Tag: Indigenous Peoples

• 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…

  Saige Friedman

  September 29, 2021

  History & Holidays, Indigenous History & Culture, Politics & Policy

  Canada, Indigenous Peoples, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Ontario, Reconciliation, truth, truth and reconciliation

• 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…

  Saige Friedman

  August 9, 2021

  History & Holidays, Indigenous History & Culture

  global, Global Development, Indigenous Peoples, international day of the worlds indigenous peoples, social contract, sustainable development, United Nations

• The Pandemic & Canada

  

  COVID-19 Deaths in Canada Between January 3, and October 27, 2020, Canada has experienced 216,104 confirmed cases, and 9,946 deaths (WHO, 2020). The country experienced a severe spike in both deaths and cases from the end of April to June, and a smaller, but still prevalent spike, again at the beginning of October (see Figure 1).…

  Saige Friedman

  October 31, 2020

  Cannabis & Health

  Canada, CERB, covid19, diverse populations, economic impacts, economy, employment, health, immigration, Indigenous Peoples, mental health, pandemic, quality of life, recovery, savings, social impacts, Statistics Canada, survey, sustainable, sustainable development goals, unemployment, United Nations, vulnerable populations, well-being