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Robin Perelle

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Stores commit to removing inauthentic Indigenous souvenirs after The Discourse investigation

Indigenous artists ‘should have their royalties,’ says one store owner who says she’s committed to selling authentic items.

Store responses to our investigation into Indigenous-themed souvenirs
Speaking Tsimshian in the city

Joey Wesley left northern B.C. for Vancouver, but his Indigenous language never left him.

This residential school survivor is teaching a new generation to speak Ojibwe

“Wow — after getting beaten speaking my language, 65 years later, I get to teach it,” says Dorothy Eastman.

These language classes are helping Indigenous people reclaim their ‘stolen heritage’

‘It’s extremely important that these programs keep going,’ one Cree student tells us in this video.

How saying ‘I’m gay’ in Heiltsuk connects this Indigenous man to his ancestors

‘That word makes me so happy,’ Steven Hall says with a smile.

If we lose our Indigenous culture and language, ‘we lose everything’

Robert Williams overdosed on heroin a few months ago. His language, culture and family's love kept him alive and gave him hope, he says.