Canada settles 2.8 billion lawsuit for residential schools
Contributed image Credit: Getty Images On Saturday, Jan 21st, the Canadian government has agreed to pay 28 billion dollars to settle a lawsuit brought on by 325 Indigenous...
Karen Stote working on second book investigating the coerced and forced sterilization of Indigenous women in Canada
Photo by Connor Johannes Karen Stote, assistant professor in women and gender studies at Wilfrid Laurier University, released her first book, An Act of Genocide: Colonialism...
Laurier invites community to honour National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
On Thursday, Sept 30, Wilfrid Laurier University invited the community to participate in virtual events to honour the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation More than...
Reconciliation before celebration — why Canada Day shouldn’t be acknowledged in 2021
215 children buried in unmarked, unreported graves at a former residential school in British Columbia were discovered on May 27 On June 30, 182 unmarked graves were found at...
Laurier Appoints Vice-President of Indigenous Initiatives
Wilfrid Laurier University announced in a press release Tuesday that Darren Thomas, associate professor at Laurier’s Indigenous Studies program, has been appointed associate...
Laurier celebrates ninth annual Indigenous Education Week
Mar 2 marked the beginning of Wilfrid Laurier University’s ninth annual Indigenous Education Week, a time devoted to recognizing the many contributions that Indigenous people...
Indigenous Curriculum Specialist arrives at Laurier this year
On Aug 1, Wilfrid Laurier University introduced Erin Hodson as the first ever Indigenous Curriculum Specialist at Laurier Hodson has obtained a master’s degree in...