Anti-indigenous racism news, research and analysis - the conversation

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February 13, 2025 Mary Jane Logan McCallum, _University of Winnipeg_ and Adele Perry, _University of Manitoba_ Two years ago, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba apologized


and accepted responsibility for failing to fairly treat Indigenous patients. But has it made any difference? October 14, 2024 Deinera Exner-Cortens, _University of Calgary_; Elizabeth (Liz)


Baker, _University of Calgary_, and Wendy Craig, _Queen's University, Ontario_ Being bullied because of some aspect of who a person is — known as identity-based or bias-based bullying —


is extremely harmful to kids’ sense of belonging at school. September 30, 2024 Jennifer Brant, _University of Toronto_ and Frank Deer, _University of Manitoba_ When universities declare


commitments to reconciliation, these commitments must accompany changes necessary to ensure Indigenous students are truly welcomed and celebrated on campuses. September 29, 2024 Marcia


Anderson, _University of Manitoba_ The Canadian Medical Association’s apology for harms to Indigenous Peoples is an opportunity to reflect on the gap between apologies and the work of true


repair necessary for reconciliation. October 4, 2023 Adele Perry, _University of Manitoba_ The election of Wab Kinew’s NDP in 2023 represents a powerful rejection of the racial politics of


recent Conservative governments led by Heather Stefanson and her predecessor, Brian Pallister. July 31, 2023 Marie-Claude Tremblay, _Université Laval_; Alex M. McComber, _McGill University_,


and Georgia Limniatis, _McGill University_ Cultural awareness training for health-care workers places focus on individual biases rather than tackling the systemic problems that negatively


impact Indigenous patients. June 29, 2023 Vinita Srivastava, _The Conversation_ The final Indiana Jones movie is coming out June 30. The fifth in a series over 42 years, many of its ideas


are taken from 19th-century orientalist and racist archaeology. June 22, 2023 Boké Saisi, _The Conversation_; Kikachi Memeh, _The Conversation_, and Vinita Srivastava, _The Conversation_ As


the use of Ozempic, a drug for diabetes, slams into the mainstream as a weight-loss method, will the drug’s use impact our concept of fatness? And how does fatness intersect with race and


class? June 29, 2022 Jason Laurendeau, _University of Lethbridge_ You can love a country and still hold it to account. I love Canada. But I won’t stand for the anthem at a sporting event or


elsewhere, especially not when my kids are watching. June 16, 2022 Monika Lemke, _York University, Canada_ Strip searching is a police practice that evokes racial and sexual trauma, and it’s


also ineffective. It’s finally time to talk about ending this oppressive police practice. March 20, 2022 Jocelyn Thorpe, _University of Manitoba_ and Kaila Johnston, _University of


Manitoba_ Indigenous filmmakers are changing the world by telling their own stories in their own ways. October 13, 2021 Haley Lewis, _The Conversation_ and Vinita Srivastava, _The


Conversation_ __In recent years, some prominent people have been called out for falsely claiming Indigenous identity. Why would someone falsely claim an identity? And what does it mean to be


Indigenous? September 22, 2021 Lisa Howell, _L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa_; Kiera Brant-Birioukov, _York University, Canada_, and Nicholas Ng-A-Fook, _L’Université


d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa_ It is important for people who are part of educational institutions to honour the year-round significance of the new National Day for Truth and Reconciliation


on Sept. 30. June 10, 2021 Raymond B. Blake, _University of Regina_ and John Donaldson Whyte, _University of Regina_ How did a national leader whose animating political spirit was protecting


human rights come to adopt a passive acceptance of Canada’s worst face of colonialism? March 10, 2021 Ibrahim Daair, _The Conversation_ and Vinita Srivastava, _The Conversation_


__Indigenous land defenders: Don’t Call Me Resilient EP 6 transcript. March 10, 2021 Anowa Quarcoo, _The Conversation_; Ibrahim Daair, _The Conversation_, and Vinita Srivastava, _The


Conversation_ __In this episode of our podcast, we take a look at Indigenous land rights and the people on the frontlines of these battles. March 3, 2021 Ibrahim Daair, _The Conversation_


and Vinita Srivastava, _The Conversation_ __Transcript of Don’t Call Me Resilient, Episode 5: Black health matters February 17, 2021 Vinita Srivastava, _The Conversation_ __Carl James and


Kulsoom Anwer discuss the injustices and inequalities in the Canadian education system. July 16, 2020 Dwanna L. McKay, _Colorado College_ The Supreme Court’s July 9 ruling that half of


Oklahoma belongs to the Muscogee Nation confirms what Indigenous people already knew: North America is ‘Indian Country.’ July 13, 2020 Stephanie J Silverman, _York University, Canada_


Instead of building new jails, we must focus our efforts on reshaping a post-pandemic society free of the challenges that led to an Indigenous man’s recent death.