Category: Indigenous History & Culture
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Award Season: A Look at Diversity
The article focuses on this year’s award season, highlighting moments that showcased how diverse the entertainment industry really is. This piece is the first penned by The Switch’s newest contributor, Savannah Mumby. The Oscars This year’s Oscars were one for the books, as many of us know. And no, we’re not talking about what happened…
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Canada’s September 30th Holiday: What is it?
This article takes a look at Canada’s September 30th holiday, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, explaining what it is all about. Writing It Into Law On June 3, 2021, Bill C-5 – an Act to amend the Bills of Exchange Act, the Interpretation Act and the Canada Labour Code – received Royal Assent. This…
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Justin Trudeau: Empty Promises & Climate Leadership
Justin Trudeau is the 23rd and current Prime Minister of Canada. Trudeau has held this position since November 2015 and has been the leader of the Liberal Party since 2013. In an attempt to gain more seats in Parliament and achieve a Liberal majority, the Prime Minister called for an early federal election – a…
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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
On December 23, 1994, the United Nations General Assembly decided in resolution 49/214 that on August 9th each year, International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples would be celebrated. This date marks the day of the first meeting in 1982 of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations. Watch the brief video below created by the…
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The Complicated Past, Present & Future of Canada Day
In recent years, the shouts of Canada’s Indigenous peoples regarding the celebration of Canada Day and what it represents, have finally begun to be heard by the general public. As such, this article will be looking into the issues of residential schools (both the history and what has occurred recently in the news), topics of…
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A Brief History of Two-Spirit & Trans Identities in Indigenous Culture
As Pride Month and National Indigenous History Month near their end, our team will continue to publish original content to educate and celebrate both pride and Indigenous history/culture. This article takes a look at two-spiritedness in Indigenous culture. The term two-spirit has been utilized both pre- and post-colonialism, with a variety of meanings depending on…
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Local Indigenous Business Spotlight: wolfwmnbeads
wolfwmnbeads is a local Indigenous-owned beading business run on Instagram by Raechel Bonomo. Before National Indigenous History Month comes to a close, our team will continue to provide informative and interesting articles highlighting the Indigenous history, and showcasing Indigenous talent. Today I wanted to take a moment to highlight one of my personal favourite local…
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Environmental Assessment & Indigenous Consultation
Continuing our content for Indigenous History Month, this article examines how environmental assessment historically and continually lacks involvement from Indigenous communities. Written by: Thomas Tinmouth In 1962 Rachel Carson published arguably the single most influential book for the modern environmental movement. The book was called Silent Springs and examined the effects of synthetic pesticides on…
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National Indigenous History Month: The Water Crisis Part 2
In honour of National Indigenous History month in Canada, our team has been writing a number of articles highlighting different aspects of Indigenous history. This article is part 2 of 2 and focuses on the water crisis within The Six Nations of the Grand River. Part 1 focused on issues relating to drinking water advisories…
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National Indigenous History Month: The Water Crisis Part 1
In honour of National Indigenous History month in Canada, our team will be writing a number of articles highlighting different aspects of Indigenous history. This article is part 1 of 2 and focuses on the water crisis and issues relating to drinking water advisories and the federal government. Part 2 will look specifically at The…
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