Everything Amerindian
See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations While exploring the streets of Ottawa with Judy Graves, one of Canada’s most famous homeless advocates, we happened to meet an adorable mother and son living in a homeless shelter. Annie and Matto are very proud that they are Inuit. They are from Nunavut, which is pretty much on the top of the world.
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations “What makes Canadian homelessness unique is aboriginal homelessness. Because residential schools literally destroyed generations of families Canadian streets are filled with thousands upon thousands of “walking wounded”. The numbers of aboriginal people experiencing homelessness in Canada are alarming, and if this social crisis continues to be ignored it will only get worse. I met
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See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations “Members of the Metlakatla First Nation Community near Prince Rupert, BC who collaborated with an international team of scientists in a genetic study of aboriginal people, including excavated remains that link them to their 5,500 year old Grandmother.” See on nativeheritageproject.com
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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
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