By Gloria Ramirez, Associate Professor of Education, Thompson Rivers University Learning to read is one of the most important skills and strongest predictors of success.…
By Michelle O’Kane, PhD Student, Social Work, University of British Columbia For many children, September marks a return to school after several months’ absence. With…
It is with enthusiasm, but without forgetting the tragedies of the past, that the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) and the First Nations of…
He was a serious racist, a drunk, a political bully and Canada’s first Prime Minister — Sir John A. Macdonald was all of the above.…
Trudeau and the Federal government seem no closer to reconciling with Indigenous First Nations than before the onslaught of COVID 19. Trudeau and respective provincial…
By Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen and Leslie E. Roos For most parents, to say the the COVID-19 pandemic has been stressful would be a dramatic understatement. The…
By Geoffrey Bird As the world marks the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a little known part of the legacy…
There are many native women’s agencies all across Canada who have been advocating for the rights of Indigenous women for decades. Each year these agencies…
In 1828, Ely Parker’s Seneca mother had a vision that the child she was carrying would grow up to be known as a peacemaker between…
By Reem Bahdi, Jillian Rogin, and Sylvia McAdam Recent legal reforms in Alberta and Saskatchewan suggest both provinces could be gearing up for more violence…
A new funding model will change the game for the development of long-term care homes in Ontario By Will Bouma, MPP Brantford-Brant Help is on…
To be a Warrior, means many things to many people. This week we look at the life of what some call, an information warrior. A…
By Doug Whitlow A native born Indigenous person by any other name (Indian; native; Eskimo; aboriginal; etc.) would still be treated just as bad by…
By Yasmin Jiwani, Professor of Communication Studies; Research Chair on Intersectionality, Violence and Resistance, Concordia University Imagine putting on a pair of kaleidoscope glasses: now…
As human beings, we have a tendency to get our minds stuck on a oneway track. Consumed and obsessed when equipped with a new way…