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Oct 11, 2016

'We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice': Interview with director Alanis Obomsawin

Alyse Kotyk

Obomsawin's documentry, featured at the Vancouver International Film Festival, highlights the lack of services for Indigenous children living on reserves.

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Oct 6, 2016

1,500 pairs of shoes commemorate missing and murdered Indigenous women

rabble staff

The 12th annual Calgary Sisters in Spirit vigil drew about 500 participants to a mid-day mid-week march and demonstration downtown.

Blog

Oct 5, 2016

Missing and Murdered Indigenous women vigil displays 1,500 pairs of shoes

Penney Kome

Teens display 1,500 pairs of shoes in memory of murdered birth mother.

Event

'We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice': Vancouver International Film Festival

Oct 6, 2016 to Oct 13, 2016

SFU Gold Corp Centre

149 West hastings

Vancouver , BC

Canada

49° 16' 56.5392" N, 123° 6' 30.888" W

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British Columbia CA

In this stirring documentary, veteran director Alanis Obomsawin takes on the landmark legal case of First Nations Child and Family Caring Society et al. v Attorney General of Canada.

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Sep 29, 2016

Canada's Charter is helping to create a language of rights around the world

Penney Kome

UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People draws gender equality language from Canada's Charter of Rights.

RabbleTV

Sep 4, 2016

Dakota Access Pipeline Company attacks Indigenous protesters with dogs and pepper spray

Democracy Now!

On September 3, the Dakota Access pipeline company attacked Indigenous protesters with dogs and pepper spray as they protested against the $3.8-billion pipeline's construction.

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Sep 2, 2016

Standing Rock oil pipeline protest: The largest gathering of Indigenous peoples in a century

The Real News

The Real News Network speaks to Krystal Two Bulls. She's a water protector with Red Warrior Camp, and she just returned home to Albuquerque after spending two weeks there.

Event

Light Breaking Through BROKEN

Mar 30, 2017 to Apr 2, 2017

Aki Studio

Suite 120, 585 Dundas Street East

Toronto , ON

Canada

43° 39' 35.5464" N, 79° 21' 44.1108" W

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Ontario CA

Peeling back the layers of the unknown, and forging a path to understanding, Light Breaking Through BROKEN is the personal journey of two artists reconnecting with language, culture and identity.

Blog

Jul 15, 2016

Black Lives Matter, white privilege, rape culture, and climate change: What's new in the news

Emily Blake

Another news week and rabble.ca bloggers continue to bring nuanced and thoughtful takes on the stories of the week.

Blog

Jul 12, 2016

Indigenous people know exactly why Black Lives Matter fear the police

Jesse Wente

Jesse Wente's moving account of being stopped by the police for being Ojibwe, in solidarity with Black Lives Matter.

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