‘Take care of each other:’ Honouring Beau Dick’s legacy
A community is in mourning for beloved west coast artist, chief and father Beau Dick — a strong cultural leader who uplifted his people and held colonial governments to account. …
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Remembering Arthur Manuel, irreplaceable advocate for Indigenous rights
Members of the Secwepemc Nation, Indigenous leaders, colleagues, and friends from across Canada came together at the community centre of the Adams Lake Indian Band in Chase, B.C., this weekend …
Injured Standing Rock water protector: “It’s not about me, it’s about the Indigenous peoples”
“Please go out there and say it’s not about me, it’s about the Indigenous peoples and what’s happening to them — even though she is lying there with her arm …
Standing Rock: Stories from the front
Ricochet interviewed some of the water protectors arrested last week at Standing Rock. Young and old, Indigenous and settler, they share their personal experiences on the front lines. Produced by …
Reporting from Standing Rock
As winter descends on North Dakota, thousands of Native Americans from tribes around the U.S., as well as Canadian First Nations and other allies, continue to protest the construction of …
Allegations of rights abuses at Standing Rock draw international attention
CANNON BALL, N.D. — Members of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues arrived at the Standing Rock camp late Sunday afternoon to hear complaints of human rights violations …
Standing Rock Sioux continue struggle against Dakota Access Pipeline
Ricochet visited the Sioux camp opposing construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, where 37 people, including actor Shailene Woodley, were arrested this week. Watch this explainer video from our Indigenous …
As Fort McMurray fire grows, First Nations and small towns step up for evacuees
The fire has grown to 85,000 hectares. In the neighbourhoods hardest hit, only remnants of vehicles, office buildings and homes are left. Communities have been levelled, reduced to ash that …
Immense gas leak in California fuels toxic levels of public distrust
Earlier this month, I boarded an Amtrak train in Los Angeles, on my way to Ventura, California. A few stops before my destination, I noticed a strange smell. By the …
Jody-Wilson-Raybould: balancing the scales, balancing identities
At Jody Wilson-Raybould’s first major public speech as the new federal government’s minister of justice, she invoked the concept of balance, referring to it in her traditional life, but primarily …