Continue Reading... Pam Palmater on Murdered & Missing Indigenous Women & Girls in Canada
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Pam Palmater on Murdered & Missing Indigenous Women & Girls in Canada

VIDEOS: 12-min interview and 73-min talk with Pam Palmater discussing root causes / historical context, the current situation and public…

Continue Reading... VIDEOS: A Walk For Mother Earth arrival on Parliament Hill, with speakers
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VIDEOS: A Walk For Mother Earth arrival on Parliament Hill, with speakers

From June 15 to June 22, 2014, ‘A Walk For Mother Earth’ continued the journey of ‘Peoples for Mother Earth’…

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... 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... 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... Issues in and about the media
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Issues in and about the media

So what do people talk about when they meet for six consecutive weeks to discuss media issues? Such were the…

Continue Reading... VIDEOS: Telling Our Own Stories
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VIDEOS: Telling Our Own Stories

How can alternative media be used to address stereotypes and promote a fuller understanding of the contributions of ethno-cultural communities…

Continue Reading... Tree cutting protest at Lansdowne Park / Sylvia Holden Park
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Tree cutting protest at Lansdowne Park / Sylvia Holden Park

On June 5th, two local residents chained their bikes to equipment in order to stop illegal tree cutting (it was…