Nancy Knickerbocker

Where do Indigenous nations fit in renewed Canadian nationalism? - CCPA Donald Trump’s new tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum follow a similar playbook as those he first imposed in 2018. What’s different this time around? The deeper fear they’ve reignited: not just ec...

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Sweet!

In Rural Canada, CBC Brought Us the World | The Tyee It sparked the careers of many artists. Now as the election nears, we risk losing it.

In Rural Canada, CBC Brought Us the World via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...

Opinion: Fathers are not sons — good news for Carney’s prospects with Indigenous voters Mark Carney has become the subject of attention in Indigenous circles after it came to light his father was the principal of Joseph Burr Tyrrell school — a federally run Indian day school in Fort Smit...

Monday @winnipegfreepress.com column - Fathers are not sons; good news for those impacted by residential schools (aka everyone)

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I agree it's deplorable what's happening to academic freedoms in the US, but with so many brilliant Canadian academics facing precarious employment I cannot fathom why we would rush to offer plum posts to Americans.

Not stopping in at Vancouver, Charlie? We'd be there!

This is only one of many Terry Beech signs we saw vandalized on a short drive in Burnaby North-Seymour riding today. I am not a Liberal voter, but I am disgusted by the disrespect for the electoral process and juvenile name calling, so characteristic of Pierre Poilievre’s brand of petty politics.

Residential school denialism law needed to quell doubters: FNLC The FNLC says a denialism law is needed to stop people from publicly challenging the experience of residential school survivors.

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He challenged teachers to see that the values we define as uniquely Canadian -- democracy, health care, multi-culturalism and free speech -- come not from European heritage but from untold centuries of Indigenous education. Supporting each other is what Kanata (Canada) is all about. #bced

Niigaan urged #bced teachers to learn the histories and cultures of the Indigenous lands they inhabit and to build relationships with their Indigenous neigbours and students. “That’s what reconciliation looks like, and that’s the power of education.”

Miigwech @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social for your sweeping, hopeful keynote at the #BCTF Annual General Meeting today.

The Anishinaabe author and activist wove a vision of education as action for reconciliation, reciprocity, and mutual respect.

Calls for deepening bonds of solidarity as BC teachers gather for Annual General Meeting About 700 teachers from across the province will gather in Vancouver this weekend for the 109th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the BC Teachers’ Federation. The AGM is the largest of three...

Excited to see everyone at @bctf.bsky.social ! Miigwech for bringing me out to beauiful Vancouver! www.bctf.ca/news-and-opp...

'Tesla Takedown' underscores the importance of moving from protest to resistance The viral pickets at Tesla showrooms are a necessary first step toward the kind of disruptive tactics that can force change.

Great essay not just on #takedowntesla but how it's working and how it exemplifies direct action (Waging Nonviolence is always worth checking out):

Heiltsuk Nation in B.C. voting on historic written constitution The Heiltsuk constitution has been in the works for 20 years and formalizes the joint governance of Indian Act and Hereditary chiefs.

Members of Heiltsuk Nation in B.C. are voting on it's first formal constitution.
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La belle ville de Québec. La ville est magique en hiver.

Quebec City is a magical place. Its people are so welcoming.
But they do have basic standards.

Google officially changes the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Maps Portrait of Fernando Cervantes Jr. Fernando Cervantes Jr. USA TODAY

Google Calendar removes Pride, Black History Month, and other events from millions of devices worldwide https://www.gbnews.com/tech/google-calendar-pride-black-history-month-removed

We think they should be powerful enough to afford principles. They think they have a lot to lose (and they lost their "don't be evil" motto a long time ago). Google, you coward, you quisling.

Sorry boys, but you've got 35 men and only 8 women in your starter pack. Not off to a very good start.

Sorry, M

I studied under Fred Cogswell at UBC in the late seventies. He was truly a gentleman and a scholar.

Leonard Peltier sentence commuted by President Joe Biden President Joe Biden's last decision as he sets to leave the White House was to commute the sentence of Leonard Peltier.

With just moments left before he leaves office, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier.

This is infuriating. And racist as hell.

I saw this post online.
Just be a decent and straightforward Canadian who understands the need to protect our beautiful and fair land.
Don't be a weasel or spread the rage bullshit of Danielle Smith and gang.
Nobody from outside can beat us.
Stand up to the quislings.

Orca mother still pushing dead baby 11 days after death; newest calf appears healthy Researchers said J35, also known as Tahlequah, was spotted Jan. 10 in Haro Strait off San Juan Island with the body of her female baby known as J61

Researchers said J35, also known as Tahlequah, was spotted Jan. 10 in Haro Strait off San Juan Island with the body of her female baby known as J61

BC’s Ombudsperson Is Investigating the Exclusion of Kids from School | The Tyee The problem is getting worse, say parent and disability advocates.

BC's Ombudsperson Is Investigating the Exclusion of Kids from School via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/01...

Libraries matter more than ever now! They embody a beautiful & brilliant idea that we must never stop defending. The idea that knowledge is free & belongs to EVERYONE. We all need to support our libraries & librarians - especially when people seek to ban books & free thinking. #libraries #books

A color photo of an open book on a table in front of bookshelves filled with various books, above the book is a card that reads, "If you're afraid that books might change someone's thinking, you're not afraid of books, you're afraid of thinking." ~Andrea Junker

A timely reminder::

"If you're afraid that books
might change someone's thinking,
you're not afraid of books,
you're afraid of thinking."
~ Andrea Junker
:-)}

After Five Generations, a Family Gave Back the Treasures in its Closet The descendants of a 19th-century federal official decided to return a prized collection of heirlooms to a descendant of a Lakota leader, Chief Spotted Tail.

After five generations, a family returned a headdress, moccasins and other clothing to a descendant of a Lakota leader. “We looked at each other and we said, ‘Is this real? 144 years?’” said Tamara Stands and Looks Back-Spotted Tail. “We were just kind of in awe.”

Ahh … it’s a real breath of fresh air to be up here in the bright blue sky instead of down there in the execrable place. #freshstart