CBC News "Got Land?": The Controversial T-shirt Slogan
It's a simple slogan that sparked a complicated conversation about First Nations land treaties in Saskatchewan, and a young student found herself in the middle. Thirteen-year-old Tenelle Start didn't realize the controversy her sweatshirt would create until she wore it to school. It reads "Got Land?" on the front, and "Thank an Indian" on the back. Tenelle Starr was asked ...
- 2014
- 00:02:20
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/14/2014
The Current "I invoked cultural appropriation in the context of literature and writing only": Hal Niedzviecki
"I invited Indigenous writers into my house, so to speak, and I insulted them, and I absolutely apologize for that." Writer Hal Niedzviecki regrets using the term "cultural appropriation" in a recent column for Write magazine but says writers shouldn't limit themselves to what they know. The response to his article by the Canadian media prompted a heated conversation about free speech ...
- 2017
- 00:19:22
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/30/2017
CBC News #Beyond94 – Aging out: First Nations youth on life after foster care
Meet a young Manitoba man who's just aged out of foster care. For Troy Bird, turning 18 wasn't nearly as happy an occasion as it is for most young adults. For him, it was terrifying. He was one of the estimated 11,000 children and youth in the care of the Manitoba child welfare system, close to 90 per cent of ...
- 2018
- 00:09:45
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/18/2018
CBC News #Beyond94 – Canada's cultural genocide of Indigenous Peoples Must-See
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission spoke to thousands of survivors and found that what took place in residential schools in Canada amounted to the cultural genocide of Indigenous Peoples. So what changes have been made since then?
- 2018
- 00:03:59
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/18/2018
CBC News #Beyond94 – From residential school to one of Manitoba's first Indigenous nurses
Ann Callahan began residential school in the 1930s at age four. Despite facing challenges she pursued higher education, becoming one of the first Indigenous nurses in Manitoba.
- 2018
- 00:07:20
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/18/2018
CBC News #Beyond94 – Inside the Pathways program at Bowden Institution
Every day is predictable at Bowden Institution, a medium-security prison near Red Deer, Alta, where routines are highly regimented. But things are different on the Pathways unit at Bowden. It's a program designed by Correctional Services Canada for Indigenous offenders who are serious about pursuing their healing journey, aimed at reducing Indigenous overrepresentation in Canada's prison system.
- 2018
- 00:05:48
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/18/2018
CBC News #Beyond94 – Visit this Mi'kmaq immersion school in Nova Scotia
Eskasoni, Nova Scotia is taking steps to preserve its Indigenous language among the next generation.
- 2018
- 00:10:50
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/18/2018
CBC News #Beyond94 – Waiting on Ottawa's promises in Attawapiskat
In the midst of a suicide crisis in 2016, Ottawa promised a youth centre. Two years later, the community is still waiting.
- 2018
- 00:15:25
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/23/2018
CBC News #Beyond94 – Why language is vital for this Inuk residential school survivor
Inuk residential school survivor Jack Anawak once fired back at a fellow MP who criticized his speaking Inuktitut in the House of Commons.
- 2018
- 00:06:12
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/18/2018
#StandForCanada #StandForCanada Youth Challenge: Grade 9 students at West Vancouver Secondary School
This video was created by Grade 9 students in Ms. Thind's class at West Vancouver Secondary School in B.C., for our #StandForCanada Youth Challenge. To celebrate Canada's 150th, these students examine the tumultuous relationship between Canada and Indigenous peoples, from early exploration to Confederation, from residential schools to reconciliation.
- 2017
- 00:02:12
- 9-12
- Added on: 12/05/2017
