top of page

Search


'Official' languages?
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, In last year’s Call to Action Report Card, the calls related to Language and Culture received a B grade - the highest...

reconciliactionyeg
Nov 26, 20214 min read


Norma's Story
“i stand on the sacrifices of a million women before me thinking what can i do to make this mountain taller so the women after me can see...

reconciliactionyeg
Nov 24, 20213 min read


Call to Action #87 and Jordin Tootoo
Tansi Nîtôtemtik Call to Action #87 states: “We call upon all levels of government, in collaboration with Aboriginal peoples, sports...

reconciliactionyeg
Nov 24, 20212 min read


Solidarity with Wet'suwet'en
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, RCMP are blocking food and medical supplies from Wet’suwet’en homes and are openly violating the human rights of the...

reconciliactionyeg
Nov 23, 20215 min read


Indigenous Language and Culture: Are they Basic Human Rights?
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Last week we asked whether language is an Aboriginal right, protected under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982....

reconciliactionyeg
Nov 22, 20216 min read


History on Trial?
Tansi Nitotemtik, I can remember very clearly the first time I understood that context influences what and how we learn, that there’s...

reconciliactionyeg
Nov 19, 20214 min read


The True Cost of Indigenous Language Revitalization
"A special kind of beauty exists which is born in language, of language, and for language." ~ Gaston Bachelard Tansi Nitotemtik, As...

reconciliactionyeg
Nov 17, 20213 min read


Cultural Participation and Academic Learning Challenges
Tansi Nîtôtemtik While the TRC’s Calls to Action for education and culture are intended to provide opportunities for learning and growth...

reconciliactionyeg
Nov 17, 20213 min read


Is Language an Aboriginal Right?
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Yesterday we talked about Indigenous Peoples taking action to protect their languages and the systemic issues that seem...

reconciliactionyeg
Nov 16, 20215 min read


Calls to Action on Language: Systemic Issues
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Indigenous Peoples are rising up and taking action to protect their languages. Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (the organization...

reconciliactionyeg
Nov 15, 20214 min read


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

reconciliactionyeg
Nov 12, 20213 min read


The Torch; Be Yours: Remembrance Day 2021
Today marks Remembrance Day. It is 90 years exactly since November 11, 1931, when Canadians “first stood in silence to honour and...

reconciliactionyeg
Nov 11, 20213 min read


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

reconciliactionyeg
Nov 10, 20213 min read


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

reconciliactionyeg
Nov 9, 20213 min read


Tommy Prince: The Story of a Tragic Warrior
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Today is Indigenous Veterans Day, a day to pay tribute to and commemorate our Indigenous veterans. Thousands of...

reconciliactionyeg
Nov 8, 20216 min read


Education for Reconciliation?
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...

reconciliactionyeg
Nov 5, 20214 min read


Educational Apartheid: Systemic Barriers to Learning for Indigenous Students
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, As students ourselves, the ReconciliACTION team is acutely aware of the powerful effects of education. Historically it...

reconciliactionyeg
Nov 4, 20213 min read


A Glimpse at Education in the Northwest Territories
Tansi Nîtôtemtik Call to Action #8 states, “We call upon the federal government to eliminate the discrepancy in federal education funding...

reconciliactionyeg
Nov 3, 20213 min read


“Spare the rod, spoil the child”: A Nonsense Law.
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...

reconciliactionyeg
Nov 2, 20213 min read


Reconciling A Cultural Genocide: TRC Calls to Action on Culture, Language and Education
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Today we shift our focus from child welfare to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) Calls to Action on...

reconciliactionyeg
Nov 1, 20215 min read
Subscribe to our mailing list
We promise not to inundate you with emails and we will never share your contact information.
Thanks!
bottom of page


