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#Quwutsun #Elders will lead #Reconciliation : Journey of our Generation, a day-long #workshop offered since 2006, on #LocalHistory & the impacts of #colonization . It will take place at the Quw'utsun' Cultural & Conference Centre.
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"......this is a fairly nascent movement in the #US, especially outside of areas without significant #Native populations. #Renaming place names is especially needed in states that are eliminating or trying to eliminate critical race theory [#CRT] in the #classrooms."
https://bioneers.org/bioneers-…
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@HistoPol This is a good article to read to understand why renaming street/place names is an important component of decolonization. It refers to US examples but it's same decolonization efforts that First Nations communities are working on in Canada.
https://bioneers.org/bioneers-decolonization-series-why-we-should-indigenize-place-names
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An #IndigenousLed #initiative is still pursuing #ownership of the #TransMountain #pipeline in spite of the project's ballooning price tag.
"We are not going away, just because it's $30.9 billion. We are entering into the early stages of negotiations," said Stephen Mason, managing director of #ProjectReconciliation , a #Calgary based group that is working to facilitate the purchase of a major #equity stake in the pipeline for 129 #FirstNations along the route.
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6782533
"We're delighted to sign this formal #sporting #treaty … with the full support of the traditional owners of South-East #Queensland , where we stand, the #KabiKabi , #Jinibara , #Turrbal , #Yugambeh , #Quandamooka & #Yuggera peoples."
The #AIFC represents more than 100 #Aboriginal & #TorresStrait Islander communities. It has no links to #FootballAustralia
https://amp.abc.net.au/article/102108200
#Australia #FirstPeoples #Football #Precedent #Sports #decolonization #IndigenousLed #NativeAustralia #Indigenous
#VelmasHouse - #IndigenousLed #SafeSpace for #women & #GenderDiverse people #AtRisk of #violence & #exploitation , will get over $1.5 million in new #funding #provincial #government announced Thursday.
Operating funds for the #KaNiKanichihk facility, which provides access to #BasicNeeds such as #shelter , #meals & #HygieneSupplies, were announced on #HumanTraffickingAwarenessDay
Velma's House opened in 2021 - it operates #24/7 in #Winnipeg #Manitoba