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Let’s Talk about Indigenous Mental Health: Trauma, Suicide & Settler Colonialism

By Michaela McGuire - Jaad Gudgihljiwah / January 22, 2022

ON A DAY designated for talking about mental health, let’s talk about the mental health crisis Indigenous people face resulting from colonialism. While the term itself has been adopted by federal officials, it often seems an effort to manipulate meaning. When “colonialism” or even “genocide” are interpreted in abstract and sanitized ways, it becomes easy …

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A Record Of Solidarity In The X University Campaign

By Yellowhead Institute / December 2, 2021

In May 2021, as the resistance to X University’s name (formerly Ryerson University), began to re-emerge, Indigenous students launched a campaign calling on students, faculty, administration and the community generally, to “remove the university’s current name from our email signatures, CVs, and other professional communications and replace it with an X.” The X represented a signature under …

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Connection Creating Change: Indigenous Youth Perspectives on Trauma, Storytelling & Healing

By Alexa Blyan / October 14, 2021

In this brief, Alexa Blyan, an Indigenous youth activist, discusses her project “Digital Voices” which seeks to provide a destigmatized space for youth to discuss their experiences. Through Digital Voices, Blyan explains how the platform can promote connection and healing through the process of storytelling.

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Yellowhead Resources for Truth & Restitution

By Yellowhead Institute / September 30, 2021

In the last Parliament, the Federal Government passed legislation to recognize September 30 as a statutory holiday to observe and learn. Yellowhead has curated here, a list of our own related resources for learning and education on this day and beyond.

Liberal Red, Conservative Blue, or Something New? A First Nation Voter’s Guide to the 2021 Federal Election

By Brock Pitawanakwat / September 16, 2021

As the Canadian federal election approaches, Brock Pitawanakwat offers a comparison of party platforms and analysis of commitments being made to communities in the 2021 Canadian federal election.

Introducing X University: An Open Letter to the Community from Indigenous Students

By Indigenous Students from X University / May 11, 2021

As Ryerson’s Standing Strong taskforce to “reconcile the history of Egerton Ryerson” begins to wrap up community engagement, Indigenous students at the University have written this open letter and call to action: Introducing X University.

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