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Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Indigenous Peoples are rising up and taking action to protect their languages. Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (the organization...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, For many reasons, Remembrance Day is very important in my family. I wear my poppy everyday - it’s tattooed on my back....

Today marks Remembrance Day. It is 90 years exactly since November 11, 1931, when Canadians “first stood in silence to honour and...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik (Retired) Master Warrant Officer Floyd Powder said the most important work Canada can do is bring awareness to the...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, It’s perplexing. The British Girl Guide program is often celebrated for how they helped Britain win World War II,[1]...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Today is Indigenous Veterans Day, a day to pay tribute to and commemorate our Indigenous veterans. Thousands of...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, I’m a mom. My oldest is 6. He started Grade 1 this year. It’s our first experience with the public school system. I...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, As students ourselves, the ReconciliACTION team is acutely aware of the powerful effects of education. Historically it...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik Call to Action #8 states, “We call upon the federal government to eliminate the discrepancy in federal education funding...

Flora Moore was punished for playing around while waiting in line for the lunchroom. She was picked up by the back of her neck, kicked in...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Today we shift our focus from child welfare to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) Calls to Action on...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around, does it make a sound? If Indigenous jurisdiction is asserted but not...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, We’ve spent some time this week discussing Call to Action #5 and its profound effect on individuals and communities,...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik Call to Action #5, as previously stated, calls upon “...the federal, provincial, territorial, and Aboriginal governments...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, I will never forget the day I became a single mother. It was cold and dreary outside, but my heart was pounding faster...

A ReconciliACTION YEG Long Read Tansi Nîtôtemtik, What happens to Indigenous children and youth who “age out” of the child welfare...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, This week, we’ve explored the potential of An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Metis children, youth and...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, This month, we have discussed the child welfare system and its adverse and disproportionate effects on Indigenous...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Metis Children, Youth and Families (Bill C-92) received royal assent on June...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, The Truth and Reconciliation Commissions’ Call to Action #4 calls upon the federal government to enact Aboriginal child...