Cultural Competency

Practice Point

5
Jun

Indigenous Day Live on APTN

APTN will be broadcasting Indigenous Day Live across Turtle Island on June 17 from The Forks, located on Cree, Oji-Cree, Ojibwe, Dakota and Assiniboine land and the homeland of the Métis Nation (Winnipeg).

5
Jun

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A LIMITED-EDITION ORANGE SHIRT in support of Fraser Valley residential school Survivors, designed by acclaimed Stó:lō artist Xémontélót Carrielynn Victor, is available for purchase while supplies last.

4
Jan

National Ribbon Skirt Day

JANUARY 4, 2023 IS THE FIRST ANNUAL NATIONAL RIBBON SKIRT DAY in Canada.

22
Nov

Hon. Steven Point, OBC Receives Allard Hall Lifetime Achievement Award

THE HONOURABLE STEVEN POINT, OBC RECEIVED A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD from the Peter A. Allard School of Law on November 15, 2022.

8
Nov

Today We Honour Indigenous Veterans

NOVEMBER 8 IS INDIGENOUS VETERANS DAY. Today we honour the strength and service of Indigenous Veterans, past and present, and thank them for their sacrifices.

26
Oct

Housing Conditions for Indigenous People: Census Data, UN Report

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN CANADA WERE ALMOST THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY to live in a dwelling in need of major repairs (16.4%) than the non-Indigenous population (5.7%) in 2021, according to data collected by Statistics Canada in the 2021 Census.

26
Oct

Futuristic Beading with Catherine Blackburn and Speplól Tanya Zilinski

An educational beading kit is available free of charge to members of the public who attend the following current exhibitions at The Reach Gallery Museum in Abbotsford (until January 7, 2023)

21
Sep

Why are Calls to Action incomplete? Free online discussion September 29

ON THE EVE of Canada’s second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the Yellowhead Institute will host a free online conversation with the following esteemed Indigenous leaders…

24
May

“Millennium Scoop” Class Action Launched; Three Weeks Left to Apply for Indian Day School Compensation

CHEYENNE STONECHILD FIRST PRESENTED at CLEBC’s Access to Justice for Children Conference seven years ago, when she was 17 years old and just leaving foster care.

22
Apr

New Online Writing Guide for Indigenous Content

MORE THAN FOUR YEARS HAVE PASSED since publication of the groundbreaking Elements of Indigenous Style by the late Gregory Younging of  Opaskwayak Cree Nation, who was the publisher of Theytus Books, the first Indigenous-owned publishing house in Canada.

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