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Canada settles 2.8 billion lawsuit for residential schools
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On Saturday, Jan. 21st, the Canadian government has agreed to pay 2.8 billion dollars to settle a lawsuit brought on by 325 Indigenous groups seeking compensation for the loss of language, culture and identity caused by residential schools. The money will be paid to a non-profit trust independent of the government, meaning Indigenous groups will…
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Karen Stote working on second book investigating the coerced and forced sterilization of Indigenous women in Canada
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Karen Stote, assistant professor in women and gender studies at Wilfrid Laurier University, released her first book, An Act of Genocide: Colonialism and the Sterilization of Aboriginal Women, in 2015. “It looks at the history of coerced sterilization roughly from the 1930s to the 1970s in a time period when eugenic legislation was being practiced…
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Laurier invites community to honour National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
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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 1,309 unmarked graves of Indigenous children were discovered during the summer at former residential schools: 215 in Kamloops, B.C., 182 in Cranbrook, B.C., 751 in Marieval, Sask. and…
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Reconciliation before celebration — why Canada Day shouldn’t be acknowledged in 2021
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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 another former Catholic-run residential site in Cranbrook BC. The largest single-site discovery of 751 children in Saskatchewan was reported on June 24. This brings the total…
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Laurier Appoints Vice-President of Indigenous Initiatives
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Wilfrid Laurier University announced in a press release Tuesday that Darren Thomas, associate professor at Laurier’s Indigenous Studies program, has been appointed associate vice-president of Indigenous Initiatives. Thomas is currently the most senior Indigenous leader at Laurier and “will provide strategic advice, support and expertise to academic and administrative units across the institution to achieve…
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Laurier celebrates ninth annual Indigenous Education Week
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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 bring to education and sharing Indigenous knowledge. “I want people to know that it is a chance and an opportunity to engage in connections and relationships with the Indigenous community…
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Indigenous Curriculum Specialist arrives at Laurier this year
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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 social and cultural contexts of education. The newly created role works collaboratively with Indigenous Initiatives and The Centre for Teaching Innovation and Excellence. The Indigenous Curriculum Specialist’s role within university is interdisciplinary, all faculty and staff are welcomed to use…
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A peek at The Cord staff bookshelf
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At the recent Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa, our nation’s two newest astronauts were revealed to be Joshua Kutryk and Jennifer Sidey. Since I’ve always been interested in space exploration and the people involved in it, I took the time to read through interviews with the two new members of the Canadian Space Agency. In…
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