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News in Review - February 2020 Street Life: Canada's Homeless Crisis
You see them on the streets, under bridges and in doorways, but mostly we turn a blind eye to Canada’s homeless population. It’s a growing problem, especially in larger cities, and it’s becoming a crisis that our welfare system can’t keep up with. Shelters are full and the homeless end up trying to salvage an existence on the street. But ...
- 2020
- 00:16:45
- 13-14
- Added on: 08/28/2020
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CBC Radio One More than Words
More than Words is a set of stories that looks at why Indigenous languages matter. These stories introduce people determined to reawaken the many languages across the country. Produced in partnership with the Reporting in Indigenous Communities course at UBC's Graduate School of Journalism.
- 2018
- 00:49:03
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/13/2018
CBC News #Beyond94 – Waiting on Ottawa's promises in Attawapiskat
In the midst of a suicide crisis in 2016, Ottawa promised a youth centre. Two years later, the community is still waiting.
- 2018
- 00:15:25
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/23/2018
CBC News #Beyond94 – Canada's cultural genocide of Indigenous Peoples
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission spoke to thousands of survivors and found that what took place in residential schools in Canada amounted to the cultural genocide of Indigenous Peoples. So what changes have been made since then?
- 2018
- 00:03:59
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/18/2018
News in Review - April 2018 Missing, Murdered, Mishandled: Systemic Racism in Canada's Justice System?
Can Indigenous individuals receive fair treatment in Canada’s policing and courts system? Three high profile cases — the acquittal of the accused killers in the deaths of Colten Boushie and Tina Fontaine, as well as the mishandled investigation into the death of Stacy DeBungee — have highlighted the harsh reality of our justice system when it comes to Indigenous people. The outcome ...
- 2018
- 00:17:58
- 15-17
- Added on: 04/19/2018
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The National The teen fighting to protect Canada's water — meet Autumn Peltier
She is the teen fighting to protect Canada's water — meet 13-year-old Canadian Autumn Peltier. She speaks bravely, confidently and passionately, and as a so-called water walker, Peltier pleaded with Justin Trudeau to protect Canada’s water. Now she is gearing up to speak at the United Nations for World Water Day.
- 2018
- 00:07:53
- 9-12
- Added on: 04/11/2018
The National Is the Canadian government delivering on Truth and Reconciliation?
More than two years ago the Canadian government promised to bring justice and equality to Indigenous people following the Truth and Reconciliation commission. There were 94 calls to action in the report — this CBC News exclusive progress report digs into whether the government is delivering on its promises.
- 2018
- 00:02:44
- 13-14
- Added on: 04/09/2018
The National Could a new approach to First Nations housing be a game-changer?
First Nations housing has been plagued with problems for decades. Now a new project is inviting one community to imagine and design their own homes, an approach that's radically different from the past.
- 2017
- 00:14:55
- 13-14
- Added on: 11/28/2017
CBC Short Docs Twilight Dancers
A group of Indigenous teenagers from Pimicikamak Cree Nation use square dancing to help heal from the trauma of a suicide epidemic in their remote Manitoba community.
- 2017
- 00:16:36
- 13-14
- Added on: 11/27/2017
The Fifth Estate Cross Lake: "This Is Where I Live"
Last winter, five young people killed themselves in the northern Indigenous community of Cross Lake, Manitoba. In the weeks that followed 140 more attempted suicide. Cross Lake declared a state of emergency. The Fifth Estate went to Cross Lake to find out why and spent nine months there, talking to people, filming – and giving young people their own cameras to tell ...
- 2017
- 00:59:24
- 13-14
- Added on: 10/26/2017
George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight Wab Kinew: Full Interview (Part 1 of 2)
Why are stereotypes of Indigenous people so prominent in Canada? Why is it so hard to get non-Native Canadians to pay attention to the experiences that Indigenous people have endured? Wab Kinew talks with George Stroumboulopoulos about some of the problems facing Canadian society and suggests some possible solutions. Part 2 of the interview is available here.
- 2012
- 00:11:34
- 13-14
- Added on: 10/25/2017
Canadian History: A Conversation Treaties, Reconciliation and Indigenous History in Canada
How well do Canadians know Indigenous history? What role did treaties play in forming our country? Are the stories told through truth and reconciliation changing our understanding of Canadian history? Moderated by award-winning journalist Duncan McCue, host of Cross Country Checkup on CBC Radio, the panel includes Ry Moran, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation; Cynthia Wesley-Eskuimaux, Lakehead University; and Eldon Yellowhorn, ...
- 2017
- 00:54:04
- 13-14
- Added on: 10/10/2017
The National Wab Kinew on La Loche and Discrimination Against First Nations Children
Wab Kinew discusses the recent school shooting in La Loche, Saskatchewan and a ruling that Canada discriminates against First Nation children.
- 2016
- 00:07:14
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- Added on: 09/13/2017
CBC Short Docs Tshiuetin
Take a ride through Nothern Quebec and Labrador on Canada’s first First Nations-owned railway. The Tshiuetin train line extends 132.5 miles from Emeril, Labrador to Schefferville, Quebec. The majority of passengers on the train travel regularly for work and family engagements, using the railroad because road and air transport isn’t possible in the region – a unique reality that highlights ...
- 2016
- 00:10:46
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- Added on: 07/28/2017
Mansbridge One on One Nadine Caron: Canada's first female Indigenous surgeon
Nadine Caron is Canada's first female Indigenous general surgeon. As she explains to in her conversation with Peter Mansbridge, that hasn't shielded her from encountering racism in Canada's health-care system.
- 2016
- 00:22:21
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/03/2017
News in Review - October 2016 The Cross Lake Experiment: Reaching Indigenous Kids
Suicide rates among Indigenous youth in Canada, who are five to six times more likely to take their own lives than non-Indigenous teens, are reaching epidemic proportions. The CBC’s Nick Purdon follows cultural awareness teacher Kerry Muswagon on a goose hunt with students from Mikisew school in Cross Lake, Manitoba. He believes if he teaches the students about their culture, ...
- 2016
- 00:15:03
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- Added on: 10/19/2016
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The National The Road to Reconciliation
What does reconciliation look like? CBC's Duncan McCue reports on the personal response to the idea of reconciliation in one B.C. community. For the many trying to figure out what reconciliation looks like and how we can move forward, perhaps look no further than the unique relationship between John and Nancy Denham, a non-Aboriginal couple, and their drum teacher Terry Aleck, a residential ...
- 2015
- 00:07:00
- 13-14
- Added on: 09/10/2015
The National The Politics of Stereotypes
In the wake of the report and recommendations released by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, The National's Sunday Talk panel examines the continuing impact of negative stereotypes for Indigenous people in Canada. What is the damage done by these stereotypes? Are old ideas standing in the way of reconciliation? Panelists include: Jonathan Kay, editor-in-chief at The Walrus; John Moore, talk radio host ...
- 2015
- 00:12:45
- 13-14
- Added on: 07/03/2015
CBC News Aboriginal Women's Panel Discussion Classroom Favourites
This video captures the CBC Vancouver Inspiration Series: Dream Makers, a June 2015 panel event that highlights successful aboriginal women and celebrates the unique experiences that have led them to become leaders in the community. The panel discussion featured four female leaders who shared their stories of how they overcame challenges to achieve success.
- 2015
- 00:59:08
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/17/2015
Ideas Human Rights and Today's Aboriginal Children and Youth
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond is British Columbia's Representative for Children and Youth. She believes the welfare of aboriginal children is a human rights issue. In the 2013 Vancouver Human Rights Lecture, Turpel-Lafond makes the case there's been little progress on the human rights of First Nation's children in today's Canada. The 2013 Vancouver Human Rights Lecture is presented in collaboration with ...
- 2013
- 00:54:00
- 15-17
- Added on: 02/13/2014
CBC News Blind Spot: What Happened to Canada's Aboriginal Fathers?
It is a fact of life for many Aboriginal children in this country: their dads are absent. And if the statistics don't change, a growing number of First Nations boys will typically, and tragically, become absent dads themselves. In contrast to the efforts being made across the country when it comes to single Aboriginal mothers, this fatherlessness is a cycle ...
- 2012
- 00:45:21
- 15-17
- Added on: 06/14/2013
Adrienne Clarkson Presents Tomson Highway: Native Voice
The popular prime-time arts program Adrienne Clarkson Presents profiles Tomson Highway, Canada's first native playwright to achieve success in Canadian mainstream theatre. The program includes a visit to Highway's home in Brochet, Manitoba, and excerpts from his play Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing.
- 1990
- 00:46:27
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/14/2013
News in Review - March 2013 Idle No More: A Protest for Aboriginal Rights
What began as an online conversation about native rights quickly put Canada into the international spotlight as a movement called Idle No More popped up across the country. It was prompted by the federal government introducing Bill C‐45 which would have a significant impact on the lives of indigenous peoples.
- 2013
- 00:19:00
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- Added on: 03/15/2013
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News in Review - February 2001 The Innu: Another Cry for Help
This story recalls the March 1993 News in Review report on Davis Inlet: Moving from Misery. This time we focus not only on the epidemic gas sniffing and drug and alcohol abuse of young people in the northern community of Sheshatshiu, but we examine the national public outrage, protest and actions taken by the Newfoundland and federal governments to deal with the situation, as ...
- 2001
- 00:13:49
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- Added on: 02/15/2001
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News in Review - February 1998 Northern Medicine: Too Little, Too Far
As the crash of an aircraft in a remote region of Manitoba reminds us, Canada is still very much a country of diverse geography, immense distances and difficult terrain. Despite technological advances, government programs and improvements in transportation, not all Canadians have access to the same health care services. This story raises important social and political questions, but it also ...
- 1998
- 00:14:36
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/15/1998
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