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60 Indigenous Languages

60 Indigenous Languages

By Katarina Ziervogel There are at least 6909 languages in existence among all people of various races, backgrounds, and cultures in the world. As of now, Canada holds English and French as its official languages with the possibility of American Sign Language to follow. Having said that, both English and French languages are not the only spoken language among Canadians. There are also 60 Indigenous languages spoken by Indigenous peoples within several Canadian Indigenous groups. Considering their history with the colonization caused by the Government of Canada, not excluding the residential schools. They were all stripped of their native tongues and forced to speak either English or French, as an act of cultural genocide. In the wake of Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s report, an expert from the University of Victoria calls for the Government of Canada to make all 60…

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Changing Ryerson University’s Name

Changing Ryerson University’s Name

By Katarina Ziervogel An opinion piece of whether renaming Ryerson University is a good idea or not to deal with Canada’s long and dreary past with the Indigenous people was written by Angela Wright. To summarize the article up—both of the groups; Ryerson Students’ Union and the Indigenous Students Association are advocating for social justice by renaming Ryerson University. This is due to the background behind its name, Egerton Ryerson, a politician and controversial educator. Egerton Ryerson received a great amount of praise for advocating for free and compulsory education across the western coast of Canada, hence the name of Ryerson University but many people do not know what else he advocated for. Egerton Ryerson also supported residential schools, which caused a lot of harm towards Indigenous children and for future generations that came after. In the opinion piece, it…

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Guide lists 150 Acts of Reconciliation for Non-Indigenous Canadians

Guide lists 150 Acts of Reconciliation for Non-Indigenous Canadians

By Katarina Ziervogel A Gwich’in woman, Crystal Fraser, from Inuvik has published a guide that lists 150 acts to pave the way for non-Indigenous Canadians to begin building a better relationship between them and Indigenous Canadians in the wake of Canada 150. The main purpose for the guide itself is to change and educate non-Indigenous Canadians’ perception of Indigenous Canadians. Not only would it help reduce negative stereotypes Indigenous Canadians have been fighting against but it could reduce the pressing issues they have been struggling with for decades, which have been fuelled by wrongful views. It is time to act upon working towards acknowledging the issues Indigenous people have been dealing with, and open up to their stories they have been trying to tell for decades. To find more about Fraser’s guide, see the link attached below: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/crystal-fraser-guide-to-reconciliation-1.4231427?cmp=rss

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Indigenous or Aboriginal?

Indigenous or Aboriginal?

By Katarina Ziervogel Bob Joseph, a founder of Indigenous Corporate Training Inc., and a member of the Gwawaenuk Nation shares his opinion on one of the most crucial, pressing questions Indigenous people get asked by non-Indigenous people. The question is what the appropriate noun is for the original settlers of Canada. Not only is the question itself answered with a clear and well-outlined response, but it comes with a background and talks about the history behind several, incorrect nouns that Indigenous people have been given since their first encounter with the European settlers. Terms such as “Indian” or “Native”, which are still being used as a noun to describe Indigenous people today , are some incorrect nouns which are outlined. Joseph gives a perfect explanation as to why those nouns are incorrect and using the noun “Indigenous” is much more…

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Cultural Appropriation

Cultural Appropriation

By Katarina Ziervogel Cultural appropriation is when an individual uses an object, idea, or tradition from another individual’s culture for their own profit. However, one may argue that they wanted to use it because of how beautiful it is or how necessary it is to share one’s culture. At music festivals happening this summer of 2019, several festival goers may find it tempting to dress themselves up with Native American headdress or the Bindi forehead because it is determined to be fashionable. What they do not realize is how valuable those are to the Indigenous people’s culture or to Hindu and Jain women which are commonly worn in Southern Asia, and wearing them for fashion degrades its significant value. Certain musicians seek out innovative ways to express their own music through music videos, performances, fashion, or on their social media. It…

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