It’s worth asking how they explain going after a woman with Indigenous ancestry who trusted in her family’s own orally conveyed stories and collective memories
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It’s been almost a quarter century since the Supreme Court of Canada told us that Indigenous oral traditions must be considered “on an equal footing” with other types of historical evidence. Alas, as the attack on famed Canadian filmmaker Michelle Latimer shows, the CBC still hasn’t gotten that memo. Thus does it fall to me to pour my emotional labour into educating the cultural reactionaries who staff our national broadcaster.
As a genealogical investigation performed by two university professors has now confirmed, Latimer traces her Indigenous ancestry, through both maternal and paternal grandparents, to an area of western Quebec that has long been home to Algonquin and Métis communities. The 1927 flooding of that region (known as Baskatong) generated diaspora groups whose histories we can piece together through evidentiary fragments. This kind of example shows why even imperfect family accounts, such as those that Latimer learned at home as a child, are
by Craig Takeuchi on March 15th, 2021 at 8:50 PM 1 of 1 2 of 1
The cancellation of the B.C.–filmed TV series
Tricksterafter only one season proved to be a huge disappointment for fans.
However, the creator of the source material has returned with something that should mitigate that despair while providing hope: the latest installation of the novel series.
The Trickster Trilogy by author Eden Robinson, of the Haisla and Heiltsuk Nations, began with the coming-of-age novel
Trickster Drift (2019), following the journey of Jared Martin from Kitimat to Vancouver.
The much-anticipated
Return of the Trickster, the final book in the Trickster Trilogy, was released on March 2.
by Craig Takeuchi on March 9th, 2021 at 6:00 PM 1 of 3 2 of 3
Although B.C’s immunization program began taking calls for vaccination appointments from community members yesterday (March 8), many British Columbians still have numerous questions.
Questions can range from issues such as the effectiveness and safety of the vaccine to what will happen after receiving the vaccine.
To address some of these issues and have some answers provided, CBC Vancouver is holding Our Shot: Vaccinating B.C. from 7 to 8 p.m. tomorrow (March 10), a free public townhall about the vaccine.
The discussion will be facilitated by Anita Bathe and Stephen Quinn and will feature a panel consisting of: