While attending high school, I learned about Terry Fox’s stride across stolen land to raise money for cancer research, but when it came to acquiring knowledge about queer and Indigenous changemakers, I was on my own. These people’s stories are part of our history and their impact lives on today through activists, abolitionists and those brave enough to mobilize their rage to work towards dismantling the structures of oppression.
Tag: Indigenous rights
Violent RCMP Arrests of Indigneous Land Defenders Continue at Wedzin Kwa
Tensions escalate on Wet’suwet’en territory over Coastal Gas pipeline Alisha Samnani // Editor-in-Chief Multiple arrests aren’t stopping Wet’suwet’en land and water defenders as they continue to occupy a pipeline worksite…
Mistrust of Vaccinations
A Nehiyaw Perspective Tristin Greyeyes // ContributorJaime Blankinship // Illustrator To understand why some Indigenous people hesitate to take the COVID-19 vaccine, you must understand the longstanding historical and ongoing…
The Wet’suwet’en Fight Belongs to Everyone
CapU Indigenous students emphasize action over words when advocating for Indigenous causes Maia Lomelino // Contributor As the Canadian government continues conversations started on Feb. 27 with Wet’suwet’en peoples, Indigenous…
UN Indigenous Rights Declaration is Implemented in British Columbia
The federal law requires that Canadian laws are consistent with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Sheila Arellano // News Editor British Columbia has become the first province to…