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Lake view in Jasper National Park. Image credit: Pavel Brodsky/Unsplash
Reconciliation means rethinking parks governance
David Suzuki | It's our responsibility to engage in conversations about how new systems of land governance could look. Everything should be on the table including ownership and governance of current protected areas.
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After organizing in the Northwest Territories for 47 years, Gail Cyr shares lessons from her work
Maya Bhullar | Gail Cyr has spent her life amplifying the work and voices of local communities. Now, she is officially "retired" but is as busy as ever.
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Justice Thomas Berger on stage at Vancouver Island University in 2013. Image credit: Vancouver Island University/Flickr
Tom Berger fought for Indigenous rights his whole life
Karl Nerenberg | Tom Berger died earlier this week at the age of 88. He had an eminent career, marked by a lifelong commitment to Indigenous peoples and social justice.
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The Northern Ontario School of Medicine's East Campus, part of the Faculty of Medicine at Laurentian University. Image credit: Matt Strickland/Wikimedia Commons
Laurentian University cuts break commitment to reconciliation in Canada
Joyce Green | The failure by governments to adequately support Laurentian in this moment violates the commitments we are all called to make to achieve reconciliation and measures of justice.
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'Volunteering is about trying, not perfection': rabble rouser Maureen Huot
Victoria Fenner | Maureen Huot, one of rabble.ca's rabble rousers to watch, talks about the multiple causes and people she supports, and her thoughts about being an ally.
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Peace River Valley, 2020. Image credit: Garth Lenz. Used with permission.
First Nations exercising treaty rights to fight tar sands and Site C development
Maya Bhullar | RAVEN is a Canadian NGO whose mission is to raise legal defence funds for Indigenous peoples to defend their treaty rights and the integrity of their traditional lands and cultures.
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Peace River, 2018. Image credit: Garth Lenz. Used with permission
West Moberly First Nations seek access to crucial information about Site C safety and cost
Ana Simeon | West Moberly First Nations will be in court March 29 and 30 to request BC Hydro and B.C. government documents that provide key information about the Site C dam project.
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George VI and Queen Elizabeth greet chieftains of the Stoney Indian Tribe in Calgary, who have brought a photo of Queen Victoria, 1939. Image credit: National Film Board of Canada/Wikimedia Commons
Abolishing the monarchy would not end Canada's treaties with Indigenous peoples
Aidan Simardone | Going from a monarchy to a republic would not affect Canada's treaties with Indigenous people. To argue otherwise is to argue against Indigenous sovereignty.
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Western Aboriginal Harm Reduction Society offers healing and support to Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
Jase Tanner | Tracy Draper, program coordinator of the Western Aboriginal Harm Reduction Society, speaks about the organization's work and reflects on what's needed to address the issues faced by her community.
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Labour fights right-wing racist ad on Facebook
Marc Belanger, RadioLabour | A right-wing group is running an ad saying racialized groups should not get vaccine priority. The Canadian Labour Congress is running an online campaign against the ad.
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Canada still failing to fix water crisis in First Nations communities, says AG
Pam Palmater | This week, Canada's auditor general released her report on whether Canada is providing enough support to ensure that First Nations have access to clean drinking water. The answer was a clear no.
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2021 Women's March
Libby Davies on the tragedy of missing and murdered women in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
Jase Tanner | Former Vancouver city councillor and former NDP MP Libby Davies discusses the issue of missing and murdered women in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
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