-waak)…

Reconciliation and Residential Schools: Canadians need new stories to face a future better than what we inherited

By Kent den Heyer, Professor of Secondary Education, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta Indigenous leaders have advised Canadians to brace themselves for findings of…