Wet’suwet’en
History department’s annual book club turns into a love letter to Maria Campbell
March 24, 2020by Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief Content note: This article includes discussion of sexual violence against Indigenous women and girls. Some attendees came to SFU History Reads 2020 clutching brand-new or well-worn copies of Maria Campbell’s Halfbreed, described as “An unflinchingly honest memoir of her experience as a Métis woman in Canada [. . . depicting] the realities that she endured and, above all, overcame.” While the Department of History invited all prospective members of its annual book club to read Campbell’s book in advance, curiosity was more than enough. The event was reimagined from its original moderated panel discussion given two panelists’…
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15 things sung, said, and chanted at the SFU Student Walkout
March 18, 2020Compiled by: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief Students at over 30 schools across Canada walked out of class on March 4 in support of the Wet'suwet'en nation. At SFU, students rallied in Convocation Mall to hear Indigenous youth speak. Some students proceeded…
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Wet’suwet’en Student Walkout draws crowd of around 100 to Convocation Mall
March 9, 2020By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief Students gathered in Convocation Mall on the afternoon of March 4 to listen to Indigenous speakers, singers, and drummers during a Student Walkout in support of the Wet’suwet’en nation. As the Walkout’s media advisory described, “The…
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Students block Gaglardi in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en
March 9, 2020By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief Following a rally in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Nation at Convocation Mall, a group of Indigenous and settler students marched down Burnaby Mountain to block part of the intersection at Gaglardi Way and University Drive East.…
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Political Corner: You can’t understand the Wet’suwet’en protests without knowing their history
February 22, 2020By: Miriam Abel and Weichun Kua, SFU Students Many Indigenous land defenders and their allies are outraged by the recent invasion of the Wet’suwet’en territory by the RCMP. Despite the fact that all protesters were unarmed and repeatedly said they were…
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