Richard Wright
Richard Wright is a journalist in Toronto.
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Justice | Society
As Indigenous elders die, a new generation turns to technology to keep languages alive
“Someone once said to me that if you lose your language and culture, you are just a descendant of Ojibwe people, but not Ojibwe.” “I want to be Ojibwe.”
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Justice | Society
At 13, Willie Blackwater stood up to his abuser at a B.C. residential school
His defiance would eventually help change the course of Canadian history.
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Justice | Society
Small-town Ontario murder seemed like a blatant case of racist violence, but the truth goes deeper
The beating death of Andrew Mixemong three years ago exposes gaps in the social fabric we’d rather ignore
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UCC in Focus | Indigenous, LGBTQ2S+
Rev. Evan Smith on being a queer Indigenous Christian
After a difficult life and coming out process, Smith has found her place in the United Church
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Justice | Indigenous, Interview
Donald B. Smith, historian, writes First Nations back into Canada’s story
It's his passion to highlight the whole history, but he is eager to hear it from Indigenous Peoples themselves
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Justice | Society
Prison fails to prepare convicts for life once they’re out of jail
Many in federal prisons have mental health issues, most are drug users, two-thirds have no high school education
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Justice | Society
Owning land is a Canadian right—unless you live on a reserve
One First Nation in British Columbia is rewriting the rules to land ownership. Will property rights for Aboriginals bring prosperity or assimilation?
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Ethical Living | Health
Death decisions on survey of Observer readers, who strongly favour choice
Churchgoers are far more likely than the general public to support euthanasia and supported suicide
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Justice | Society
New information suggests abuse in residential schools was far worse than anyone imagined
An adjudication process set up to compensate residential school survivors has been flooded with thousands of new claims.
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Justice | Indigenous
This private tutoring program may keep Indigenous students in school
Pathways to Education is helping teen students through mentoring and financial support
