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Italian and Indigenous cuisine together: interview with Theresa Contois (and the Native’s recipe for bison stew)

by Marzio Pelù April 2, 2022August 25, 2023

VANCOUVER – A “culinary” bridge between the Italian and Indigenous communities: the idea comes from Apci Canada, the Professional Association of Italian Chefs chaired by Chef Giovanni Trigona, an Italian in Vancouver, British Columbia, who is currently launching a collaboration with fellow Chef Theresa Contois, a Native of the Long Plain First Nation in Manitoba. A friendship destined to lay the foundations for a series of initiatives that will see the collaboration of Italian and Native chefs for the first time in history (in the pic above, Giovanni and Theresa).

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Indigenous Delegation visit Pope Francis for an apology

by Priscilla Pajdo March 23, 2022August 25, 2023

A group of delegates representing First Nations, Inuit and Métis head to Rome this weekend for an audience with the Pope. The delegation consists of about 30 Indigenous people including elders, residential school survivors and youth.

The delegation’s theme is centered around how Indigenous Peoples and the Catholic Church can move forward together toward healing and reconciliation. It is precisely the history of residential schools in Canada that has ignited the national conversation. →

Ontario’s plan to expand Indigenous learning in schools

by Priscilla Pajdo September 30, 2021August 25, 2023

Education leads to better understanding. In this regard, the Ontario Government is making changes to strengthen mandatory Indigenous-focused learning in school curriculum.

The announcement comes during the same week that Canada marks the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. In addition to the existing funding for the 2021-2022 academic year, the Ministry announced the investment of nearly $24 million in funding to provide supportive, culturally appropriate and safe education for Indigenous students.

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75 Canadian Imams express solidarity with Indigenous peoples at Friday Prayer Congregation

by cnmng July 11, 2021August 25, 2023

TORONTO – Muslim religious leaders (Imams) across Canada read a special solidarity statement for Indigenous peoples during their respective weekly congregations at mosques on Friday, July 9th, 2021. This unified call to action, announced by the Canadian human rights organization Justice for All, is an expressed “support and solidarity with grieving Indigenous communities, former residential school students, and families of the lost children. About seventy-five Imams across the country have responded to a joint call by Justice For All Canada & the Canadian Council of Imams for a coordinated effort in extending condolences at this time of immeasurable trauma and grief for Indigenous peoples”. →

For the first time an indigenous leader in the role of Governor General of Canada

by Marzio Pelù July 6, 2021August 25, 2023

For the first time in the history of Canada, an indigenous person is called to fill the role of governor general: she is Mary Simon, Inuk leader and former diplomat. Her appointment, announced today by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec, was approved by Queen Elizabeth (the office of governor general is in a representative function of Her Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Canada). →

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Italian and Indigenous cuisine together: interview with Theresa Contois (and the Native’s recipe for bison stew)

Indigenous Delegation visit Pope Francis for an apology

Ontario’s plan to expand Indigenous learning in schools

75 Canadian Imams express solidarity with Indigenous peoples at Friday Prayer Congregation

For the first time an indigenous leader in the role of Governor General of Canada

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