Indigenous women’s rights still ignored by Canada
Co written by Brea Hutchinson A review of Canada’s standing human rights record has generated 162 recommendations for Canada to improve upon its record. Canada has accepted all but 40 …
Indigenous Peoples in “Canada”
Idle No More Proclaim October 7: So, What Does Being a Treaty Person at Trent University Mean?
Early this month, Idle No More (INM) Proclaim October 7 events will be happening across the country in recognition of the 250th anniversary of the Royal Proclamation of 1763. In …
Trent Holds Panel Discussion on Indigenous Education
Past and present students, faculty, and community members gathered at Gzowski College, home of the Indigenous Studies department, to have a panel discussion about Indigenous education earlier this week. The …
A Biased View on Implicit Bias
The First Annual Trent University Implicit Bias Conference (TUBIC) recently took place in Gzowski College. The conference was organized with the hope of addressing the effect of implicit, incidental, and …
A Less Idle Education
By Zara Syed and Jasmine Cabanaw Idle No More, a movement sparked by social media and which originally took the news by storm, was one that united grassroots voices and …
A Nation Stands Alone: Canada’s Refusal to Ban the Sale of Polar Bear Parts
On March 3 the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Conference will take place in Bangkok, and all sides are gearing up for a battle that will define …
Canada, How Have We Made Them Believe Us For So Long?
The government has been lying to us as a nation for a very long time, or perhaps we have been too naive to really question our status in the international …
Solidarity at Trent University Roundance Flash Mob
“I have been observing Indigenous North American culture for many years… It never ceases to warm my soul when I see articles of clothing, ceremonial regalia, hand-crafted power sticks, beaded …
Peterborough, Are You Paying Attention? #IdleNoMore
Although passed before the Senate and given royal assent, Stephen Harper’s omnibus budget Bill C-45 will fail to remain law when Parliament resumes in late January 2013, if the Idle …
Knitting for the North
Lauren James is busy completing her final semester at Trent, but that hasn’t stopped her from becoming involved. On November 15, Lauren will be mailing a box full of knitted …