Angela Sterritt
Angela Sterritt discusses systemic violence against Indigenous women
Peak Web October 10, 2023By: Karissa Ketter, News Editor Editor’s Note: This article was updated on October 13, to correct the title of the Haíłzaqv (Heiltsuk) Washing Ceremony. Also, to correct that Angela Sterritt investigated the cases of Ramona Wilson and Tina Fontaine in her book. Content warning: mentions of missing and murdered Indigenous women and police brutality. On September 25, Gitxsan author and investigative journalist, Angela Sterritt, spoke at SFU for the annual Andrew Mack Memorial Lecture series. Sterritt spoke on the systemic violence Indigenous communities and women face today, as highlighted in her newest book, Unbroken. “The reason why my book is…
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Meet Angela Sterritt: SFU Library’s 2023 non-fiction writer in residence
Peak Web January 18, 2023By: Anna Kazi, SFU Student SFU recently welcomed Angela Sterritt, writer and “award-winning investigative journalist” as their 2023 writer in residence. Sterritt is part of the Gitanmaax community of the Gitxsan Nation and Bell Island Newfoundland. With over a decade…
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