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Pinasunniq: Reflections on a Northern Indigenous Economy

Pinasunniq: Reflections on a Northern Indigenous Economy offers a vision of Inuit economic self-determination. It challenges the “common sense” Northern economic models that have historically excluded Inuit voices and continue to erase Inuit economic activity. Through economic analysis, narrative, and advocacy, the report asks critical questions about the benefits of government-led policy and approaches of industry. …

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Executive Summary – Pinasunniq: Reflections on a Northern Indigenous Economy

Pinasunniq: Reflections on a Northern Indigenous Economy is an expression of a vision of Inuit economic self-determination. Through twelve articles, featuring nine Inuit authors, the report weaves diverse perspectives on the Northern economy grounding Indigenous, and specifically Inuit, values. The report challenges the accepted approaches to developing an economy in the North and proposes alternatives …

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The Current State of the Northern Economy for Inuit in Nunavut

What is the current state of the northern economy, with specific attention to Inuit in Nunavut? This chapter attempts to answer this question. The first part of this chapter focuses on the nature of the so-called “mixed economy,” where governments support mining and resource development but offer very little space for Inuit-led economic activity, and …

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Twenty-Five Years of Gladue: Indigenous ‘Over-Incarceration’ & the Failure of the Criminal Justice System on the Grand River

Twenty-Five Years of Gladue: Indigenous ‘Over-Incarceration’ & the Failure of the Criminal Justice System on the Grand River, a collaboration between the Brantford Regional Indigenous Support Centre (BRISC) and Yellowhead Institute, examines the emergence of the Gladue Principle and its application in Canada, with specific attention to Gladue on the Grand River. We find that …

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Calls to Action Accountability: A 2023 Status Update on Reconciliation

2023 marks eight years since the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action. This year also marks the fifth year of authors Eva Jewell and Ian Mosby tracking Canada’s progress on completing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action. In this edition of their annual Calls to Action Accountability analysis, …

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Data Colonialism in Canada’s Chemical Valley: Aamjiwnaang First Nation and the Failure of the Pollution Notification System

This report is about the relationship between the petrochemical industry in Ontario’s Chemical Valley and Aamjiwnaang First Nation. Central to this relationship is pollution: the spills, flares, air releases and how those events are communicated to the community. Communication about pollutants is regulated by provincial and federal governments, which actually provide limited oversight, allowing Shell, ExxonMobil, and …

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