What a powerful and important story to share. Thank you Dr. Jenny Kay Dupuis, @KathyKacer and Gillian Newland for bringing this special story to life. #iamnotanumber #KidLit #Kidlitart #indigenouspeoples #inuitchildren #amreading

This is absolutely heartbreaking news. I spoke to Kukpi7 Casimir this evening to offer the full support of Indigenous Services Canada as the community, and surrounding communities, honour and mourn the loss of these children. #cdnpoli vancouversun.com/news/local-new…

Marc Miller ᐅᑭᒫᐃᐧᐅᓃᐸᐄᐧᐤᐃᔨᐣ Mikotsikaa How is this not genocide? There should be generational reparations for this generational crime. We should’ve paying for decades to come for this monstrous state sponsored crime.

November is Indigenous Education Month Toronto District School Board it is important to centre First Nations, Métis & Inuit histories, contemporary realities & voices - this is an opportunity to learn from Indigenous perspectives on treaties, Indigenous leadership, achievements, resistance & creativity

A new program finds the gravesites of Inuit who left Labrador for TB treatment — and never came home. Nanilavut, which means 'let us find them,' is helping loved ones say their goodbyes. Read more here: ow.ly/jW9E50GAw8W

Clinging on to what we believe to be true, keeping the voices locked away, scraping their fingernails on the walls! It's time...Open the doors to our hearts and minds to see all that is their to be seen. #History #Genocide #lostvoices #WakeUp

I was humbled this morning to attend a ceremony for the opening of a memorial crosswalk in Pickering to remember the victims and survivors of residential schools. Thank you to the Indigenous mothers who made this memorial happen and to the City of Pickering #EveryChildMatters

Our first project is to shine light onto Inuit history and present day happenings. The beauty and magic within the traditions and the darkness that took the life of so many! #inuit #lostvoices #History #INDIGENOUS

“It is an important part of creating a more just future for Indigenous people in the region that we respect their desire to prioritize their own deep knowledge and understanding of the ecosystems when resource use decisions are made” #inuit #fishing #INDIGENOUS

Open community event Inuit teachings on 8 November with Monica Ittusardjuat

Traditions around the world are being lost, through colonisation, disease, power hungry governments, fear, ignorance... We are being forced to comply... to surrender our lives and wisdom into the hands of the greedy and deluded. #colonized #disease #ignorance #GREED #INDIGENOUS

Inuit translated to ‘the people’, you may recognize the name ‘Eskimo’ which is a name given to describe the indigenous peoples of Northern America. ‘Eskimo’ translates to raw meat eaters. sinchi-foundation.com/news/dont-use-… #inuit #lostvoices #history

Today is #InternationalInuitDay! Established in 2006 by the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), this day is meant to celebrate Inuit culture and identity!

Indigenous peoples are faced with devastating truths as unmarked graves and human remains are being discovered. May 21, 215 bodies at the Kamloops school — which was operated by the Roman Catholic Church until 1969 #inuit #genocide #IndigenousPeoples bbc.com/news/world-us-…

In the 1800’s smallpox, chicken pox, measles,whooping cough epidemics killed many indeginous peoples, linked to the exposure to non indeginous peoples and from this point many accepted the vaccines #inuit #FirstNations #IndigenousPeoplesDay #INDIGENOUS #disease #vaccine

“Schools” 1883-1997 Ca gov funded Christian church led schools, designed to ‘educate’ #Indigenous children and force then into a white Canadian society. 150,000 + indigenous children were unwillingly taken from their families #inuit #native #canada #history