The Tyee – ‘We Challenge All of You to Be Dangerous, Be Educated’
See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations UBC event celebrates Indigenous achievements in arts, education. See on thetyee.ca
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First Nations woman to run Vancouver Island to raise awareness of youth suicide
See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Four years ago, Kelly Paul’s brother committed suicide. The 17-year-old member of the Tsartlip First Nation was set to graduate from high school when he took his own life, sending his sister and his family into turmoil. See on metronews.ca
Read moreUN reviewing Canada’s treatment of indigenous people
See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations OTTAWA – Canada’s treatment of indigenous peoples was expected to be a central topic as See on www.calgaryherald.com
Read moreWhy First Nations can’t ‘just get over it’
See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Probably the most important outcome of the Idle No More movement has been to pique the curiosity of Canadians about exactly what it is that is making the Natives so restless. See on www.baytoday.ca
Read moreWet’suwet’en First Nation Issues Stop Work Order Against Huckleberry Mines – WSJ.com
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Read moreDwanna L. Robertson: Indian Identity Still Controversial
See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations See on indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com
Read moreCertificate of Degree of Indian Blood – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations 500Nations‘s insight: This is a fairly straightforward explanation of the CDIB and notes that it certifies a “specific degree” of Native American blood. It also notes that the CDIB does not establish automatic membership in a tribe and that membership is determined by tribal laws. See on en.wikipedia.org
Read moreStunning pictures document the life of Native American Indians before the influence of Western settlers
See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations A century ago, photographer and ethnologist Edward S. Curtis embarked on a vast study of Native American peoples throughout the West. TrooVizion‘s insight: I still don’t know how Hopi women make their hair go into that shape. See on www.dailymail.co.uk
Read moreQuietly, Indians Reshape Cities and Reservations
See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations A mural painted by children at the Little Earth of United Tribes housing complex in Minneapolis See on www.nytimes.com
Read moreThe Unravelling of a Colonized Mind by Jana-Rae Yerxa
See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations “Sure everybody struggles. But to be born an Indigenous person, you are born into struggle. My struggle. Your struggle. Our struggle. The colonial struggle. There are many layers to this struggle. For the longest time, I didn’t even know what the true struggle was about yet I couldn’t escape it. It consumed me. Colonialism,
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