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Going vegetarian won’t save the planet

April 21, 2022April 21, 2022
Dariel Smith
"Becoming a vegetarian is one of the easiest ways to reduce your carbon footprint and live a more sustainable lifestyle."

Pishshapmishko pi maarsii

April 21, 2022
Boston Laferté
This is my last News Unsettled and my way of saying farewell. I joined the Native Students Union (NSU) three years ago. It was at the fall Semi-Annual General Meeting

Finding community at UVic

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022
Alexis Elliott
Why I’m thankful to have found the Native Students Union (NSU) Photo by Isabella Kennedy. I spent my first year at the University of Victoria (UVic) isolated from the Indigenous community on...

The longhouse

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022
Leandra Ndayifukamiye
Why were there so many more sunny days when I was younger? It felt brighter, more joyous, and peaceful. Living in the Fraser Valley often feels miserable when the sun

Métis in the city

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022
Tianne Jensen-DesJardins
I began to reconnect with my Métis culture on a Saturday in the final year of my undergrad. In my first years at university, I learned as much as I

Problems in the meetings with the Pope

April 6, 2022April 7, 2022
Boston Laferté
On March 28, delegates from the Métis and Inuit people reached the Vatican City and met with Pope Francis in private meetings. The following week there were more audiences with

45 cent minimum wage increase in B.C. not enough

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022
Jade Louise Baird
On March 14, B.C. announced the province would be raising the minimum wage from $15.20 an hour to $15.65 beginning on June 1.

The experience of an Indigenous student in a colonial institution

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022
Boston Laferté
I cannot speak at length about other’s experiences, I can only speak to my own. I am in my final semester of a history-Indigenous studies degree. On several occasions, I

The B.C. government is wrong to abolish the indoor mask mandate

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022
Raheem Uz Zaman
Masks have been an integral part of our society since the start of the pandemic. However, as of March 11, they are no longer mandatory in indoor public settings. In

The B.C. government is right to consider budget deficit secondary

March 11, 2022March 11, 2022
Raheem Uz Zaman
On Feb. 22, the B.C. government announced the 2022-2023 budget plan — with the cheesy motto “Stronger Together.” As cliché as this statement sounds, it does somewhat reflect the budget
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