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October 19, 2026
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SFU had to do the work to earn the right to ask the Nations for a name. We had to clearly demonstrate that we were doing the work around truth and reconciliation, Indigenization, and decolonization. C H R I S LE W I S · IN D IG E N O U S EX E C U T IV E LEA D AT S F U, S Ḵ W X ̱ W Ú 7 ME S H N AT IO N
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Opinions Editor Maria Fernanda Osorio Arredondo · opinions@the-peak.ca
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It feels like our community is adding a purity test you must pass before being accepted as a “proper Punjabi.”
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The point of the term “South Asian” is not regional specificity, but rather to bring people together, especially through organizations.
October 19, 2026
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October 19, 2026
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The aging population is going to have an increasingly larger impact [on] our healthcare system, so it’s important that students understand that, because it’s the world they’re going to inherit. D R . R I NTO U L N E U R O B IO LO G IST A N D P R O F ES S O R IN S F U ’ S D E PA RT M E N T O F B IO LO G ICA L S C IE N C ES
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By stepping onto the rink and leading a successful athletic career, he is a trailblazer who paved the way for South Asian representation in hockey.
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