How B.C. ‘works with’ Indigenous Peoples July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 Boston Laferté Members of the Native Students Union. Photo by Belle White, Contributing Photographer. June 21st is National Indigenous Peoples Day (NIPD). On this day, Indigenous people celebrate our Indigeneity, our cultures, and...
How COVID-19 has emboldened colonial governments May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 Boston Lafferty Members of the Native Students Union. Photo by Belle White, Contributing Photographer. COVID-19 has greatly impacted the entire world in almost every aspect of society. If one is not deemed an...
UVic-based research project aims to support global food sovereignty April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 Kelsey Lessard The UVic-based research project “Four Stories About Food Sovereignty: Transnational Crises and Local Action” focuses on food security and aspirations towards food sovereignty in regions around the world, and the
Why does Indigenous-international solidarity feel so unreachable? March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 Lynn Ng Yu Ling "To my international pals: have you ever wondered about your relationship to Indigneous land struggles? We must remember that one does not automatically occupy a decolonial perspective with sufficient humility
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR | Re: Government and law enforcement, please do your jobs March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 Emily Fagan The Martlet would like to take this opportunity to formally apologize to our community for our failure to support our mission statement. We acknowledge that this article’s perspective contributes and
Indigenous youth and allies re-occupy B.C. Legislature steps overnight in spite of injunction February 25, 2020March 4, 2020 Emily Fagan The B.C. Legislative building was awash with red on the evening of Feb. 24 as about 400 Indigenous youth and allies returned to the steps of the B.C. Legislature, in
LETTER | Solidarity Statement in support of the Wet’suwet’en Nation, Unist’ot’en Camp and Gidimt’en Checkpoint February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 Letters "To echo the voices of the Indigenous youth in our community who peacefully held space in ceremony at the B.C Parliament Building for six days: reconciliation is dead. Long live
NEWS UNSETTLED | Reconciliation is dead February 19, 2020March 4, 2020 Boston Lafferty "No matter the form each action has taken, there has been a common declaration among them: Reconciliation is dead. This is in response to the actions, or lack thereof, by
PHOTO ESSAY | Struggle for Indigenous sovereignty sparks direct action February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 Joshua Ngenda The last two weeks have seen an outpouring of direct action demonstrations across the country against the B.C. provincial and Canadian federal governments in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en people and
Indigenous youth and allies stay overnight on B.C. Legislature steps, block intersections in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en February 7, 2020March 11, 2020 Kate Korte and Emily Fagan After spending the night at the B.C. Legislature in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en after RCMP raids and arrests, more people showed their support by joining in a march at 8
