CBC Manitoba: Human rights museum marks anniversary after 10 years of learning amid protest

Fiona Odlum — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 19:23:43 +0000

Adele Perry, the director of the Centre for Human Rights Research at the University of Manitoba, says the museum’s early days stand as an example of how mainstream Canadian institutions fail to be fully accountable to Indigenous people.

There are many things institutions do to tick off boxes when it comes to engagement, she said.

“I do think in the 10 years that the museum has existed, there has been changes that are notable,” she said.

To read the full article on the museum, please visit CBC Manitoba.

Global News Winnipeg: Advocates in Manitoba frustrated with lack of movement on landfill search

Fiona Odlum — Fri, 03 May 2024 20:29:02 +0000

Adele Perry, the director of the University of Manitoba’s Centre of Human Rights, said a combination of systemic issues often contributes to public apathy.

“Colonialism, both of the past and of the present, racism, patriarchy, (and) sexism have come together to produce a context where Indigenous women, girls and two-spirited people, have found themselves disproportionately coming to harm,” Perry said.

“We, as a society, have repeatedly shown ourselves kind of unable and unwilling, and often kind of a combination of both, to address those circumstances and to honour to those women and girls and two-spirited people, and their families,” she added.

To read the full story about the Red Dress Event, please visit Global News Winnipeg.

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CBC Manitoba: Human rights museum marks anniversary after 10 years of learning amid protest

Global News Winnipeg: Advocates in Manitoba frustrated with lack of movement on landfill search