Community-Driven Effort to Develop Native Studies Programs

Posted March 9, 2010 By móniyáw

Thunderbird Park is a park in Victoria, British Columbia next to the Royal British Columbia Museum.

While the idea of native or aboriginal studies began with the birth of identity politics in the ‘60s, native studies programs didn’t hit Canada’s academic world until the early ‘80s, appearing first at prairie and west coast universities.

At the University of Calgary, Prof. James Frideres remembers courses in aboriginal education appearing as early as the ‘70s, before native groups protested and funding was diverted to native colleges, which led to the program languishing for a decade. [...] (more…)

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Local police and First Nation youth play together

Posted January 20, 2010 By móniyáw

Standing on the sidelines watching youth interact with police officers, I couldn’t help but smile.

It seemed like everything the organizers were hoping for.

It was a fun event, getting First Nations youth from local high schools to play volleyball together with officers from five police services.

There was time to talk to their teammates should anything be on the youth’s minds.

But just as importantly, the youth got to see officers out of their uniforms. They got to play and have some fun with men and women who were no longer sergeant George and constable Baxter. Instead, they were all teammates: Eagles, Frogs and Cranes.

It feels good to see a happy story. You can read the full article here.

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