Honouring MMIWG2S on February 14
Women’s Memorial March Written by Chloe Thomas| February 3, 2025 When: February 14, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. Where: Carnegie Community Centre and throughout the Downtown Eastside On February 14, 2025, communities across Canada and the U.S. gather for the Women’s Memorial March, to honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people (MMIWG2S). This […]
BC NEIHR TRAVEL AWARD: APPLICATIONS OPEN
DEADLINE :DECEMBER 1ST 2024 BC NEIHR Travel Award: Call for Applications is OPEN! *Attention Indigenous graduate students studying at a BC institution* What: The Travel Award is open to all Indigenous (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) graduate students studying at a BC institution. The $1000 (non-renewable) award is to support travel to a conference or for […]
Celebrate International Inuit Day!
November 7, 2024: International Inuit Day Written by Keira Lumley| October 25, 2024 Inuit meaning “the people” in their language, Inuktut, are the Indigenous peoples of the North with territories spanning from the Yukon, northern Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Northern Québec, and Northern Labrador within Canada. International Inuit Day, also referred to as International Circumpolar Inuit […]
Louis Riel Day: Honouring Louis Riel and Embracing Métis Culture
November 16, 2024: Louis Riel Day Written by Chloe Thomas| October 17, 2024 Métis jigging – V’ni Dansi Dancers. Image from V’ni Dansi Louis Riel, a Métis leader and the founder of Manitoba, was executed on November 16, 1885 in part for leading the North-West Resistance of 1885. Notorious resistances led by Louis Riel and […]
Orange Shirt Day: Honouring Residential School Survivors and Indigenous Resilience
September 30: Truth and Reconciliation Day Written by Chloe Thomas & Cynthia Lung | September 20, 2024 Every Child Matters. Truth and Reconciliation Day, also known as Orange Shirt Day, is a national observance in Canada held on September 30th to recognize and address the legacy of the Indian Residential School System. This day is […]