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Teaching one another, even in code
In Montreal, a Mila program trains young Indigenous people in artificial intelligence so that tomorrow's technology carries their voices too.
Read231 calls, and a candle for each name
In 2019, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls issued 231 Calls for Justice. Years later, families are still counting what remains to be done.
ReadA mother who was not believed
On the night her son Colten Boushie died, police officers treated Debbie Baptiste as a suspect. An oversight body found discrimination.
ReadJoyce Echaquan, and what her name asks of us
From Joyce Echaquan to myths about pain: understanding why being believed is already a health issue.
ReadThe right to say no
In Quebec, First Nations and Inuit women were sterilized without true consent. Their words call for practices to change.
ReadThirty-four hours in a waiting room
In Winnipeg, in 2008, Brian Sinclair died without ever being treated. His story reminds us that being seen is already a form of care.
ReadWhen a profession apologizes
In 2024, the Canadian Medical Association apologized to First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples for the harms caused by medicine.
ReadA'se'k, the harbour given back to the sea
For 53 years, a mill discharged its wastewater into a Mi'kmaw estuary; the community won an end to the discharges and a major cleanup.
ReadBreathing next to Chemical Valley
In 2024, benzene spikes led Aamjiwnaang, near Sarnia, to declare a state of emergency, then to a pilot project against environmental racism.
ReadEnvironmental racism, right here
Who breathes the smoke, who lives next to the dump? Environmental racism raises the question of "us" on the scale of a whole territory.
ReadIdle no more
In 2012, four women from Saskatchewan launched Idle No More to defend water and treaties; round dances spread across the country.
ReadTap water, a right for whom?
Dozens of First Nations still live under long-term water advisories; a historic settlement shows that change is possible.
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