Are you checking up on your Elders? December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 Boston Laferté and Peter Underwood Many people are worried about jobs, money, and education through the pandemic; but, the gift of families, our Elders, and our communities is worth more than any material gain that
The healthcare system’s treatment of Indigenous people needs to change October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 Boston Laferté Something that has been clear about healthcare in Canada for a long time is that it is, among many other services and institutions, an extremely unsafe place for Indigenous peoples.
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...
NEWS UNSETTLED | Changing the name April 22, 2019April 18, 2019 Denzel Sutherland-Wilson UVic has decided to decline taking a stance of support Unist’ot’en. For me, this is a testament to the limits of reconciliation. For universities and many Canadian institutions, even the
LETTER | To the UVic Board of Governors on denying support for the Unist’ot’en April 9, 2019April 9, 2019 Letters As an institution supposedly committed to supporting the process of reconciliation, UVic must first reconcile its own complicity in silencing the voices of Indigenous matriarchs, and reconsider the decision to
NEWS UNSETTLED | Addressing the bigger picture April 7, 2019April 5, 2019 Kolin Sutherland-Wilson As the Firekeeper of the Native Students Union, I started writing in this column for the sole purpose of pressuring the University of Victoria to address the injustices against the
NEWS UNSETTLED | Understanding Unist’ot’en Part II March 29, 2019April 4, 2019 Kolin Sutherland-Wilson Understanding the weight and consequences of the situation on Wet’suwet’en land requires nothing less than diligent and critical research into Canada’s founding and the convictions of the settlers who justified
NEWS UNSETTLED | These lands aren’t free March 16, 2019March 18, 2019 Kolin Sutherland-Wilson and Steve Faryna The Native Students Union regular column Canadian colonialism is not merely a historic event or relic of the past. It is an ongoing process that continues to negatively impact Indigenous people....
UVic declines to take stance in support of Unist’ot’en March 3, 2019March 18, 2019 Connor Guyn Your Feb. 25 UVSS Board meeting Tweet-cap This week’s University of Victoria Students' Society (UVSS) Board meeting — held on Feb. 25 due to a snowy cancellation two weeks prior —...
NEWS UNSETTLED | Selling our relations: Indigenous profiteers February 21, 2019March 18, 2019 Steve Faryna and Kolin Sutherland-Wilson For Indigenous peoples living within Canada, there is no victory without sacrifice. While our cultures, homelands, languages, and protocols have all been trampled on and disrespected within the descent of...
