‘These sites are not protected’: The push to legislate the protection of Indigenous remains, artifacts

Hundreds are gathering in Winnipeg this week for an event aimed at legislating the protection of the remains and artifacts of Indigenous ancestors in Canada. Protecting Our Ancestors is a three-day conference hosted in partnership between Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc. (MKO) and Sioux Valley Dakota Nation…

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Comedians canceled over joke about native residential schools as comedy club chain caves to activist complaints

The comedy trio known as the Danger Cats had four separate shows canceled by an international comedy club chain after a joke regarding residential schools resurfaced. Yuk Yuk’s, an iconic international stand-up comedy chain, was set to host the group of comics for four shows at its Winnipeg, Manitoba, location at the end of February…

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Opinion: We fact-checked residential school denialists and debunked their ‘mass grave hoax’ theory

Of the 386 articles reviewed in the study, 65 per cent accurately reported on stories related to the location of potential unmarked graves in Canada. Recently a politician from a village in Prince Edward Island displayed an offensive sign on his property in which he proclaimed there is a “mass grave hoax” regarding the former…

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Trauma of residential schools still haunts survivors

“We were dragged right onto the plane… you could hear your mom and your grandmothers… and your little brothers and sisters crying when they see you going on that little float plane. Those were among the jarring recollections that Navalik Tologanak shared about her residential school experience during the National Gathering on Unmarked…

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