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The iconic Toronto sign at Nathan Phillips Square has received a makeover.

SA is a signatory to the Nagoya Protocol and thereby obliged to promote equitable sharing of benefits with traditional knowledge holders

News releases from the Government of Nova Scotia

The First Astronomers shares the extensive star knowledge of First Peoples worldwide, stretching back millennia to reclaim so-called Western discoveries and highlight the strength of oral traditions.

Sturgeon Lake Health Center is seeking a permanent full-time Aboriginal Midwife to support and participate in ...

More than 150 cultural heritage surveys have been undertaken at Mount Arapiles-Tooan State Park, as part of the first stage in a project to document

Gender-based violence and femicide are societal issues and cannot be done away with through the justice system alone. Society needs to reflect on some of the cultural practices that either consciously or unconsciously breathe life to GBVF, writes Phakamani Mthembu.

Jarrod Reedie A recent report conducted by Arcadia has revealed that in order to end the colonisation of spaces, Australian architects must move towards an Indigenous-led Country-centred design approach.  The report, titled Shaping Country: Cultural Engagement in Australia’s Built Environment, identifies the need to significantly grow meaningful representation from First Nations knowledge holders on major projects, while breeding an industry-wide culture of striving to exceed design guidelin...

Posted: April 26, 2021 Local group honoured for reconciliation work Locally based xaȼqanaǂ ʔitkiniǂ (Many Ways of Doing the Same Thing) Research Team has today been honoured with a British Columbia Reconciliation Award. The Office of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, in partnership with the BC Achievement Foundation, announced the recipients of the inaugural British Columbia Reconciliation Award. The award recognizes nine extraordinary individuals and organizations who have demo...

They fear it will be cut as part of Laurentian Universitys restructuring Author of the article: Star Staff Publishing date: Apr 08, 2021  •  2 hours ago  •  3 minute read  •  Danielle Yasko, events and communications coordinator at Laurentian, shows off trilingual signs at the university. Students, faculty and anyone visiting campus will be greeted by signs in English, French, and Anishinaabemowin, the language of the First Nations people who originally inhabited this area. J...