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... Photos from Ottawa Small Press Book Fair
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Photos from Ottawa Small Press Book Fair

Saturday June 15 at Jack Purcell Community Centre. Web page: smallpressbookfair.blogspot.ca. To see the full photo album from the fair,…

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... Call Us Crazy: Mad movements organize against ableism, mentalism and more
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Call Us Crazy: Mad movements organize against ableism, mentalism and more

PDF versions (for offline reading, use as handouts): Four 8.5×11 pages (single- or double-sided printing) Two 11×17 pages (double-sided printing…

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…