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George Elliott Clarke cancels Regina lecture after outcry

The Toronto-based poet and professor had considered reading a poem by a man convicted in the 1995 beating death of Pamela George

Jan 03, 2020

Radheyan Simonpillai

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Decade in review: 50 things that defined Toronto in the 2010s

The people, events, movements and stories that left an indelible mark on the city

Dec 04, 2019

Now Toronto

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Disney signed a contract with Indigenous people before making Frozen II

After a debate about cultural appropriation surrounded Frozen, Disney agreed in writing to respectfully portray Sámi culture in the sequel

Nov 19, 2019

Radheyan Simonpillai

indigenous issues

Beyond apologies: two artists set a table for reconciliation

After learning their ancestors were adversaries, AA Bronson and Adrian Stimson explore what it means to personally reconcile Canada’s colonial legacy

Sep 25, 2019

Rosemary Heather

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TIFF 2019: Indigenous artists are using horror to unpack colonial trauma

With Jeff Barnaby’s zombie flick Blood Quantum debuting at Midnight Madness, we assembled a roundtable to explore the ways genre storytelling can unearth hard truths

Sep 04, 2019

Radheyan Simonpillai

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TIFF 2019: Elle-Maija Tailfeathers takes on the foster-care system

The Body Remembers When The World Broke Open speaks to the ways young Indigenous women are pushed to the margins

Aug 19, 2019

Radheyan Simonpillai

indigenous issues