About the site Shekon Neechie provides a venue for Indigenous historians to gather as an e-community and share their ideas or works in progress. “Historian” in this case is broadly defined as a person who […]
By Mercedes Peters One of the first things you’re taught when you’re training to be a historian in Canada is that Canadians have a memory problem. It can be a little jarring to some. This […]
With host Robert Innes Guests: Dr. Winona Wheeler, University of Saskatchewan Dr. Mary Jane McCallum, University of Winnipeg
Photo of Ian McCallum’s Laptop showing Yoon Ha Da Yuleekhamuneen Huluniixsuwaakan / This Is the Way We Write our Language and students (from top to bottom) Ian McCallum, Sarah and Kyenna Saunders, Jamie Tucker, and […]
We have decided to cancel the Pre-NAISA Gathering Short Histories Workshop on May 5 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This cancellation follows the NAISA council’s decision to cancel the annual meeting. We are saddened to […]
The editorial boards of Shekon Neechie and Te Pouhere Korero (https://www.facebook.com/tepouherekorero/), two Indigenous history organizations, are hosting a one-day gathering of Indigenous historians on the 5th of May, 2020. This gathering will be held two […]
By Sarah Nickel At the British Columbia Indian Homemakers’ Association annual dinner commemorating International Women’s Year in June 1975, New Democratic Party MLA Rosemary Brown gave a rousing speech outlining “our shared struggles” as women […]
By Mary Jane “not the senator” McCallum Mary Jane McCallum was appointed to the Senate in early December 2017. At the time, she joined five other Indigenous senators: Murray Sinclair, Lillian Dyck, Sandra Lovelace Nicholas, […]
By Brenda Macdougall On 13 July 2018, I was one of five scholars asked to present thoughts on the topic, “What’s in a Name? The Debate over Public Commemorations in Canada,” for the Historical Thinking […]