CBC News "Got Land?": The Controversial T-shirt Slogan
It's a simple slogan that sparked a complicated conversation about First Nations land treaties in Saskatchewan, and a young student found herself in the middle. Thirteen-year-old Tenelle Start didn't realize the controversy her sweatshirt would create until she wore it to school. It reads "Got Land?" on the front, and "Thank an Indian" on the back. Tenelle Starr was asked ...
- 2014
- 00:02:20
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/14/2014
Day 6 "He doesn’t need the NFL": How Colin Kaepernick controls his narrative
Colin Kaepernick may still be without a job, but the football quarterback is making his presence known. During the 2018 NFL season opener, Kaepernick was featured in a Nike ad. Two years ago, Kaepernick became famous – and infamous – for taking a knee during the national anthem in protest against racial inequality and police violence. The former San Francisco ...
- 2018
- 00:07:42
- 13-14
- Added on: 07/22/2019
The Current "I invoked cultural appropriation in the context of literature and writing only": Hal Niedzviecki
"I invited Indigenous writers into my house, so to speak, and I insulted them, and I absolutely apologize for that." Writer Hal Niedzviecki regrets using the term "cultural appropriation" in a recent column for Write magazine but says writers shouldn't limit themselves to what they know. The response to his article by the Canadian media prompted a heated conversation about free speech ...
- 2017
- 00:19:22
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/30/2017
As It Happens "Mr.Big" and the Recent Supreme Court Ruling
The "Mr. Big" ruling is a game changer for those convicted in sting operations. A Supreme Court of Canada ruling calling into question the reliability of confessions obtained during so-called Mr. Big sting operations could prompt the review of dozens of convictions, some legal experts say. This type of sting involves police posing as criminals in an attempt to obtain ...
- 2014
- 00:11:53
- 15-17
- Added on: 08/08/2014
The National "When you say Merry Christmas, you're pouring out your compassion"
Why a Sikh man wants to bring back the phrase “Merry Christmas”.
- 2016
- 00:04:41
- 9-12
- Added on: 01/11/2017
CBC News #Beyond94 – Aging out: First Nations youth on life after foster care
Meet a young Manitoba man who's just aged out of foster care. For Troy Bird, turning 18 wasn't nearly as happy an occasion as it is for most young adults. For him, it was terrifying. He was one of the estimated 11,000 children and youth in the care of the Manitoba child welfare system, close to 90 per cent of ...
- 2018
- 00:09:45
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/18/2018
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
CBC News #Beyond94 – From residential school to one of Manitoba's first Indigenous nurses
Ann Callahan began residential school in the 1930s at age four. Despite facing challenges she pursued higher education, becoming one of the first Indigenous nurses in Manitoba.
- 2018
- 00:07:20
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/18/2018
CBC News #Beyond94 – Inside the Pathways program at Bowden Institution
Every day is predictable at Bowden Institution, a medium-security prison near Red Deer, Alta, where routines are highly regimented. But things are different on the Pathways unit at Bowden. It's a program designed by Correctional Services Canada for Indigenous offenders who are serious about pursuing their healing journey, aimed at reducing Indigenous overrepresentation in Canada's prison system.
- 2018
- 00:05:48
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/18/2018
CBC News #Beyond94 – Visit this Mi'kmaq immersion school in Nova Scotia
Eskasoni, Nova Scotia is taking steps to preserve its Indigenous language among the next generation.
- 2018
- 00:10:50
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/18/2018
