Tag: Indigenous
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Jessica McMann enlists Indigenous artists to record second album
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links Local Arts Published Oct 24, 2023 • 4 minute read Jessica McMann. Photo by Candace Ward. jpg Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content In 2020, Jessica McMann and her husband moved…
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Indigenous Australians Say ‘Reconciliation Is Dead’ After ‘Voice’
[ad_1] The result of the referendum was decisive, and at the same time, divisive. It bruised Indigenous Australians who for decades had hoped that a conciliatory approach would help right the wrongs of the country’s colonial history. So, the nation’s leader made a plea. “This moment of disagreement does not define us. And it will…
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Australian voters reject Indigenous ‘Voice’ referendum – Channel 4 News
[ad_1] Australian voters have emphatically rejected their government’s plans to empower the country’s indigenous people. Counting so far shows that 60 percent voted no to giving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people a greater voice, via a First Nations body to advise parliament. And after months of bitter debate and misinformation, the “no” campaign has…
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Sunrise gatherings, dances mark celebration of culture on Indigenous Peoples Day : NPR
[ad_1] A performer from the Native American Hoop Dance of Ballet Arizona dances at an Indigenous Peoples Day festival Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Phoenix. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption toggle caption Ross D. Franklin/AP A performer from the Native American Hoop Dance of Ballet Arizona dances at an Indigenous Peoples Day festival Monday, Oct.…
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How Indigenous participation in forest management is changing resource development in Canada
[ad_1] Created for There has been a concerted shift in the way Indigenous peoples engage in resource development in Canada. Despite a long history of exclusion, there is now recognition of the unique and vital role Indigenous stewardship plays in managing the land, and of forests in particular. Many First Nations and Métis communities hold…
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Linda Burney opens up on her childhood ‘reckoning’ on Indigenous identity
[ad_1] Linda Burney has opened up about how she did not know she was Aboriginal as a child and how she came to decide to embrace her Indigenous culture. The Minister for Indigenous Australians revealed a complicated and often difficult backstory to journalist Annabel Crabb on the ABC program Kitchen Cabinet on Tuesday night. The…
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Calgary ceremonies push landfill searches for slain Indigenous women
[ad_1] Article content Stephanie English said the refusal to search a Winnipeg landfill for the remains of two First Nations women strikes a personal nerve. Seven years ago, the body of her 25-year-old daughter Joey English was dismembered, with parts of it ending up in Calgary landfills, never to be recovered. Article content Only the…
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ACT looks to beef up ‘really important’ work of local Indigenous ‘Voice’ | The Canberra Times
[ad_1] “We’ll work with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, whatever the outcome of the Voice referendum to say, ‘Okay, well, how do we need to ensure that the voice that we already have here in the ACT is as effective as it can be?’ Knowing that it’s already delivered real change for the…
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ACT’s part-time Indigenous elected body risks being ‘ineffective’: audit | The Canberra Times
[ad_1] Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times’ Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter. Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra…
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Manipur Violence: Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum Team Meets Home Minister in Delhi; Details Here
[ad_1] Sources also said that Shah assured the ITLF representatives that the presence of central forces in Manipur will be further strengthened and reoriented to secure vulnerable areas in view of the apprehensions of the residents of the Hills. (File photo/PTI) While sources said a number of assurances were given by the government over the…