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January 16, 2018 | Foreign Policy

Fantasy Island

Saul Elbein

Exporting British Columbia’s abundant energy resources should have been a slam dunk. How did a multibillion-dollar dream go up in smoke?

October 30, 2017 | Haaretz

Special Report: What the Jewish Federations Do with Your Money

Uri Blau, Akela Lacy

Research into Jewish charities in North America has found a powerful but opaque machine that turns over billions, but can be vague as to how the money is used.

October 23, 2017 | Mongabay

As Northwest Salmon Economy Teeters on Brink, Trump Gives It a Push

Saul Elbein

Trump’s 2018 budget, if adopted, threatens to kill already precarious Northwest salmon fisheries — crippling the local economies of US and Canadian communities and tribal nations.

June 01, 2017 | BBC News

Why I Failed to Catch Canada's Worst Serial Killer

Joanna Jolly

It still haunts Lorimer Shenher that red tape hindered his attempts to question a man who later confessed to nearly 50 murders.

April 29, 2017 | The Washington Post

What Life is Like in a Canadian Town Known for Its Suicide Epidemic

Photography by David Maurice Smith, Text by May-Ying Lam

David Maurice Smith documented the lives of people in the northern Ontario community, some of whom still suffer from the trickle-down impact of residential schools, extinguished only in 1996.

April 28, 2017 | Pulitzer Center

The Suicide Crisis in Attawapiskat in Context: The Legacy of Canada's Residential Schools

David Maurice Smith

People of the Parting Rocks: Gaining cultural context of the Indigenous suicide crisis facing the Cree community of Attawapiskat.

April 28, 2017 | Pulitzer Center

Finding Healing Through a Return to Traditions in Attawapiskat

David Maurice Smith

To heal the deep wounds left by a dark colonial history and a recent suicide crisis, the Canadian First Nations community of Attawapiskat looks to reconnect with the land and their traditions.

April 03, 2017 | Macleans

Attawapiskat: Re-examining a Community Through Photos

David Maurice Smith

David Maurice Smith travelled to Attawapiskat to show the community in a cultural context that could help Canadians see beyond crisis and understand more about the lives of its residents.

March 15, 2017 | Pulitzer Center

A Herd and a Hope: The Fight to Reopen Canada’s Prison Farms

Madeline Bielski

In Ontario, many people hope cows will soon head to prison–not for bad behavior, but because they believe prison is their rightful home.

January 09, 2017 | Pulitzer Center

Walking the Red Path

Dillon DeWitt

Life in the northern reserve of St. Theresa Point is demanding, but strengthening and protecting Oji-Cree culture is the greatest priority. In that regard, the reserve has had astounding success.

December 22, 2016 | PBS NewsHour

Portraits Show the Complex, Devastating Legacy of Canada’s Residential Schools

Daniella Zalcman with Corinne Segal

Daniella Zalcman speaks with the PBS Newshour about her award-winning project "Signs of Your Identity."

December 01, 2016 | CBC Radio

CBC Radio Interviews Daniella Zalcman on "Signs of Your Identity"

Daniella Zalcman

Grantee Daniella Zalcman speaks with CBC Radio Saskatchewan about her new book "Signs of Your Identity."

May 10, 2016 | Newsletter

This Week: Oh, Canada

Tom Hundley

An unusual treatment for Ottawa's homeless alcoholics.

April 21, 2016 | General news, Project news

Suicide Strikes Canada's First Nation Tribes

Elana Dure

Daniella Zalcman and Guillaume Saladin reflect on the suicide epidemic of Canada's First Nations and consider what can be done to stop the trend of self-destruction.

February 24, 2016 | Education news

News Bites and Lesson Plan of the Week: School and Identity

Fareed Mostoufi

This week's news on all things Pulitzer Center Education.

February 23, 2016 | General news, Newsletter

This Week: Portraits of Trauma

Tom Hundley

Can the wounds of cultural genocide be healed?

February 20, 2016 | Project news, Awards

Daniella Zalcman's 'Signs of Your Identity' Wins 2016 FotoEvidence Book Award

Photojournalist wins award for demonstrating through her reporting of Canadian 'cultural genocide' survivors, courage and commitment in addressing violation of human rights.