AFP: Fighting anti-Asian hate crimes
The racist incidents are not simply a short-term crisis — the pandemic is bringing long-standing societal prejudices to the surface, experts say
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Globe & Mail: How Indigenous researchers are reclaiming archeology and anthropology
A new generation of Indigenous researchers are intent on changing the face of their disciplines in Canada — digging up new ways of researching and even thinking about fields long seen as colonial
Nelson Mandela remembered across Indian Country
When anti-apartheid fighter Nelson Mandela was laid to rest on Dec. 15, South Africa’s revered first black president was accompanied by a symbol of leadership for many Indigenous peoples on Turtle Island: an eagle feather.
Man urinating on Komagata Maru memorial outrages Lower Mainland’s South Asian community
Police are investigating photos of a man who allegedly urinated on the memorial for the 1914 Komagata Maru on the Vancouver waterfront after the shots circulated online.
Neo-Nazis are attacking anti-racist activists in Calgary
Amidst a rising tide of hate activity in Canada, a Calgary couple have been targeted again and again for their activism with Anti-Racist Action Calgary.
Outrage at UBC renewed as racist chant alleged
As the University of B.C. is set to reveal its findings Wednesday about the use of an infamous rape chant, new allegations have surfaced that students also shouted a chant that mocked aboriginals during FROSH week activities.
Woman asks McDonald’s for apology
A Richmond resident is demanding a McDonald’s restaurant apologize after a manager at the chain’s No. 3 Road franchise allegedly refused to serve her, then asked her to leave, because staff couldn’t understand her English.
Vancouver Rent Assembly explores deeper questions around tenant rights, gentrification
If you are among the more than half of Vancouverites who rent their homes, having to fork over a hefty chunk of your income to a landlord every month might elicit groans or even disdain as prices climb.
Families of Four Pickton Victims File Sweeping Lawsuit
Named: RCMP, VPD, City of Vancouver, justice minister, crown prosecutors. Pickton siblings accused of ‘abetting’ murders.
‘Building alternatives to the colonial relationship’
Interview with UBC First Nations Studies professor Glen Coulthard of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation.
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