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‘Fun but also dangerous’: Calgary emergency rooms busy during Stampede, data shows

  • CBC
  • 2018-07-07
  • Alcohol and Safety
  • https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-emergency-rooms-stampede-1.4737872

Divorce inquiries rise by up to 50% during the Calgary Stampede

  • Daily Hive
  • 2018-06-25
  • Relationships
  • https://dailyhive.com/calgary/calgary-stampede-divorce-inquiries-rates

Lawyers claims Calgary Stampede failed to support young victims of sexual predator

  • Calgary Herald
  • 2018-05-04
  • The Young Canadians
  • https://calgaryherald.com/news/crime/stampede-comments-derided-by-lawyer-for-heerema-victims/wcm/71e8eea9-e2a3-4b48-a843-1518662195c0

Heerema gets 10 years in Young Canadians sex abuse case

  • CTV News
  • 2018-05-02
  • The Young Canadians
  • https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/heerema-gets-10-years-in-young-canadians-sex-abuse-case-1.3911704

Morally despicable’ former Young Canadians staffer sentenced to 10 years for teen sex abuses

  • CBC
  • 2018-05-02
  • The Young Canadians
  • https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/phillip-heerema-sex-abuse-sentencing-1.4644706

‘Wolf in sheep’s clothing’: Former Young Canadian staffer Philip Heerema hears victim impact statements

  • CBC
  • 2018-05-01
  • The Young Canadians
  • https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/philip-heerema-child-sex-abuse-young-canadians-verdict-1.4643250

Victims describe abuse by ex-Young Canadians worker Philip Heerema

  • The Globe and Mail
  • 2018-05-01
  • The Young Canadians
  • https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-trapped-and-alone-victims-describe-abuse-by-ex-young-canadians/

Former Young Canadians official pleads guilty to sexually assaulting troupe members

  • Calgary Sun
  • 2018-01-30
  • The Young Canadians
  • https://calgarysun.com/news/crime/former-young-canadians-official-pleads-guilty-to-sexually-assaulting-troupe-members

Former Young Canadians staffer Philip Heerema pleads guilty mid-trial to 8 teen sex abuse charges

  • CBC
  • 2018-01-30
  • The Young Canadians
  • https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/philip-heerema-child-sex-abuse-young-canadians-guilty-plea-1.4510456

Former Young Canadians employee pleads guilty to 8 of 20 sex charges

  • CTV News
  • 2018-01-30
  • The Young Canadians
  • https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/former-young-canadians-employee-pleads-guilty-to-8-of-20-sex-charges-1.3781144?cache=%3FclipId%3D89830

Former Young Canadians staffer to plead guilty to teen sex abuse charges mid-trial

  • CBC
  • 2018-01-29
  • The Young Canadians
  • https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/philip-heerema-child-sex-abuse-young-canadians-trial-guilty-plea-1.4508860

Teen testifies he felt ‘ashamed’ after sending nude photo to ex-Young Canadians staffer Philip Heerema

  • CBC
  • 2018-01-23
  • The Young Canadians
  • https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/philip-heerema-child-sex-abuse-young-canadians-trial-day-3-1.4500572

Young Canadians singer exchanged nude photos with Philip Heerema, court hears

  • Calgary Sun
  • 2018-01-23
  • The Young Canadians
  • https://calgarysun.com/news/crime/young-canadians-singer-exchanged-nude-photos-with-philip-heerema-court-hears

Proposed lawsuit claims Young Canadians didn’t adequately investigate alleged abuse

  • Calgary Herald
  • 2018-01-21
  • The Young Canadians
  • https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/proposed-lawsuit-claims-young-canadians-didnt-adequately-investigate-alleged-abuse

Witness says former Young Canadians official Philip Heerema assaulted him in 1992

  • Calgary Sun
  • 2018-01-16
  • The Young Canadians
  • https://calgarysun.com/news/local-news/witness-says-former-young-canadians-official-philip-heerema-assaulted-him-in-1992

‘Feel like a monster:’ Ex-Young Canadians worker on trial for child sex abuse charges

  • CTV News
  • 2018-01-16
  • The Young Canadians
  • https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/feel-like-a-monster-ex-young-canadians-worker-on-trial-for-child-sex-abuse-charges-1.3762064?cache=

Trial continues for former Young Canadians staffer accused of sex crimes

  • CTV News
  • 2018-01-16
  • The Young Canadians
  • https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/trial-continues-for-former-young-canadians-staffer-accused-of-sex-crimes-1.3761566

Teen sex abuse trial hears ex-Young Canadians employee Philip Heerema ‘never meant anyone harm’

  • CBC
  • 2018-01-15
  • The Young Canadians
  • https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/philip-heerema-trial-child-sex-abuse-1.4487287

‘Naked time:’ Trial hears former Young Canadians worker wanted student photos

  • Red Deer Advocate
  • 2018-01-15
  • The Young Canadians
  • https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/news/naked-time-trial-hears-former-young-canadians-worker-wanted-student-photos-6745224

Former director of The Young Canadians pleads not guilty to sex offences

  • CTV News
  • 2018-01-15
  • The Young Canadians
  • https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/former-director-of-the-young-canadians-pleads-not-guilty-to-sex-offences-1.3759705

Lawyers argue sex charges against former Young Canadians official should be tossed

  • Calgary Sun
  • 2017-12-07
  • The Young Canadians
  • https://calgarysun.com/news/local-news/lawyers-argue-sex-charges-against-former-young-canadians-official-should-be-tossed

Opinion: Stampede may be legally ‘humane’, but that doesn’t mean animals are protected

  • Vancouver Sun
  • 2017-07-16
  • Violence Against Animals
  • https://vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/opinion-stampede-may-be-legally-humane-but-that-doesnt-mean-animals-are-protected

See soemthing, say something’ during Stampede, urges Calgary Sexual Health Centre

  • CBC
  • 2017-07-06
  • Violence Against Women
  • https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-gets-consent-safe-stampede-1.4191969

Domestic violence calls spike on game days for CFL but not hockey, study finds

  • CBC
  • 2017-06-08
  • Violence Against Women
  • https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-domestic-violence-stampede-stampeders-1.4151413

Study finds link between domestic violence and some sporting events

  • CTV News
  • 2017-06-08
  • Alcohol and Safety, Violence Against Women
  • https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/study-finds-link-between-domestic-violence-and-some-sporting-events-1.3449598
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Settler Colonial Place-making in Alberta: Sexualized Violence, Extractivism, and Cowboy Culture is a research project funded by an Insight Development Grant awarded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2018-2024).

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One of the ways that settler colonialism might ally itself with innocence is by impelling settlers (ourselves included) to offer land acknowledgements. The logic, of course, is that if settlers acknowledge Indigenous land and sovereignty, then we must be ‘on their team,’ and if we are on their team, then we must not be so bad: we must, in other words, be innocent. Read more