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On April 23, the People for Education released a progress report, Still Waiting for Truth and Reconciliation, an updated report on Indigenous education in Ontario.
On April 23, the People for Education released a progress report, Still Waiting for Truth and Reconciliation, an updated report on Indigenous education in Ontario.
Table of Contents Growing Number of Cities Weigh Tribal ‘Land Acknowledgements’ A tribal land acknowledgement adopted in Tempe, Arizona, recognizes that the "landscape" in and around the city—including Papago Park in Phoenix, pictured—are "sacred to the O'Odham and Piipaash," two tribes with long histories in the region. In Arizona and other states, some local governments are formally recognizing Native American connections to lands. Mike Janes Four Seam Images via The Associated Press Doreen Garlid, a first-term city councilmember in Tempe, Arizona, pinched he...
“We must intentionally elevate the voices that have not always been the loudest.” If 2020 leaves us with any lesson, it’s that the civic narrative cannot be driven from a white male perspective. Every single journalist, each of our sources, and all the members of our audience embody any number of traits. Our continued reliance on shortcuts fails to describe the full lives of people we should be covering accurately and humanely. And one area where U.S. journalism has fallen short time and again is covering Indigenous issues. It’s no surprise. Less than 1 percent of journalists are Nati...