AS THE NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION on September 30 approaches, readers may remind themselves of the TRC’s Calls to Action and the unfinished work of its Missing Children and Unmarked Burials Project.
CANADIAN ARCHAEOLOGISTS SPEAK AND ACT in support of Indigenous communities and families continuing the work of finding and honouring missing children of residential schools, emphasizing the need for Indigenous-led work guided by Indigenous cultural protocols.
THE INDEPENDENT SPECIAL INTERLOCUTOR will work with Survivors and Indigenous communities and families to make recommendations for respectful and culturally appropriate treatment of unmarked graves and burial sites of children at former Indian Residential Schools and associated institutions. The Honourable Chief Justice Marchand of the BCCA created a footnote reference to its 2023 interim report when he devoted six paragraphs of the 2024 reasons for judgment to a description of residential school denialism.
THE NEW EDITION OF THE BC ELDERS’ GUIDE is out, making sure that Elders, their families, and their caregivers have access to information about the programs, services, and resources they need.
IF YOU WERE IN THE INDIAN BOARDING HOMES PROGRAM between September 1, 1951, and June 30, 1992, you may be eligible for compensation.
FIRST NATIONS COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED IN DIRECT HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY to First Nations people in BC are eligible to apply for Pharmacy Care Initiative Grants up until Dec. 31, 2024.
INDIGENOUS STENO AND COURT TRANSCRIPTION STUDENTS at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton may be eligible for $1,000 scholarships from Veritext Legal Solutions.
INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY ON MAY 18 IS A GOOD TIME TO FOCUS ON REPATRIATING ancestral human remains and burial items to Indigenous communities.
AS WE HEAD INTO SPRING, WE ARE REMINDED THAT INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES FACE IMPACTS of climate change in ways that can be particularly disruptive. Floods, wildfires, heat domes, and atmospheric rivers require new levels of emergency response.
MAHIHKAN MANAGEMENT IS ASSISTING HEALTH CANADA TO HEAR INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES on end-of-life care and medical assistance in dying (MAID).