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The British Museum’s new digital experience: Theirs spiritually, but ours legally
June 16, 2025By: Zainab Salam, Opinions Editor British Museum website update Preserving our history In a bold leap into the 21st century, the British Museum is proud to unveil its brand-new website, designed to educate, inspire, and preserve everything we had the foresight to collect everywhere we went. We are thankful to have attained these artifacts before they could be ruined by weather, war, or heaven forbid, people. Every artifact has a story, and a British collector We offer a dazzling array of interactive features: panoramic views of Mesopotamian skeletons, AI-generated reconstructions of plundered cities, and a soothing voiceover by Dame Judi…
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A map of Indigenous history, scenic surroundings, and unmatched eateries
March 12, 2025By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor The Lower Mainland’s nature and cultural scenes are some of the best in the world. Not everyone can take a quick bus and be able to enjoy a yummy dosa while listening to…
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The surreal story of masks and an art movement
October 24, 2024By: Tam Nguyen, staff writer Content warning: mentions of racial discrimination, cultural genocide, and colonization. One of the best documentaries I saw this year was So Surreal: Behind the Masks, which played during the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival. Created…
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Indigenous athletes of past and present
October 2, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Ethan Bear — Hockey In 2020, Bear became the first NHL player to wear a jersey with Cree syllabics on the nameplate. Bear, who is from the Ochapowace Nation in Kisiskâciwan (Saskatchewan), was playing for…
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Marek Tyler’s exploration of nêhiyaw identity
October 2, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of residential schools. On September 9, nêhiyaw (Plains Cree) and Scottish/Irish musician Marek Tyler released his self-titled album, ASKO. Tyler graduated from SFU with a masters of business administration, and is a…
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NTKNTG: Exhibits highlighting Indigenous communities
June 13, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor [caption id="attachment_128501" align="alignnone" width="696"] PHOTO: Elyana Moradi / The Peak[/caption] snəxʷəł: an art exhibit by Mekwalya (Zoe George) Vancouver Maritime Museum, 1905 Ogden Ave., Vancouver Runs until November 2024 Every day 10:00 a.m.–5:00…
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Films to look out for at this year’s Vancouver Short Film Festival
June 3, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor The Poem We Sang (2024) Content warning: mentions of genocide. Photojournalist, cinematographer, and filmmaker Annie Sakkab unearths the emotions and memories behind forced migration. The documentary delves into a family’s flight from Palestine…
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Commissioner of Indigenous Languages discusses importance of language preservation
March 13, 2024By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer Content warning: mentions of residential schools and anti-Indigenous racism. After Canada’s implementation of the Indigenous Languages Act in 2019, aiming to support the reawakening of Indigenous languages in Canada, the Office Commission for Indigenous Languages…
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Agritech in BC receives $2 million investment
February 21, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Agricultural innovation is taking root in British Columbia as 13 new projects to address food production challenges were announced at the Pacific Agriculture Show on January 26. Agritech — shorthand for agriculture technology — is…
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SFU graduates to engage in new field school on Sts’ailes territory
February 6, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Graduate students from the faculty of environment will have the opportunity to live in the Sts’ailes community for four weeks as part of an upcoming field school experience. During the field school, graduates will have…
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