Unmarked Graves
The Meliorist, along with our University of Lethbridge partners, recognizes the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. We encourage
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This Month in History: Canada and Settler Colonialism
This article was written by Liam Devitt The land that we call ‘Canada’ was not always called so. The history
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Reading and Watching List: Indigenous Voices
This article was written by Laurel Scott I love reading books. I also love watching movies. And who doesn’t try
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Is Reconciliation Dead?
This article was written by freelance contributor Chris Millard With Wet’suwet’en, Canada currently faces its biggest challenge of reconciliation to
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January History Column
In a letter dated June 19, 1918, A. Desnomie, an Indigenous soldier wrote: “…as we all say here, we never retire but recoil.” His writings reflect a sense of pride in fighting for England and Canada. Speaking about the other Indigenous soldiers with him, Desnomie notes that they were “all well and ready to get after the Fritz again.” Indigenous soldiers participated in the Great War in comparable numbers to Anglo-European Canadians.
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