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David Stobbe wrote several articles regarding the mass stabbing in Canada.

It definitely seemed like he was boots on the ground, since his articles focused on following a single topic. I looked him up further and it seems like he is more of a freelance writer writing for several different entities.

In a sense I like freelance writing because I feel like they get to write about what they want, but as with any writer, they still need to sell their story.

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It appears that David Stobbe works for himself, but provides articles to many several news sources.

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By David Stobbe and Ismail Shakil JAMES SMITH CREE NATION, Saskatchewan (Reuters) -Canadian police on Monday found one of the suspects in a mass stabbing spree dead while the other suspect, his brother, was still on the run and may be injured, ...

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Ismail Shakil also writes for reuters. He is a breaking news journalist, but from his twitter, it appears he works out of Ottawa.

He still covered a lot of the stabbing incident in Saskatchewan, but it seemed like he was less of a true primary source as he worked out of Ottawa. Entirely possible that he traveled for interviews and such.

I think primary sources are crucial to informed news. I think the more a story is related and passed from person to person, the more bias is introduced, because people are able to pick and choose what they pass along. It is much more likely for a primary source to tell a story with as much truth as possible, at least from their perspective. It is furthermore important to glean information from multiple primary sources in order to piece together a full story.

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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - "The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a federal Crown corporation funded by the government. The English- and French-language service units of the corporation are commonly known as CBC and Radio-Canada, respectively." Wikipedia

CBC is government funded, but I think it is good to have some news come from the government. What I have learned most over this process is you need to have a variety first and foremost and if some of that variety comes from the government, that is good.

One thing that was nice about CBC, that I haven't seen on any U.S. sources, was they had an entire Indigenous section, where much like World news or Politics or Sports, there was an Indigenous tab that pulls up any and all articles having to do with indigenous people. This was anything from the mass stabbing, to new indigenous people being elected to various positions, or outrage over unclean water. It was good to see coverage of these topics. People are often understandably frustrated with the Canadian government for the lack of assistance they have provided to indigenous people. My only hope is this coverage helps educate people of the problem.

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"The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network is a Canadian specialty channel. Established in 1992 and maintained by governmental funding to broadcast in Canada's northern territories, APTN acquired a national broadcast licence in 1999." Wikipedia

This was a REALLY neat find. All of the articles are about indigenous people. You can filter by province to narrow it down. It is amazing to see indigenous people with a voice like this. There are so many facets of indigenous people's life that get overlooked and these stories, written by those they are about, really help to shine a light on their circumstances and things they want to fight for.

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Our Stories. Our Voices. Award-winning television programming by, for and about Indigenous Peoples to share with all Canadians.

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The Canadian Museum for Human Rights has a lot of posts for Indigenous people and other minorities. This one focused on UNDRIP and how the Canadian government was one of few that did not sign on, in fact they voted against it.

I think most people think of Canada as a sort of utopia in some senses, but from what I have learned, to indigenous people, this is far from true.

However, the post mentions that Canada has written a bill to implement UNDRIP which would help provide many basic amenities to their indigenous populations.

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This post discusses how the death of the queen has led indigenous people to speak up against colonization.

I discovered express tribune is based out of Pakistan.

Social media is cool, because it too comes from a variety of different places. You are able to have news sources amplify their articles, government entities share information, and individual people share their stories.

Social media comes with negative connotations, most of which are fair, but I do think it is the most versatile platform for gaining information, whether or not the news comes from a news agency.

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This was his caption: What is happening on Wet’suwet’en Territory is nothing short of criminal. A crime against the very Indigenous People that local, provincial and federal governments claim to reconciling with. Justice is a joke if we think that Canada can force a fracking pipeline through Unceded Wet’suwet’en territory in direct opposition to the statements and demands of the people who live on the land. Since day one this country has justified the removal and assault of Indigenous People through the lens of resource extraction and economics. What good are the Popes’ words if nothing changes? What good is UNDRIP if the violence continues? The #cgl pipeline is not only a crime against indigneous people, but a climate nightmare. This pipeline will cause an explosion of fracking and gas development in northern “BC” and further drive the heatwaves, floods, droughts and storms that we’ve only seen the start of. If you care about repairing and correcting the horrendous things done to Indigenous People by this country, you must vocally oppose this project. You must speak clearly your support for sovereign Indigenous Nations like the Wet’suwet’en. If you care about your childrens’ future, you must resist all oil and gas expansion. This isn’t complicated. Quit looking the other way.

This is a great example of how a single person can use social media to spread awareness. Luke Wallace is a singer and usually posts music related things, but in this case he is able to use his platform to bring awareness to this travesty.

Not everyone has the skills or ability to become a journalist or spread news that way, but social media can still allow you to stay informed.

It is always still important to know your source and do further research as needed.

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The Rolling Stone was middle of the road on the bias chart. I did a search for indigenous people in Canada and did not find anything.

"Indigenous people" got me one article from 2021 about Navajo people and the pandemic. Overall not a great search system. Their news was more focused on politicians and who said what and celebrities as opposed to what I would consider bigger issues.

It understandably fell where it did on the chart.

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AP News is an American non-profit that is headquartered in New York City. They produce news and distribute it to other entities. As a result, they often have less biased articles than other news agencies, because they are sending their news to a range of consumers.

This article was regarding the Pope's visit to Canada to apologize for Indigenous abuses by Catholics. I came across this topic a lot and it was interesting to see the range of responses. There was consensus that yes the Pope came to Canada and apologized, but there was not as much consensus when it came to the next steps. Many people are grateful for his words, but others think it is not enough. An apology should only be the beginning of reparations for all of the harm caused over the years.

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VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis, who has been using a wheelchair because of a bad knee, is going ahead with plans to visit Canada this summer so he can apologize in person for abuse suffered by Indigenous people at the hands of the Catholic church.

The Vatican on Friday announced that Francis will head to Canada on July 24 and visit Edmonton, Quebec and Iqaluit, a small town in that country's far north. About half the population of Iqaluit is Inuit. The pope leaves Canada on July 29, arriving the next day in Rome.

Last month, Francis made a historic apology for abuses in Canada's church-run residential schools and expressed "sorrow and shame" for the lack of respect for Indigenous identities, culture and spiritual values.

He said then that he wanted to go to Canada to deliver the apology personally to survivors of misguided Catholic missionary zeal.

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Francis was "accepting the invitation of the civil and ecclesiastical authorities and the Indigenous communities" in making what the Holy See termed an "apostolic journey."

The Vatican said details of the Canada trip would be made public in the coming weeks. Edmonton Archbishop Richard Smith said that the pope will visit the site of at least one former residential school.

Francis had received invitations to visit communities across the country but due to logistics could only visit a small number of them, Smith said.

"What's really directing this is the pope's limited ability to get around," Smith said. "The Vatican chose these three sites for various reasons - seeing how we could have a meaningful impact within a very, very limited scope."

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau noted that Francis was coming to "formally deliver the Roman Catholic Church's apology for its role in operating residential schools that caused lasting pain and suffering to Indigenous Peoples in this country."

"His Holiness' upcoming visit would not be possible without the bravery and determination of the Survivors, Indigenous leaders, and youth who shared their stories," the prime minister said in a written statement.

Trudeau said that a formal, in-person apology, would be "an important - and necessary - step for the Roman Catholic Church to continue engaging in dialogue with First Nations, Inuit, and Metis in order to advance meaningful reconciliation for Indigenous Peoples in our country."

"For far too long, this has been a burden carried by Indigenous Peoples alone. I encourage all Canadians to watch this historic moment and reflect on the impacts of colonialism," Trudeau said of the upcoming papal visit.

On April 1, while Indigenous representatives were visiting the Vatican for private encounters with Francis, the pontiff voiced "sorrow and shame" for the abuse and lack of respect for Indigenous identities, culture and spiritual values in the residential school system.

The Canada trip is being limited in scope geographically because of the pope's health problems.

"Given the vast landscape of Canada, the limited time for the visit and considering the health of the 85-year-old pontiff," only three communities will serve as a base for the trip, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a statement.

"The locations will limit travel for the Holy Father while still allowing an opportunity for both intimate and public encounters, drawing on participation from all regions of the country,″ the statement said.

With the Canada trip, Francis, 85, will be testing his stamina. After weeks of limping badly due to what the Vatican has said is a badly strained knee ligament, Francis began arriving at some public appearances in a wheelchair, although on Sunday he did stand at a window of the Apostolic Palace to greet the pilgrims and tourists in St. Peter's Square.

On Friday, the pontiff was brought in a wheelchair to a public appearance in a Vatican auditorium which he used to once again decry Russia's war in Ukraine.

Also welcoming the announcement of the trip were Canadian bishops.

"We are immensely grateful that the Holy Father has accepted our invitation to continue the journey of healing and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples of this land," Bishop Raymond Poisson, president of the Canadian bishops' conference said.

Poisson added: "We pray for the health of the Holy Father as we undertaking the intensive planning for this historic visit."

Even before the Canadian trip, Francis will face another mobility challenge. In early July, he is scheduled to go to Congo and South Sudan, a trip he hopes will foster reconciliation.

Recently, authorities in Lebanon said a hoped-for June visit by the pope wouldn't happen.

Edmonton is home to the second-largest number of Indigenous Peoples who live in urban Canadian centers. In a reference to the sad legacy of abuse, the conference noted that "in addition, 25 residential schools were located in Alberta, the most of any province or territory in Canada."

During the pope's meetings with Indigenous delegates at the Vatican, Inuit delegates invited him to visit the the northern reaches of Canada.

The bishops said a Quebec City stop would provide a hub for Indigenous peoples of eastern Canada who want to see the pope.

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Tracey Lindeman contributed from Gatineau, Quebec.

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USA Today I also grabbed from the bias chart. They were more toward the middle top. My search for indigenous people in Canada did bring up several articles, however they were all focused on the stabbing incident that occurred early September.

My thought is perhaps US news sources are more focused on indigenous people in the US as opposed to other countries.

However, further searches did find articles regarding the Pope's visit, the mass grave of indigenous children found at one of Canada's indigenous residential schools and how the death of the queen is impacting indigenous communities.

Both the US and Canada are grappling with the reconciliation with their indigenous populations. Incidences in other countries can influence others to think about the work they still need to accomplish.

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Canadian police with guns drawn surrounded a house Tuesday on an Indigenous reserve that was the site of a stabbing massacre Sunday morning.

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I come from a small island city, so it is understandable that they would not be reporting on Canada. Most of the articles were opinions or news from around the community.

They did have several about Indigenous People's day and I grew up aware of the strong Suquamish presence nearby and the fact I lived on Duwamish land, a tribe which does not have a federally recognized reservation. I hope the education of indigenous people in the Pacific Northwest continues to spread.

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The Kitsap Sun is another one of my local newspapers, but it covers the whole county. There is a large Native American presence where I live and they did have a lot of articles about indigenous people, mainly in the U.S. However, this one mentioned Quadra Island in British Columbia which is actually where my grandma lived. But anyway, they were working with indigenous people up there to revive the clam population. Very neat story.

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SEATTLE - By the time you read this story, what it describes will probably have disappeared beneath the waves.

That's how it was meant to be - and how it used to be.

Since time immemorial, as the saying goes, people in what is now Washington and British Columbia farmed the sea with a type of environmental engineering called clam gardening.

Around the time Europeans showed up here, the practice was lost.

"It was stolen from us," Swinomish Tribal Senator Alana Quintasket told KUOW. "All of our teachings, all of our practices, our connections to this place, our connections to each other, our connections to all living things was stolen from us with settler colonialism."

Quintasket stood in the mud where Skagit Bay becomes Kiket Island.

"We're working hard to restore these practices, to bring back these teachings, and to restore our relationships," she said.

A few dozen people in work gloves and rubber boots gathered on that small island about 50 miles north of Seattle, during one of the lowest tides of the year.

"We are starting to build the rock wall for our clam garden," Quintasket said.

It's believed that a clam garden - a traditional, Indigenous way of boosting shellfish production - hasn't been built in the United States for close to 200 years.

Rock by rock, this muddy gathering is changing that.

As beefy men strain to push wagons of boulders through the mud, adults and children form a long line down to the water's edge. Each link in the human chain twists at the waist to hand a heavy rock to the next person until it nears the nascent wall. Conversation and laughter abound.

"We're passing rocks," said Marcia Julius of LaConner, a Swinomish Tribe historic preservationist and tribal member. "This seems to make more sense than all of us going back and forth."

If you've ever heard the tribal saying, "when the tide goes out, the table's set," then you have a sense of how important shellfish are to Native cultures in this part of the world.

"It's definitely a part of who we are," said Julius, who was helping build the wall with her three kids. "Our lives work better when we're able to eat our traditional foods."
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Gradually, 33 tons of hand-carried rocks coalesce into a wall about knee high and nearly 200 feet long. It arcs along a contour line 2 feet below the typical low tide. Most of the time, the wall will be submerged, invisible to visitors to the Kukutali Preserve, co-managed by the Swinomish Tribe and Washington State Parks.

Over time, the sturdy but porous structure should capture sediment on its upland side and expand the shallow, gently sloping habitat for things like butter clams and littleneck clams.

As with any backyard garden, continual tending-in this case, by clearing rocks and algae from the clam-growing areas and digging into the sediment with sticks to aerate it-will be part of ensuring a productive harvest.

Clam gardens grow four times more butter clams and twice as many littleneck clams as unterraced beaches do, according to a study of dozens of ancient clam gardens around Quadra Island, British Columbia. Young littleneck clams planted in the centuries-old terraces grew nearly twice as fast, making more local protein available to shellfish harvesters.

Michael Wilson of the Pauquachin Nation on Vancouver Island has come down from Canada to help.

"Seaweed, crabs, clams, oysters, everything comes right in behind his wall, and it gets protected, and it'll get more nutrition than when there's no wall here," Wilson said.

In British Columbia, a few First Nations, as Indigenous groups are known there, have rebuilt clam gardens, traces of which had survived centuries of disuse.

"We wanted to have as much food as we can for our people," Wilson said.

Members of those First Nations are sharing their expertise and muscle across the invisible, watery border with Washington state.

"These teachings have been with us for thousands of years. Government didn't want us to do this," said Woody Underwood, visiting from the Tsawout Nation on Vancouver Island.

Carbon dating has shown some clam gardens near Vancouver Island to be as old as Egyptian pyramids: 3,500 years or more.

Between forced relocation and other human rights abuses, Canadian governments almost stamped out this ancient practice.

"In Canada, we were colonized by the plow," Underwood said. "They wanted to turn us into farmers."

Underwood says it's been a long haul, but Coast Salish people on both sides of the border are bouncing back.

"So seeing us here today, guess what? We didn't only survive, but we're thriving," he said.

"I'm just grateful my kids were able to be here and to witness and be a part of what will be here for generations to come," Julius said.

How soon all the rock hauling on Kiket Island will benefit Swinomish diets is unclear.

It takes a butter clam about three years to grow to harvestable size, according to Western Washington University marine ecologist and Samish Nation member Marco Hatch.

"What we're doing here is something that hasn't been done in living memory, which is build a clam garden from scratch," Hatch said. "So we don't really know how long does it take for those sediments to fill in or what that's going to look like."

On the beach, the long chain of rock passers looks like an old-timey bucket brigade for fighting a fire.

But it's more like a boulder brigade for fighting climate change.

Crushed shell bits are expected to wash in and pile up behind the wall.

They can locally neutralize some of carbon dioxide that's making sea water more acidic and less hospitable to shellfish as well as overheating the planet.

"We're supporting our relatives of the sea in a time of crisis," said Quintasket, the Swinomish senator. "It's not just climate change anymore. We are in crisis mode, and this is just a little bit of work that we can do to support their home to make sure that they're surviving with us."

While the ecological benefits might take years to materialize, the human benefits have already begun.
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"Our people getting to know each other is as important as the restoration work we do," Underwood said, "because we're restoring our culture."

Coast Salish people were cut off from many of their relatives and natural resources after the Oregon Treaty of 1846 drew a zigzag U.S.-Canada boundary midway between Vancouver Island and the North American mainland.

"It's much more than just moving rocks and building a wall. This is bringing back who we are as Coast Salish people, as indigenous people to this place," Quintasket said.

Quintasket says one of the biggest benefits of the muddy manual labor has been getting to work with tribal relatives from the other side of that saltwater border.

"It's brought nations together that haven't been brought together in generations, you know?" she said.

Some walls divide communities. This one is bringing them together.

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This article is the same one from the social media post. I did discover that it was originally produced from Reuters but both the Express Tribune, Pakistan's national newspaper and the Indian Express reported on this topic of how the Queen's death impacted indigenous people.

I believe being former colonies of the UK lead Pakistan and India to report on this topic and the downfalls of having the Crown reign over them.