Event offers opportunity for first steps on path of Indigenous reconciliation

September 25, 2021September 25, 2021 Terry Bursey 0 Comments 60s Scoop, access to clean water, Amanda Stolk, Bridging the GAP, clean drinking water, First Nations, Good Ally Project (GAP), housing crisis, Indigenous Canadians, Indigenous culture, Indigenous history, Katie Koopman, Kingston, Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Orange shirt day, reservations, residential school system, residential schools, Sir John A Macdonald, True North Aid, Truth and Reconciliation, Walk towards reconciliation

This upcoming Sunday morning, September 26, 2021, Kingston and surrounding area residents will have an opportunity to learn more about core aspects of Indigenous roles in Canadian history, and the sobering impacts that colonial injustices continue to have on Indigenous lives today. Katie Koopman, founder of GAP (Good Ally Project),

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Algonquin Negotiation Representative election process begins

July 30, 2021July 30, 2021 Owen Fullerton 0 Comments Algonquins Negotiation Representative (ANR), Bob Potts, Chief Doreen Davis, Danka Brewer, Doreen Carline Davis, election, First Nations, Greater Golden Lake, Indigenous, Kichisippi River, Kijicho Manito Madaouskarini, Kingston, Mattawa River, OneFeather, Ottawa River, Pikwakanagan Algonquin First Nation, Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nation, Sharbot Lake

Ballots are being mailed out today for the election of Algonquin Negotiation Representative (ANR) in three communities in Ontario. The ANRs include the Chief and Council of the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation and one representative from each of the nine other Algonquin communities. Six candidates have been acclaimed by

City News

Statue of Sir John A. Macdonald taken down from City Park, moved to Cataraqui Cemetery

June 18, 2021June 18, 2021 Stefan Strangman 0 Comments Cataraqui Cemetery, City Council, City of Kingston, City Park, Councillor Peter Stroud, First Nations, Indigenous community, Indigenous people, Kingston, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Metis, moving the statue of Sir John A, native, native rights, residential school system, residential schools, Sir John A, Sir John A Macdonald, Sir John A Macdonald statue, Special Council Meeting, Truth and Reconciliation

Workers from the City of Kingston removed the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald from its place at City Park at 6 a.m. today to begin its relocation to Cataraqui Cemetery. The removal follows a decision made during a Special Meeting of Kingston City Council on Wednesday, Jun. 16, 2021,

Campus News

Update: Indigenous leaders at University respond after Indigenous scholars call on Queen’s to ‘retract’ statement supporting staff

June 16, 2021June 17, 2021 Ashley Espinoza 0 Comments Algonquin Nation, Associate Vice Principal Janice Hill, Collective Indigenous Scholars' Statement on Identity and Institutional Accountability, colonial institutions, colonialism, decolonization, Dr. Ian Fanning, Dr. Karine Bertrand, Dr. Lindsay Morcom, First Nations, Indigenous professors, Indigenous scholars, Indigenous teachers, Inuit, Janice Hill, Marjorlaine Lapointe, Metis, Morris Onagottay Blanchard, Onagottay, Professor Robert Lovelace, Provost Mark Green, Queen's University, response from Queen's, self-Indigenization, statement supporting staff

UPDATE (Thursday, Jun. 17, 2021): Following the series of events outlined below, which began with an anonymous document alleging that six faculty at Queen’s University have wrongly been identified as Indigenous, Queen’s University has released a joint statement from its Provost and its Associate Vice-Principal (Indigenous Initiatives and Reconciliation). The

City Culture History Opinion Politics

Opinion: Tell the whole story about Sir John

June 16, 2021June 16, 2021 Robert Kiley 4 Comments City Park, colonialism, Councillor Robert Kiley, Father of Confederation, First Nations, genocide, Indigenous community, Indigenous history, Indigenous people, Inuit, Joseph Stalin, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Metis, removal of statue, residential schools, Robert Kiley, Sir John A Bicentennial, Sir John A Macdonald, SJAM, Statue of Sir John A Macdonald, Tommy Douglas, Truth and Reconciliation Commission

The following is a submitted Op-Ed article. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Kingstonist. What to do with Sir John A’s towering presence in City Park? Is it right to look up to him? That’s the question Kingston City Council will tackle head on

Community Frontenac County News

Truth and reconciliation attempt by Sharbot Lake women nearly spoiled by misleading posts

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 1 Comment Archbishop Michael Mullhall, Carole Pepper, Catholic church, Chief Doreen Davis, facebook, false social media posts, Father Cyprian, Father Cyprian Ihedoro, First Nations, Frontenac County, Frontenac News, healing garden, Indigenous community, Indigenous people, Indigenous rights, Jeff Green, Kamloops, Kamloops Residential School, Kingston, Marcie Webster, memorial, Pamela Giroux, racism, residential schools, Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nation, Sharbot Lake, St. James Major Roman Catholic Church, viral post

A Facebook post can take on a life of its own, and sometimes that can be counter productive to what was intended. This was one of the lessons learned in Sharbot Lake this past week by community members who just wanted to make a positive gesture. Pamela Giroux says that

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Sir John A. remembered despite having failed Indigenous Canadians

June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 0 Comments Canada, Canada Day, Cataraqui Cemetery, Cheif John Brant, Chief John Norton, Chrysler Farm, Commemoration Ceremony, de Salaberry, First Capital, First Nations, General Brock, Haudenosaunee, Hugh Segal, Iroquois, Kamloops, Kingston, Kingston Historical Society, Lundy's Lane, Metis, missing Indigenous children, Mohawk, Ogdensburg, Ojibwe, Ontario, residential schools, Shadowgate, Sir John A Macdonald, Sir John A. MacDonald, Tecumseh, The Honourable Murray Sinclair, Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Wendat

The traditional yearly commemoration of the death of Sir John A Macdonald by the Kingston Historical Society (KHS) went forward Sunday, Jun 6, 2021 with obvious caveats. The event occurred in a pre-recorded Zoom presentation with the public, the first of its kind since the ceremony was cancelled last year

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Kingston residents march in solidarity with Mi’kmaq fishers

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments First Nations, fishing, fishing boat, Indigenous, Indigenous rights, Kingston, Lisa Cadue, lobster, lobster fishery, lobster fishing, Marshall decision, mikmaq, mikmaw, mob, native rights, Nova Scotia, RCMP, Sophie Kiwala

A march in solidarity with fishers of the Mi’kmaw nation in Nova Scotia took place on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, starting at McBurney Park at 11:30 a.m. Approximately a dozen people came out in the wind and rain to sing, drum and to walk from the park, down Princess Street

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Tyendinaga demonstrators facing mischief, obstructing police charges

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments arrests, BC, blockades, Camp A, Camp B, CN Police, First Nations, Highway 49, Kingston, Mohawk, native demonstration, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), rail crossing, solidarity, Tyendinaga, Wet'suwet'en, Wyman Rd

Ten individuals are facing charges as a result of the arrests made on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020 at the Wyman Road railway crossing near Tyendinaga. A group of demonstrators has remained at the site since Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, the same day the RCMP moved in on the anti-pipeline camp

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Wet’suwet’en solidarity demonstrations take place in Kingston

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 Tori Stafford 4 Comments blockade, CN overpass, CN railway, demonstration, First Nations, Frontenac Paramedic Services, Gardiners Road, Kingston, Kingston Fire and Rescue, Kingston Police, Mohawk, native demonstration, Sgt. Steve Koopman, solidarity, Tyendinaga, Wet'suwet'en

Demonstrators set up a blockade at the CN overpass at Gardiners Road on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. The blockade was one of several demonstrations organized to take place throughout Kingston in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en and the Tyendinaga Mohawks, however, all other activities were cancelled later in the

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Via Rail halts trains due to Wet’suwet’en demonstration near Shannonville

February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Belleville, blocking trains, CN railway, demonstration, Deseronto, First Nations, Kingston, Mohawk territory, Monteral-Toronto corridor, native, native demonstration, Ottawa-Toronto Corridor, protest, Shannonville, trains stopped, Tyendinaga, Via Rail, Wet'suwet'en territory

As demonstrations in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en territory continue for a second day near Shannonville, Via Rail has announced the stoppage of trains along both the Montreal-Toronto and Ottawa-Toronto corridor. “Due to the protesters currently blocking tracks near Belleville, Ontario, train service between Montreal and Toronto and between Ottawa and

Culture Education News

Loughborough Public gets Indigenous-inspired outdoor teaching space

June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 Michelle Allan 0 Comments Anishinaabe, Batchewana First Nation of the Ojibway, First Nations, Frontenac Country, Georgina Riel, Haudenosaunee, Indigenous, Janza Giangrosso, Kingston, Kingston-Cataraqui Rotary Club, learning space, Loughborough Public School, Medicine Wheel, Mississauga, Ojibway, Ojibwe teachings, South Frontenac, Sydenham, teaching space

Loughborough Public School unveiled their new Indigenous-inspired outdoor teaching space on Wednesday, Jun. 19, 2019. The opening ceremony was hosted by Elder Georgina Riel, a member of the Batchewana First Nation of the Ojibway. The event opened with parent Janza Giangrosso providing small gifts and thanks to both Riel

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