Witness Blanket art installation comes to VIU
Above: Artist Carey Newman with the Witness Blanket in front of Government House. Photo via Media...
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The Truth in Reconciliation
Above: An honouring ceremony for the Snuneymuxw people last year at VIU. By Lori Shwydky Last...
Read MorePrayer pole and warrior canoe raised in memory of Coast Salish veterans
By contributor Dane Gibson Following a history-making event last November honouring Coast Salish veterans from both sides of the border, VIU today raised a veterans’ prayer pole and warrior canoe in remembrance of Coast Salish...
Read MoreThe Era of Reconciliation
By contributor Brandon Kornelson Brandon Kornelson is a Sociology and History student. He hopes to become a journalist.
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Contest to give voice to Aboriginal writers
In Our Own Voice is an anthology series that publishes fiction written by Aboriginal writers from...
Read MoreShawn Atleo delivers inspiration for indigenous progress
Potlatches begin with Elders speaking while listeners eat, so the teachings and good feelings can enter with the food. The teachings nourish the soul, spirit, and heart, while the food nourishes the body. “Plus, if it’s really...
Read MoreMi’kmaq memories
Mi’k-what? Mi’kmaq is my heritage, or so I believe. Pronounced <mik mak> or with silenced k and q <me mah>, and representing a large native population in the Maritime provinces, specifically my father’s province of...
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Paradigm shift: Redefining our Indigenous relationships
Above: A full house for the panel discussion on the call to action of Canada’s TRC and the...
Read MoreChemainus students collaborate to carve traditional canoe
By contributor Jessie Deeble Master Carver John Marston has dedicated the next three and a half months to carving a traditional Coast Salish canoe at Chemainus Secondary. The Chemainus alumni is doing his part to help bring...
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VIU totem project to showcase local heritage
By contributor Molly Barrieau By the New Year, a large patch of land outside VIU’s Shq’apthut: A...
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