Continue Reading... The Sixties Scoop – videos of speakers
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The Sixties Scoop – videos of speakers

The Sixties Scoop was a period of Canadian child welfare policy during which an estimated 16,000 Indigenous children were removed…

Continue Reading... Algonquin Elder Albert Dumont – On holding circles, prayers and pipes
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Algonquin Elder Albert Dumont – On holding circles, prayers and pipes

In this 7-minute video, Dumont provides some helpful knowledge about coming together in circle, as well as about praying, and…

Continue Reading... The Bedford case and decriminalization of sex work: What it’s all about
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The Bedford case and decriminalization of sex work: What it’s all about

A video and accompanying article explaining the positions of sex worker rights’ organizations and allies in advocating for the safety…

Continue Reading... On the loss of the National Aboriginal Health Organization
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On the loss of the National Aboriginal Health Organization

Final (former) CEO Simon Brascoupé on the work NAHO had been doing and what it will mean now that the…

Continue Reading... VIDEO: Connecting with Spiritual Traditions – Dalva Lamminmäki & Albert Dumont
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VIDEO: Connecting with Spiritual Traditions – Dalva Lamminmäki & Albert Dumont

Simple, deep truths – Algonquin Elder Albert Dumont in discussion with Dalva Lamminmäki, a keeper of Finno-Ugric Shamanism and traditions…

Continue Reading... Residential Schools: Addressing a Lasting Legacy
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Residential Schools: Addressing a Lasting Legacy

— TRIGGER WARNING: some of this content may be emotionally distressing. For support, the 24-hour Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line…

Continue Reading... VIDEOS: Storytelling & Poetry by Algonquin Elder Albert Dumont
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VIDEOS: Storytelling & Poetry by Algonquin Elder Albert Dumont

A series of seven short videos featuring Albert “South Wind” Dumont. Filmed at Singing Pebble Books on 16 March 2013….

Continue Reading... VIDEO: Journey of Nishiyuu – final leg
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VIDEO: Journey of Nishiyuu – final leg

    Six Cree youth and one guide started out in January from Whapmagoostui in Northern Quebec to walk to…