Turpel Lafond Appointed to Bench
Mary Ellen Turpel Lafond appointed to Saskatchewan Provincial Court in 1998.
Mary Ellen Turpel Lafond appointed to Saskatchewan Provincial Court in 1998.
Highlights the collaboration and community building between two-spirit and queer/trans Indigenous and people of colour.
Comments on murdered and missing women, the epidemic of violence against Aboriginal women, and the lack of federal government support.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.11.
Health Information Science Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Victoria, 2012.
An analysis of employments trends and how they affect Indigenous employment opportunities, in particular Indigenous women.
Speaker relates seven star stories: Ojiig - The Fisher which encompasses the Big Dipper; Maang - The Loon, the inverted Little Dipper; Bishi Bizhiw - the Great Underwater Panther whose tail is the head of the Leo and its head which is the head of Hydra; Animikii Binesii - Thunderbird, the constellation Cignus; Nanboozhoo or Nanabush, the constellation Orion; Gwiingwa'aage "The One who Came from a Falling Star" - Wolverine which refers to a meteor striking the Earth and creating a lake; and No'aachige'anang - the Prophecy Star which refers to Halley's Comet.
Duration: 26:20.