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Nisga’a whistleblower story shows need for free press
A free press could have brought both context and scrutiny to this story sooner, both of which are necessary for a healthy democracy.
How can we compete with cheap fake art from overseas, Indigenous business owners ask?
‘I’ve seen these poor carvers that are trying to carry on their culture, and they’ve got to compete with something a quarter the cost that comes in from Indonesia,’ says Shain Jackson.
Legitimate Indigenous souvenir businesses squeezed out
If we’re going to turn the tide on the volume of fake Indigenous art sold in souvenir shops, we need to support more Indigenous-owned shops and designers in Vancouver.
Fake Indigenous art not Indigenous at all, artists say
Our artwork is ‘the way we write down our history, our worldview, our laws. It really is a written language,’ Shain Jackson says.
Why seeing a shelf full of fake totem poles makes me wince
From their randomly splashed designs to their strange choice of materials, fake poles miss every opportunity to honour our culture. And they’re just the tip of the fake art iceberg.
Urban Nation Discourse’s do-or-die moment
Together, we’ve amplified Indigenous voices and connected our community. Now is the moment of truth: Is The Discourse valuable enough that you’ll pay for it?
Hate surges over judge’s statue removal in New West
City council’s decision was well meaning, but extensive public education would have helped.
When Vancouver’s opioid crisis hits close to home
Witnessing a woman overdose makes this city’s drug crisis real in a way statistics can’t.
What’s the state of urban reconciliation in the Lower Mainland?
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