Exploring Theme: "Systemic Racism in Sport"

Whitby coach raised his middle finger to 8-year-old Six Nations player EDITOR’S NOTE: Videos and images in this story have been edited to protect the identity of children involved. CBC News: A championship lacrosse game in Whitby, Ont., earlier this month was marred by violence during the game and one of the Whitby team’s coaches raising...

MToronto Star – The Montreal Canadians Land Acknowledgement preceding a hockey game “that’s launched hysterical editorials, hours of inane talk radio chatter and the interference of Quebec’s populist right wing government. What’s so offensive? That the Canadiens are insinuating Tiohtià:ke (Montreal) is unceded Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) territory.” According to the nationalist school of Quebec history, when Champlain explored...

The Conversation: The federal government selected “Right to Play” a non-indigenous led partner to be the prime delivery organization for indigenous sports programming in communities across Canada when an indigenous led alternative already exists: The Aboriginal Sports Circle (ASC) is Canada’s national voice for Aboriginal sport, which brings together the interests of First Nations, Inuit...