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M’ikmaq Receives a New Crosswalk

M’ikmaq Receives a New Crosswalk

By Katarina Ziervogel To celebrate M’ikmaq culture and community, a crosswalk was painted with the traditional colours of the sacred M’ikmaq medicine wheel as a gesture by the Town of Bouctouche. This was a pleasant surprise to people of M’ikmaq community, in regards to their history with Acadian people. Not only is it a pleasant surprise, it brings them a step closer in building a better relationship between Indigenous people and non-Indigenous people. To read more about the story, please see the link attached below: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/mikmaq-boutouche-crosswalk-inclusivity-1.4234201

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New Generation of Indigenous Musicians

New Generation of Indigenous Musicians

By Katarina Ziervogel NowToronto has featured upcoming Indigenous musicians in their article, and to speak out on what is really happening inside the Indigenous music industry, like recent events and headlines the musicians have been making. A Tribe Called Red band took home two awards from a mainstream awards show, 2017 MMVAs. It is a big moment, not just a big moment but also life-changing for all Indigenous people seeking out their own music scene. To continue reading more about how the Indigenous music industry is starting to draw in more attention from the mainstream industry and the general public, see the link attached below. https://nowtoronto.com/music/features/indigenous-musics-next-wave/?utm_content=buffer1b10a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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Saskatchewan’s Struggle to Preserve Their Own Indigenous Languages and Culture

Saskatchewan’s Struggle to Preserve Their Own Indigenous Languages and Culture

By Katarina Ziervogel The Indigenous language and its own culture in Saskatchewan is to be threatened with a possibility of going extinct. Evidence from Statistics Canada, shows the data of Saskatchewan people with Indigenous language as their first language has dropped from 30,895 to 28,340 between 2011 and 2016. Albert Scott shares his concerns about his first language – Saulteaux in the article, which can be read more in the link attached below: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/indigenous-language-lost-sask-1.4234798

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Former Gang Member Turned Chef

Former Gang Member Turned Chef

By Katarina Ziervogel Robert Rodericks, known as Chef Bear, runs a business called “the Ghetto Chef” with the sole purpose of helping at-risk youth kids from street gangs that are out there on the streets. With Rodericks’ history of being involved with a gang, he knows all too well what those kids are going through and wants to prevent them from going down the same path as he did. With his business “the Ghetto Chef” Rodericks shows that if he can work hard to make lifestyle changes and get off the streets then people, especially the youth who are seeking a change in their life can do it as well. To continue reading more about Robert Rodericks and his business, click on the link attached below. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/chef-winnipeg-gangs-youth-rodericks-1.4228530?cmp=rss

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Inuit Language Protection Act Now in Effect Across Nunavut

Inuit Language Protection Act Now in Effect Across Nunavut

By Katarina Ziervogel As part of restoring Indigenous languages and to prevent them from dying out in Canada, Nunavut created a new law, in which all businesses and government offices across Nunavut are required to offer both services and communication in Inuktitut or Inuinnaqtun. Not only is it a requirement for all businesses and government offices but public signs, posters, advertising, invoices and estimates are required to be in Inuktitut or Inuinnaqtun. This is a massive change for Nunavut and for the Inuit communities as well. If Canada is able to have both English and French as an official language, then Indigenous languages should be part of that too due to the history they have in the country. It wouldn’t just restore Indigenous culture and language but it would also help in the efforts of reconciliation within non-Indigenous Canadians and…

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