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
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
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 Western world’s reaction to war on Ukraine reveals deep hypocrisy March 10, 2022March 10, 2022 Boston Laferté Before I write this, I want to clarify, I mean no disrespect to the Ukrainian people living in fear and who are suffering. What I hope to accomplish is to
‘Freedom Convoy 2022’: a show of disrespect and hypocrisy February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 Boston Laferté For several weeks, there have been gatherings across ‘Canada’ of those who believe they are members of a ‘Freedom Convoy.’
Take a moment of reflection before you speak February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 Boston Laferté I have been in the Indigenous Studies (IS) program at UVic for over three and a half years. It is almost perfect. The faculty is amazing, the content is informative
We need to keep our focus on Indigenous struggles January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 Boston Laferté Although it is almost never in mainstream news anymore, the fight on Wet’suwet’en Yintah has never ended. It is still going. In early Jan. 2022, the Wet’suwet’en warned that the
It is not our job to educate January 13, 2022January 13, 2022 Boston Laferté Looking ahead to the new year, I think it is important for all Indigenous people to remember one thing: it is not our job to educate white people. As truth
Why there cannot be true reconciliation December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 Boston Laferté Graphic provided by the Native Students Union. There will never be true reconciliation. The Canadian government has shown time and time again that it does not care about Indigenous people and...
A show or real reconciliation November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 Boston Laferté In June 2021, in response to the uncovering of 215 unmarked graves at Kamloops residential school. Pope Francis offered a thread of tweets. Now, he has agreed to come to
