Why are Black and Indigenous communities disproportionately imprisoned in Canada? This set of data visualizations animates data from the Yellowhead brief by Rai Reece which makes the argument for carceral redlining: the practice of identifying and targeting racialized communities for criminalization in order to maintain a white (settler) state.
How much do Prairie cities, where there are growing Black and Indigenous populations, spend on policing? This set of data visualizations breaks down the budget numbers and makes the case for police abolition as one step toward transformative change. For more information, read the accompanying Yellowhead Brief by Emily Riddle.
There is a significant difference in the reported data on COVID-19 in Indigenous communities from community sources vs. Indigenous Services Canada. This infographic shows this discrepancy between the data from community-sourced research conducted by Yellowhead Institute and the available numbers from ISC. Four reasons for this discrepancy are highlighted. Learn more on this topic by …
Community vs. Indigenous Services Canada Data: The Covid-19 Discrepancy Read More »
In June 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) began telling the story of residential schools in Canada. They chronicled the harms and made 94 Calls to Action in the hopes of finding justice and reconciliation. In the four years since, progress has been slow. In 2016, five Calls were completed; in 2017 …
Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action: 2019 Status Update Read More »
This infographic shows the % of provincial and territorial renewable energy policies and programs that, 1. include the identification of Indigenous stakeholders; 2. include UNDRIP, Section 35 and/or TRC content; and 3. include Indigenous involvement in the policy design process. These statistics are contextualized in the Yellowhead brief, “Decolonizing” Clean Energy Policy in Canada?.
INSPIRED BY EVENTS at the AFN Special Assembly in Fall 2018, this comic chronicles the demise of the proposed Indigenous Rights and Recognition Framework legislation. It was at this meeting that the Liberals announced the delay in the legislation, while community members protested outside. The comic also imagines alternative “framework” possibilities for the future before …
Comic | Indigenous Rights: Frameworks for the Future Read More »
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