Flora Tu October 2026 Source: Sgt. Ken Scar (U.S. Armed Forces). Public Domain. Historical Background Located in central Afghanistan, the Hazara are an ethno-religious minority as Shia Muslims in a state with a majority Sunni Muslim population, identifiable by their Hazaragi dialect of Dari. Population estimates vary greatly; studies in the late 1990s indicated a 19% constitution of the Afghan population, later officially lowered to 9%. Since Amir Abdur Rahman Khan's rule (1880–1901),...

November 2026 By Flora Tu Former Kamloops Indian Residential School, British Columbia, circa 1930 Archives Deschâtelets-NDC, Fonds Deschâtelets On May 27, 2021, Indigenous nation Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc announced that ground-penetrating radar identified 215 suspected unmarked graves near the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. For many Canadians, the announcement sparked national mourning and calls for reform. For Indigenous communities, it was an affirmation of what had long been known...