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US & CanadaThe Pope is giving an address before residential school survivors and elders in Maskwacis, Alta. An estimated 150,000 Indigenous children were forced to attend residential schools in Canada. More than 60 per cent of the schools were run by the Catholic Church. He says the memory of children who attended the schools is painful.See the Story
Pope Francis expresses sorrow, asks for forgiveness for residential schools
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US & CanadaIndigenous people have a complex relationship with the Queen and the Crown. Elizabeth passed away at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Thursday. In 1990, the Treaty 7 Nations of the Blood Tribe and Siksika Nation held opposing viewpoints in attending a banquet in Elizabeth's honour in Calgary.See the Story
Kanye West Responds To Queen Elizabeth’s Death By Ending His Feuds
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Protestors · EdmontonPope Francis is set to travel to Alberta, Quebec and Nunavut from July 24 to 29. The papal visit is to include public and private events with an emphasis on Indigenous participation. The visit will start in Edmonton before Francis joins survivors at the Ermineskin Indian Residential School in Maskwacis.See the Story
Maskwacis to ‘Freedom Convoy’ protesters during Pope visit: ‘Your agendas do not have a place’
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US & Canada · KitchenerMississaugas of the Credit First Nation says it's pulling out of the Canada Summer Games. The First Nation alleges "bullying" toward its staff and "disrespect" toward youth. The Games will be held in the Niagara region of Ontario next month. It's the first time in 21 years the Games have been set for Ontario.See the Story
Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation pulls support for Canada Summer Games, citing 'disrespect'
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US & Canada · EdmontonRuthie Foster is not an overtly political songwriter and admits she has never been compelled to sit down and write a protest song. Then, on her last studio album — 2017's gospel-infused Joy Comes Back — she offered a scathing indictment of politicians, covering Black Sabbath's song War Pigs. How does all this balance out from an artist born and based in Texas, one of the loudest states in the union when it comes to political dialogue? Read MoreSee the Story
Edmonton Blues Fest brings Ruthie Foster for Sunday's grand finale
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US & Canada · EdmontonThe Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) is calling on the Church to ensure that the reconciliation and healing of residential school survivors remain at the heart of Pope Francis' visit. "We only have a few days to provide 400 names. How can we possibly make such a choice when we estimate that there are a few thousand First Nations survivors of residential schools?" says Ghislain Picard, Chief of the AFNQL.See the Story
APPEAL TO THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: POPE'S VISIT IS TOO IMPORTANT TO BECOME A MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL SURVIVORS
US & Canada · EdmontonFamily members are still searching daily on the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation for Angela Morningstar Alexis, reported missing on Sept. 2. Family members last saw her Aug. 17 in the community located north of Edmonton. Tomorrow that search will be combined with the community’s monthly rally against alcohol and drugs. That rally was begun last year by Angela’s cousin and godmother Jessica Alexis. It’s held the last Saturday of every month. Chief and …See the Story
Rally search, candlelight vigil planned for missing Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation woman
US & Canada · EdmontonSurvey conducted by University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine. Results of the survey were published in the most recent BMC Medical Education journal. Applicants were not mandated to participate in the survey, which measured both explicit and implicit anti-Indigenous bias. Close to one-third of applicants took part.See the Story
Survey finds that anti-Indigenous bias in medical student applicants difficult to identify
US & Canada · QuebecFirst Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) Chief Ghislain Picard is no more at ease now that he has heard incumbent Member of the National Assembly (MNA) of Quebec Ian Lafreni�re's take on Indigenous issues. Picard says the debate was the first time Indigenous issues were given any real attention, Picard says.See the Story
Quebec First Nations promise to keep pushing to be heard as second term for Legault government almost guaranteed
US & Canada · EdmontonA treaty medallion on its original leather strap has returned home to the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) in northern Alberta. The medallion and its associated leather strap are the first of seven cultural items that the Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton will be returning to the First Nation. Also in the museum's possession are a Treaty 8 Headman's suit (pants and jacket), two fish boxes and a canoe.See the Story
Chief concerned about artifacts First Nations don’t know about being held by museums
US & Canada · EdmontonA “happy little accident” has resulted in a short film that will make its world premiere for Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation filmmaker Eric Janvier at the Calgary International Film Festival this weekend. “I had a bigger idea for this documentary. I wanted to show a caribou hunt. I wanted to show the hide being tanned and everything,” said Janvier of his documentary Heartbeat of a Nation.See the Story
