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Tyendinaga language and cultural centre launch new animated series

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Callie Hill, Carman Maracle, Indigenous, Indigenous language, Indigenous people, Kanyen'kehá:ka, Learning with Tsitha (LWT), Mohawk, Mohawk culture, mohawk language, Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na (TTO), Tsitha, Tyendinaga, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory

Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na (TTO), Tyendinaga’s language and cultural centre, has announced the launch of a new website, video series and

Trees go missing from ceremonial community garden

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments City of Kingston, community garden, Faith Unite Church, Hwy 15, Indigenous, Indigenous ceremony, Indigenous consulting, Indigenous medicine, Indigenous people, Jaylene Cardinal, Kingston, land council, Mohawk, Ojibway, Rev. Dr. Nan Hudson, theft, three things consulting, tree, tree planting, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Walking the Path of Peace T(WTPPT)

Eighteen trees appear to have been stolen from a community garden and ceremonial space on Highway 15 in Kingston. “We

Mayor responds to petition to remove Macdonald statue

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Canadian history, City Park, First Capital, Indigenous people, Indigenous rights, Kingston, local history, petition, renaming, residential schools, Sir John A Macdonald, Sir John A Macdonald Hall, statue

Mayor Bryan Paterson says he is aware of an online petition launched this Thursday, Jun. 10, 2020, calling for the

City receives $633,000 to support diversified work places

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments City of Kingston, Craig Desjardins, diversified workplaces, Future Skills Centre, Government of Canada, Indigenous people, KEYS Job Centre, Kingston Economic Recovery Team, Mayor Bryan Paterson, people with disabilities, racialized people, St. Lawrence College

The City of Kingston has received $633,000 from the Future Skills Centre, a research consortium funded by the Government of

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Community Soapbox: Racism and policing in Kingston’s recent past

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Community Soapbox 0 Comments Black Lives Matter, Black youth, Chief Antje McNeely, Desmond Cole, George Floyd, Indigenous people, Kingston, Kingston Police, Kingston Police data collection project, McBurney Park, people of colour, Queen's University, racial profiling, racism, Stephanie Simpson, Steven Maynard, systemic racism, vigil, William Closs

Editorial note: The following is a submitted op/ed piece by Steven Maynard and does not necessarily reflect the views and