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Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Here we are. We’ve come to the end of our time together. ReconciliACTION’s 2021/2022 year is in the books, and being...
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Welcome to Reconcili-ACTION YEG, a unique blog here for you to explore. Reconcili-ACTION YEG aims to bring an academic perspective to Indigenous issues and current events. This year's theme: Part 2: The Truth About Reconciliation.
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Here we are. We’ve come to the end of our time together. ReconciliACTION’s 2021/2022 year is in the books, and being...
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, It is bittersweet to welcome you with those words for my last blog post with ReconciliACTION YEG. Writing and reading...
Tansi Nîtôtemtik/Negha Dagondih, What I have tried to do over the course of this academic year was convey through questions and a...
Tansi Nîtôtemtik! As a parent I often find myself saying “the days are long, but the years are short”.[1] I feel the same way about law...
Photo Credit: Leah Dorion Tansi Nîtôtemtik, good morning everyone, Some people find writing in public scarier than standing naked in...
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Today is a historic day. One that we are relieved to witness. Today, Call to Action 58 – has been fulfilled, in part....
"Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public." – Cornel West Concrete buildings. Stuffy robes. Pages upon pages of...
Tansi Nîtôtemtik/Negha Dagondih, TRC Call to Action #16 states “[w]e call upon post-secondary institutions to create university and...
Law school is often described in the colonial context. It’s a brick and mortar building, with libraries full of books about colonial law,...
Photo Credit: Seamus Wray Tansi Nîtôtemtik, good morning everyone, "Your reputation starts today" Nerve-wracking opening words, no? In...
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Here at ReconciliACTION, we strive to provide content and commentary that responds to current events as well as our...
“When all the shock of white / and taffy, the world’s baubles and trinkets, leave / the pavement strewn with the confetti of aftermath, /...
Tansi Nîtôtemtik/Negha Dagondih, One of the ways in which culture can be embraced, preserved, and experienced is by embracing many...
It’s not everyday that a First Nation experiences a win in court, especially at the Supreme Court of Canada. Recently Beaver Lake Cree...
Photo Credit: WinYuu / Getty Images Tansi Nîtôtemtik, good morning everyone, It's spring! Or... kinda. It's springy! It's still cold...
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Museums are fascinating places. Influential places. Powerful places. By setting tangible pieces of history (artifacts,...
“It was our tradition and way of life to accept others as our own. When there was an orphan, the orphan was taken and had parents. We...
Tansi Nîtôtemtik/Negha Dagondih, Kept again within the aspect of culture, and culture through language, Calls to Action #13 and 15 state:...
Tansi! Regardless of your cultural background, there are inherent cultural practices that affect the way you interact with society. For...
Gitxsan Drummers at K'san Historical Village Photo Credit: Shannon Hurst Tansi Nîtôtemtik, good morning everyone, Imagine if someone...
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