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- Indian Health Regulations: How tuberculosis played into Canada’s settler colonial genocideMarch 24 is World TB Day, in recognition of the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the germ that causes tuberculosis (TB). In 1952, on the Stony Reserve in Alberta, Bella Two Young Men was taken away from her husband and forcibly kept in… Read more: Indian Health Regulations: How tuberculosis played into Canada’s settler colonial genocide
- In Memoriam: The Honourable Justice Murray SinclairIRSHDC is saddened to hear of the passing of the Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair at 73 years old. He was instrumental in leading the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and a tireless advocate for Survivors of the Residential School system and for Indigenous rights. Sinclair, also known by his spirit name… Read more: In Memoriam: The Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair
- Indigenous Documentaries Spark Conversations on Intergenerational Healing and ResilienceFilmmakers of s-yéwyáw: Awaken, WaaPaKe (Tomorrow), and Ever Deadly get candid about their own personal journeys and the intentionality of their documentaries By Renita Bangert “The teachings of our Indigenous Elders are needed now more than ever to navigate a changing world.” -Alfonso Salinas, Ecko Aleck, Charlene SanJenko (opening titles… Read more: Indigenous Documentaries Spark Conversations on Intergenerational Healing and Resilience
- IRSHDC X Virago Nation Pt 2: Decolonizing, Indigenizing and Queering Art
Happy Vancouver Pride Weekend! Check out Pt 2 of our interview with members of Virago Nation – we’re chatting with Ruthe Ordare, RainbowGlitz and Monday Blues about how their queerness intersects with their Indigeneity, and how they’re bringing their cultures and identities to their art. - IRSHDC X Virago Nation Pt 1: Talking Queerness and IndigeneityOur first video of our interview with members of Virago Nation is live! Hear Ruthe Ordare, RainbowGlitz and Monday Blues share their places and people, how they came to perform with Virago Nation, and what queerness means to them. Stay tuned for Part 2 of our conversation with Ruthe, Rainbow… Read more: IRSHDC X Virago Nation Pt 1: Talking Queerness and Indigeneity