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English — CA
"I Lost My Talk"
Rita Joe, a Mi’kmaw poet and songwriter, expresses what it was like to be forced to give up her language.
Language and Worldview
Consider how language gives meaning to experience and the strong link between language and culture for the Indigenous Peoples.
A Canadian Genocide in Search of a Name
Read a call to Canada's government to recognize its treatment of Indigenous Peoples in colonial Canada as genocide.
Cultural Genocide
Consider how the term cultural genocide describes the efforts of the Canadian government to assimilate the Indigenous Peoples through residential schools.
Genocide
Learn about the origin and meaning of the term genocide as defined in the UN Genocide Convention.
Blue Quills
Learn about the Blue Quills First Nation College, an example of a successful, independent Indigenous educational institution in Canada.
Building Bridges through Culture
Find out about the Inuit cultural practice of throat-singing, Katajjaq, and what is gained from reviving this tradition.
White Paper, Red Paper
Learn how activists rejected the White Paper policy and led a campaign to get the Canadian government to honour its past agreements with the Indigenous nations.
Killing the Indian in the Child
Learn about the goal of assimilation held by many in colonial Canada and its influence on the creation of the Indian Residential Schools system.
The Role of the Churches
Get insight into the complicated role the Christian church played in the Indian Residential Schools system.