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State responses to COVID-19 were unevenly felt across society. Negative consequences of lockdowns and travel restrictions for the upper classes were largely restricted to not seeing friends or taking holidays. For those with little or no right to have rights (Arendt, 1970), those relegated to society’s margins—such as refugees and asylum claimants—state responses to COVID-19 metamorphosed into Kafkaesque restrictions, surveillance, and control. Informed by participant observations and 10 interviews with civil society actors conducted in Athens in 2021 and 2022 at the height of the pandemic, this paper shows how the Greek state weaponized COVID-19 to further exclude refugees from society, deny asylum procedures, and reduce service provision for those awaiting the outcome of their asylum claims.
Keywords: asylum seekers, refugees, bureaucratic violence, Greece, COVID-19, Athens
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Next level grammar for a digital age by Darren Crovitz, Michelle D. Devereaux, and Clarice M. Morgan has made a valuable contribution to English Language Arts (ELA) education by delineating how grammar instruction can be situated within real-life contexts using digital technologies and media, as well as emphasizing the importance of critical digital literacy in ELA education. The book provides educators with a wide range of approaches to guide students in utilizing language in digital spaces and understanding rhetorical grammar to create digital content, aiming to raise learners to become more conscious digital readers and writers and to grow up to be engaged citizens. With its concrete and practical lesson ideas, the book helps language teachers to prepare for teaching complex and challenging topics that emerge in digital realms and to guide students to incrementally develop their literacy skills. Individuals in language education will find valuable insights for engaging discussions on how language teaching can be updated to meet requirements of an increasingly digital media landscape.
Keywords: alphabétisation numérique critique, critical digital literacy, pédagogie numérique critique, language learning and teaching, citoyenneté numérique, digital citizenship, apprentissage et enseignement des langues, critical digital pedagogy
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One of the core programming goals at Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute is to rediscover, relearn, and reintroduce the traditions of our historic belongings through the display, study, and research of belongings currently cared for by museums outside our region. In 2017, we received funding from the Canada Council of the Arts for a multi-year research and knowledge creation project, "Rediscovering the Tradition of Painted Caribou Coats in Eeyou Istchee." Our project brought Eeyou knowledge together with surviving examples of painted caribou coats and accessories from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries usually referred to, and classified as, "Naskapi" by museums and "experts" outside our region.
Keywords: Decolonization, self-determination, Eeyou Istchee, community-based research, painted caribou coats
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada called for increased access to archival material documenting the history of Residential Schools. What does this access and associated programming look like? How can archives approach sharing Residential School history in an ethical and culturally appropriate way? This project report provides examples of reciprocal approaches to archival work by drawing on a case study of the community-guided work undertaken by the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association (CSAA) and the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre (SRSC).
Keywords: archives, residential schools, Indigenous communities, Indigenous knowledge
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There is widespread recognition that Aboriginal Canada needs more community members with business training to work in economic development and management, particularly with the growing development of natural resources in Aboriginal territories and self-governance initiatives. Yet, only 12% of funded Aboriginal students pursue post-secondary education in business or commerce. Barriers to the pursuit of tertiary education include inadequate student preparation and career guidance, lack of funding, and attitudes surrounding the ability to do math. The Purdy Crawford Chair in Aboriginal Business Studies at Cape Breton University addresses these barriers via its program for Aboriginal youth, which combines mentorship, networking, and technology to facilitate the transition from high school to post-secondary studies and engage students in business education. This article outlines the model employed by the Purdy Crawford Chair and assesses the initiative in relation to relevant literature on mentorship and technology.
Keywords: Business And Economics, Business education, Business students, Career counseling, Colleges & universities, Community, Curricula, Economic development, Ethnic Interests, Funding, Governance, Higher education, Indigenous peoples, Leadership, Mentoring, Native North Americans, Native students, Natural resources, Networking, School to work transition, Secondary education, Secondary schools, Technology, Trade, Mentorship, Indigenous business education, Indigenous youth and business eduacation
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Since the beginning of the pandemic of COVID‑19, multiple offers and overbidding have caused the sale price of residential properties to skyrocket. As a result, more and more people have started to buy without prior inspection, and more and more people have started to sell their property without a legal guarantee, at the buyer's own risk. The Québec government and the Organisme d'autoréglementation du courtage immobilier du Québec have begun to put in place certain measures to protect buyers, notably in relation to pre‑purchase inspections, but are these measures sufficient? Do parties really understand the legal consequences of a clause excluding legal warranties, before signing their contract? We will be proposing new measures to add to those already in place, while preserving the principle of contractual freedom as far as possible.