Retail scientists develop bot that racially profiles Indigenous shoppers online
It’s being hailed as a potentially revolutionary breakthrough: a bot that racially profiles Indigenous people who shop online. The bot, dubbed FollowDem, was unveiled at a ceremony in Mississauga, Ont.…
Reconciliation now includes heavily-armed police: Canada
Canadian officials say that reconciliation now includes heavily-armed police. The announcement comes as Coastal GasLink has posted an injunction order ordering members of the Wet’suwet’en Nation and their supporters to…
Feds to auction off surplus reconciliation
The federal government says it’s planning to auction off a glut of reconciliation accumulated since the 2015 election when the Liberals swept to power. “We find ourselves with a rather…
Indigenous Services upset no one thrown parade for them yet
Officials from Indigenous Services say they’re upset that none of the communities they do the bare minimum for have thrown them a parade yet. “So our country underfunds them for…
Widespread racism in hockey actually combines to make one big isolated incident: report
Widespread racism in hockey, spread across decades, is actually just one big isolated incident. That’s according to a new report released on Friday. “We know it looks like these thousands…
Scientists discover earliest known ancestor of Canadian reconciliation
Scientists said they’ve unearthed the remains of the first person on the continent to practice ‘Canadian-style’ reconciliation. Originally from Europe, Vlad the Reconciler came to the eastern part of what…
Gov’t lawyers pump selves up with team chant before fighting First Nations kids in court
Lawyers for the federal government pumped themselves up with a rousing team chant before entering a federal court to argue against compensating First Nations children impacted by the on-reserve child…
Some guy named new Indigenous Services Minister
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named some guy as the country’s new Indigenous Services Minister. He was sworn in during an elaborate cabinet shuffling ceremony on Wednesday morning. He replaces…
Walking Eagle News turns 2 winters old, thousands cry ‘aho!’
The beloved and wildly popular Indigenous news portal Walking Eagle News celebrates its second birthday and people around the globe couldn’t be happier. “I think we can all agree that…
Land acknowledgement spirals out of control, injuring dozens
A land acknowledgement uttered at a Winnipeg event spiralled out of control on Monday, leaving dozens with minor injuries. Land acknowledgements are statements made before events or meetings to officially…