K’alaaga Jaad Jana Mcleod When a family has a loss, Haida Gwaii gathers around those directly involved to offer comfort. Our compassion drives the action needed to assist people going through what is usually the worst time in their lives. We fundraise and offer words to try and soothe their Read more…
Rhonda Lee McIsaac On April 10 the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls announced it will present its Final Report to the federal, provincial and territorial governments on June 3, 2019. The Inquiry will release its report at a livestreamed public ceremony in Gatineau, Quebec. The Read more…
Rhonda Lee McIsaac Between the 1950’s and 1990’s child protective services across Canada took thousands of Indigenous children from their biological families, placing them into foster care and adopting them out. Adoption pulled indigenous children away from their traditional territories, often changing their names and denying their culture. Child welfare Read more…
Rhonda Lee McIsaac Red dresses hang amongst the green cedar trees along the highway at Kay Llnagaay on a frosty October morning. In Gaw, the Old Massett Health Centre hosted a Sisters in Spirit Vigil. Both events honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA. The vigils and Read more…
Rhonda Lee McIsaac — “With the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Interim Report, we are able to reflect on what we have learned after months of research and the living experience of establishing an Inquiry of this magnitude,” Chief Commissioner, Marion Buller, says about the Read more…
Rhonda Lee McIsaac — When a woman or girl is missing or murdered, it is a loss for a Nation, a clan, a family, and the world – this loss is never forgotten. Seven years ago, to help raise awareness about the 1,200+ missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and Read more…
Rhonda Lee McIsaac — Bus service has been in place along Highway 16 west from Prince George to Smithers since June 19, 2017 following years of discussion and recommendations stemming from the Highway of Tears symposium. Burns Lake was the official site where the BC Transit Highway 16 transit plan Read more…
Rhonda Lee McIsaac — Chief Commissioner Marion Buller stood fixed behind a podium in the Haida House at the Museum of Anthropology, stating how eager and excited she was to announce the summer and fall plans of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The Chief Read more…
Rhonda Lee McIsaac — Kura sniffed at the letter held by her human, Brett Merchant. It was an official letter from the First Nations Summit Political Executive inviting both of them for lunch to acknowledge their successful walk in honour of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Kura, Merchant’s Read more…
Rhonda Lee McIsaac — “I am proud to be a part of a project that will, hopefully, change Canada. I am humbled by the importance of the work I’ve been trusted with. My sense of duty and responsibility makes me a bit apprehensive about the weight of expectations, the negative Read more…