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Blanket Exercise Workshop

The Blanket Exercise is based on using Indigenous methodologies and the goal is to build understanding about our shared history as Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada … See more

Actived: 4 days ago

URL: https://www.kairoscanada.org/what-we-do/indigenous-rights/blanket-exercise

At University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine, leaders take part in

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Welcome to the Blanket Exercise!

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National implementation of UNDRIP is more urgent than ever

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The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous …

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Urge Canada to protect all migrant workers with residency status …

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