2019 Archive | ABS Canada

Nike Shoe Design Stolen from Guna Indigenous Women and Marketed as Puerto Rican

Just weeks before the new “Puerto Rican-themed” Nike Air Force 1 shoes were to be released, Nike cancelled the whole thing. The so-called Puerto Rican design was in fact an outright copy of a traditional mola design unique to the Guna, an Indigenous tribe from Guna Yala in Panama and from parts of Colombia. The Guna…

Walking the Talk in Reconciliation: Federal Court Issues Decision in Indigenous Languages

For the first time in history, a Canadian court has issued a ruling in two Indigenous languages. The ruling in Whalen v Fort McMurray No 468 First Nation by the Canadian Federal Court – a summary of which was issued in both Cree and Dene – overturned the suspension of Fort McMurray No. 468 First Nation…

40th WIPO IGC: Mixed Impressions as Experts Seek a New Mandate

Pre-Session Strategy Meetings Experts and delegates gathered in Geneva for the 40th session of the WIPO IGC, which commenced on June 17 and ended on June 21. With a crowded agenda, the 40thsession marks the last session for the 2018-2019 biennium. In preparation for this meeting, two countries, South Africa and Indonesia, each organized pre-IGC…

Two-Spirit Identity and Indigenous Knowledge: Reflections on Indigenous History Month and Pride Month

Photo: "Reimagined Waterways" by Amanda Amour-Lynx, a Two-Spirit Mi’kmaq interdisciplinary artist, social worker, and educator. Her work can be found at www.amour-lynx.art. June is both Indigenous History Month and Pride Month in Canada. The designation of a month to honour the history, heritage, diversity, and contributions of Indigenous Peoples, and to celebrate LGBTQ2S+ identities, is important for recognition,…

Yearly Archives: 2019

Nike Shoe Design Stolen from Guna Indigenous Women and Marketed as Puerto Rican

Walking the Talk in Reconciliation: Federal Court Issues Decision in Indigenous Languages

40th WIPO IGC: Mixed Impressions as Experts Seek a New Mandate

Two-Spirit Identity and Indigenous Knowledge: Reflections on Indigenous History Month and Pride Month

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