/newsroom/taxonomy/term/11648/all en /newsroom/channels/news/experts-remains-215-children-found-buried-former-residential-school-331277 <p>Preliminary findings from a survey of the grounds at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School have uncovered the remains of 215 children buried at the site in British Columbia. In a statement, the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation explained they hired a specialist in ground-penetrating radar to carry out the work, and that their language and culture department oversaw the project to ensure it was done in a culturally appropriate and respectful way.</p> Mon, 31 May 2021 21:04:41 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 268554 at /newsroom /newsroom/wanda-gabriel Fri, 30 Apr 2021 15:30:17 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 262296 at /newsroom /newsroom/kent-saylor Tue, 15 Dec 2020 21:04:01 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 253351 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-joyce-echaquans-death-racism-healthcare-system-325109 <p>Quebec’s coroner’s office will be looking into the death of Joyce Echaquan, an Indigenous woman from the Atikamekw Nation of Manawan and a mother of seven children, who passed away amid troubling circumstances in a Joliette hospital on Monday, September 28. Before her death, Echaquan took a cellphone video from her hospital bed and livestreamed it on Facebook. Near the end of the video, which lasts around seven minutes, hospital personnel enter the room. The staff members can be heard insulting Echaquan and making derogatory comments about her.</p> Fri, 02 Oct 2020 18:46:06 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 241906 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/indigenous-peoples-around-globe-are-disproportionately-affected-pollution-322211 <p>Indigenous Peoples around the world are suffering disproportionately from the impacts of pollution. After surveying close to 700 articles covering different disciplines and regions of the world, a research team led by Helsinki University and involving ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ has highlighted key factors that contribute to this situation.</p> Tue, 19 May 2020 14:08:43 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 211673 at /newsroom /newsroom/francoise-filion Mon, 30 Mar 2020 15:22:35 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 205518 at /newsroom /newsroom/anne-andermann Thu, 12 Mar 2020 18:04:33 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 202240 at /newsroom /newsroom/mylene-riva Fri, 17 Jan 2020 19:39:45 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 197005 at /newsroom