Thousands of First Nation children and families will finally be compensated for discriminatory acts by the child welfare system. The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal approved a $23 billion agreement offered by the federal government.

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom is now available in Mi'kmaw, Ojibwe, Oji-Cree, and Swampy Cree. #LanguageRevitalization #IndigenousPeoplesDay 1/2

The entire city of Yellowknife, a territorial capital and major hub in the North—and home to 22,000 people—needs to evacuate by noon today due to raging wildfires that have been “lurking” for weeks as one resident put it. Hoping for the best outcome. youtu.be/-U4ToNd9bbM

Call for Papers: International Seminar – Workshop – Towards Postmigrant Social Imaginaries: Transatlantic Perspectives on Intercultural Negociations of Racism, Discrimination and Diversity in Canada and Europe Deadline: Nov 6, 2023 kanada-studien.org/7542/call-for-…

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Are you a graduate student studying Canada from outside the country? Are you looking for a space to discuss your ideas with like-minded individuals, emerging and established Canadianists? 🗓️ June 11-13, 2024 📌 Online Robarts Centre Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

It was a long journey with my co-curator Steve Milder, from preparing and running a conference in October 2022 to today's virtual exhibition release. Check it out! 💚💜 "Petra Kelly: Life and Legacy of a Transnational Green Activist" #PetraKelly #envhist

Today, I submitted my PhD dissertation! Qujannamiik, maarsii, miigwech, merci, danke, and thank you to everyone who helped make this happen! It’s been an honour speaking to so many of you over the years about colonialism, reconciliation, and reconciliation!@CarsonCenter #phdlife

Access to safe drinking water continues to be an issue in Canada and around the world. Today on #WorldWaterDay, remember the fundamental role water has for all life on earth.

This week in the Lunchtime #Colloquium, Angelo Caglioti will present on “Empire of #Scarcity: #Fascism, #EnvironmentalKnowledge, and Italian Colonialism.” The LC is free and open to the public. The talk starts at 12:30, but feel free to come at 12, bring a lunch, and socialize.

Tomorrow, the #LunchtimeColloquium will host Landhaus Fellow Heather Dorries, who will present on “Sustaining All Our Relations: #Indigenous Environmental #Justice and #Sustainability.”

POST-DOC RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP | Are you a researcher with an interest in the impact of climate change on health in vulnerable communities? Apply for the Post-Doc Research Fellowship at the ACC as part of the "Vulnerability, Climate and Health in the City" project. More info here:

Tomorrow, our Lunchtime #Colloquium series will come to a close with a presentation by Humboldt Fellow Elijah Doro on “Toxic Narratives of the African #Wasteocene: Gold Mining and Arsenic in Southern Rhodesia (Colonial #Zimbabwe).”

Explore an International Journal of Canadian Studies 62 study by Daniel Dumas (Daniel Dumas) that surveys 13 post secondary #Indigenous students in Ottawa on the role of beading circles as “brave spaces”: bit.ly/ijcs62d #decolonization

To better understand #work in and on #heat in the age of #climatechange, Daniel Dumas sits down with Elspeth Oppermann to discuss her novel, and personal, approach to the field. springs-rcc.org/handling-heat-…

Last, but certainly not least: The sixth article of our new 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 issue is "Handling Heat," in which RCC doctoral student Daniel Dumas interviews Elspeth Oppermann on #changing living and working conditions in our #warming #climate. Read it here: springs-rcc.org/handling-heat-…