An open invitation to address anti-Indigenous systemic racism
I am always surprised when a health-care practitioner says, “I don’t need to take cultural safety training, I am not racist, and besides I took all that in my professional…
The past is not the past for Canada’s Indigenous peoples
The discovery last month by the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation of the remains of 215 children at a former residential school in western Canada has been met with shock…
UN chief hails Russian-US arms control dialogue
"I welcome the reaffirmation by the United States and the Russian Federation that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought, and their commitment to engage in…
UN pledges full support to Nagasaki voices fuelling ‘powerful global movement’ against nuclear arms
In his message to the Nagasaki Peace Memorial on the 9 August anniversary, the UN Secretary-General said he continued to be humbled by the “selfless acts of the hibakusha, the name given to…
BELIEVE IT OR NOT: U.S. NUCLEAR DECLARATORY POLICY AND CALCULATED AMBIGUITY
Nuclear weapons are typically seen as the state’s bluntest instruments available, seemingly indiscriminate in their power. Yet nuclear declaratory policy is precision-crafted with each word carefully chosen for its effects…
Ex-U.S. officials ask Japan leaders to accept no-first-use nuke plan
A group of former U.S. officials, including former Defense Secretary William Perry, and experts on nuclear disarmament sent an open letter Monday asking Japanese political parties not to oppose a…
Hiroshima marks 76th anniversary of US atomic bombing
TOKYO (AP) — Hiroshima on Friday marked the 76th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing, as the mayor of the Japanese city urged global leaders to unite to eliminate…
Ebrahim Raisi sworn in as Iran’s eighth president
The new president reiterates the stance that boosting relations with regional neighbours would be at the top of his foreign policy. Tehran, Iran – Ebrahim Raisi has been sworn in as…
BAA says it will ‘highlight the Indigenous tradition’ within Marathon during October race
The Boston Athletic Association plans to celebrate the role of Native Americans in the Boston Marathon when the race takes off Oct. 11, the organization said Saturday in response to…
‘Children did die here’: Michigan’s Indigenous boarding schools
HARBOR SPRINGS, Mich. (WOOD) — The discovery of unmarked mass graves at Indigenous boarding schools in Canada is sparking fears similar discoveries could be made in Michigan. The same types of…