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Hayden King
Executive Director
416-979-5000 Ext. 543483
hayden.king@ryerson.ca
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Media Features
- June 09, 2019, MMIWG inquiry issues final report with sweeping calls for change | Sunday Scrum, CBC
- June 04, 2019, Canada finally acknowledged the genocide against Indigenous women. It’s time to act., Washington Post
- March 08, 2019, The gaslighting of Jody Wilson-Raybould: Indigenous women have seen this before, Globe and Mail
- March 02, 2018, What are the Indigenous ‘Big House’ Laws that Jody WIlson-Raybould Invoked? Huffington Post / Canadian Press
- February 28, 2019, Jody Wilson-Raybould and the paradox of reconciliation in Canada, Globe and Mail
- February 25, 2019, Ombudsman not a proper replacement for ousted Youth and Child Advocate, critic says”, CBC Radio North
- January 15. 2019, Metro Morning Segment, CBC News
- December 13, 2018 By affirming racism, the Thunder Bay police report asserts our Indigenous truth, Globe and Mail (Article by Damien Lee and Jana-Rae Yerxa
- July 27, 2018, “After AFN national chief election, apathy and resignation remain,” The Globe and Mail (Article by Vanessa Watts and Hayden King)
- July 27, 2018, “Episode 124: Is Canada’s newest solution to the Indian Act worse than the problem PT 2?” Media Indigena (Podcast)
- July 20, 2018, “Episode 124: Is Canada’s newest solution to the Indian Act worse than the problem PT 1?” Media Indigena (Podcast)
- July 10, 2018, “The Gaping Holes in Ottawa’s Indigenous Fiscal Policy, Policy Options, (Article by Shiri Pasternak)
- June 22, 2018, “Emerging Indigenous Voices,” The Agenda w/Steve Paikin, TVO; Interview w/Shiri Pasternak
- June 20, 2018, “Canada’s first Indigenous-led think tank,” Ryerson Today (Podcast featuring Hayden King)
- June 08, 2018, “A Different PM Trudeau, same buckskin jacket. But where is the ‘real change’ for Indigenous peoples?,” The Globe and Mail (Article by Hayden King and Shiri Pasternak)
- June 06, 2018, Your Morning segment, CTV (1.12 mark) (TV Interview w/Hayden King)
- June 06, 2018, “New Indigenous think tank opens in Toronto,” Metro Morning with Matt Galloway, CBC (Radio Interview w/Hayden King)
- June 04. 2018, Interview w/Shiri Pasternak, CBC Radio One Halifax (Radio Interview)
Select Media Coverage
- May 31, 2019, Indigenous people need to rock the vote again in 2019, APTN News
- March 7, 2019, Why would Jodi Wilson-Raybould reject Indigenous Services file? Indian Act at core of issue, Global News
- February 3, 2019, Trudeau’s offer of Indigenous Services to Wilson-Raybould like ‘asking Nelson Mandela to administer apartheid’, CBC
- February 28, 2019, Ford government proposes to scrap controversial law placing ‘restrictions’ on development in northern Ontario, National Observer
- January 16, 2019, Liberal promises on Indigenous relationship ring hollow to activists, experts as protests continue, The Hill Times
- January 15, 2019, Cabinet Shuffle shows reconciliation dropping in priority for Trudeau, say Indigenous advocates, CBC
- January 12, 2019, Federal officials expected nationwide protest from RCMP action at Wet’suwet’en camp, CBC
- December 11, 2018, Indigenous advocates, and defender recognized with inaugural Art Manuel Awards, APTN
- November 26, 2018, First Nations self-government summit in Halifax to talk goals and processes, CBC
- November 15, 2018, “Ryerson rethinks the think tank—with an Indigenous focus,” Macleans
- November 06, 2018, Nations should look beyond blood-quantum and Indian Act to decide citizenship, Windspeaker
- November 02, 2018, Indigenous Research: A different way of doing things, Globe and Mail
- June 11, 2018, “Status Indians to disappear in 50 years unless First Nations move beyond Indian Act: Perry Bellegarde,” CBC News
- June 09, 2018, “Ep. 118: Canadas First-ever First Nations Think Tank,” Media Indigena w/Rick Harp (Podcast)
- June 06, 2018, “Canada’s first Indigenous-led think tank to focus on government legislation, self-governance,” CTV News (online)
- June 06, 2018,” New Indigenous think tank at Ryerson addresses “urgent need” for policy analysis,” academica group
- June 05, 2018, “Get to know Canada’s new Indigenous think tank,” tvo
- June 05, 2018, “Start paying attention’ to Indigenous rights legislation, First Nations warned,” Windspeaker
- June 05, 2018, “Ottawa’s promised Indigenous rights bill not as advertised, says report from new think tank,” CBC Indigenous
- June 04, 2018, “New think tank will promote Indigenous voices on policy and governance,” Alaska Highway News, The Canadian Press
- May 30, 2018, “New think tank aims to provide First Nations perspectives instead of a ‘white Indian expert’,” Toronto Star
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