Justice
Indigenous Guatemalans bring lawsuit against Canadian mining company
Rape, assault and murder are among the allegations Mayan villagers make against security men
Indigenous
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Justice
Cindy Blackstock can’t stop fighting for Indigenous kids’ rights
She's relentless. If you want her to do something, just tell her she can't
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UCC in Focus
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
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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UCC in Focus
This therapist is helping residential school survivors heal in B.C.
Irene Champagne, the United Church's mobile counsellor, works with four communities along the coast
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Justice
Residential schools foster traumatic legacy in child-protection numbers
Thousands of Indigenous children are caught up in the foster care system, a haunting echo of all those children taken to residential schools
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Ethical Living
Author Thomas King’s moment of truth
In his latest book, the celebrated Native author turns to non-fiction. Some of it is storytelling. The rest is history.
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Ethical Living
Indigenous mothers and culture destroyed when children were stolen
Residential schools also denied women the chance to pass along language and traditions, but few stories chart this maternal loss
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Justice
Residential school survivors’ scars bleed into following generations
The arrogant colonial practice left families broken, communities shattered and dreams extinguished for generations
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Environment
Pipeline proposed for Kitimat, B.C. would ferry bitumen to Asia
Many Indigenous communities are opposed to Enbridge's Northern Gateway pipeline, including the Haisla who are at ground zero, the western terminus
