Roy Bear Chief’s contribution to Mount Royal University
On July 31, 2026, Valerie Fortney wrote a glowing account of Roy Bear Chief's activities at Mount Royal University. Bear Chief has been an aboriginal "helper" at Mount Royal University…
Thinking forward to the Boghossian, Nicewonder and Hughes Calgary visit.
On August 24-26, 2026, Peter Boghossian, Reid Nicewonder and Mia Hughes will be travelling to Calgary to do some Spectrum Street Epistemology sessions and other events. At this time, one…
Digging Their Own Graves: Universities and the “Kamloops 215” Deception
This is the presentation Frances Widdowson will be giving at the Heterodox Social Science Conference 2026 on July 24, 2026.
Batshit Crazy AFN Press Conference on “Residential School Denialism”
On July 15, 2026, the Assembly of First Nations held a Press Conference talking about an Emergency Resolution that they had passed to criminalize "residential school denialism". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjzwbK80qYk&t=2772s The resolution…
The Meliorist Article on the University of Lethbridge “Native Rights Mob”
Harley Galarneau's article seems to raise three main points of contention: Did the University of Lethbridge foment the "Native Rights Mob"? Was the "Native Rights Mob" violent? How should "academic…
CBC’s Jason Markusoff Interviews Sean Carleton and Niigaan Sinclair on “Residential School Denialism”
On June 29, 2026, an interview took place on "Front Burner" about "What's fuelling residential school denialism?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdJImlySLKk&t=106s In this discussion, Markusoff directly mentioned Frances Widdowson (at 15:04) This led…
University of Victoria Developments
On June 17, 2026, the Saanich Police Department requested a "Stay of Proceedings" for the Violation Ticket that was issued to Frances Widdowosn on December 2, 2025. The Stay of…
CFJC News Director James Peters Beclowns Himself
On May 27, 2021, James Peters, the News Director for CFJC, was given the "scoop" to share with the world the Kamloops Indian Band's story that the "remains of 215…
Leroy Little Bear’s Legacy: Should nonsense and censorship be “celebrated”?
On June 18, 2026, the legacy of Leroy Little Bear, the Vice-Provost of Iniskim Indigenous Relations and former Chair of the Native American Studies program at the University of Lethbridge,…
Defamation charges against the University of Lethbridge Faculty Association
On June 7, 2026, Frances Widdowson sent the University of Lethbridge Faculty Association (ULFA) an email threatening legal action if it did not retract a statement on their website. https://www.ulfa.ca/taking-action/statements/…