Among the more rarely discussed Calls to Action are 93 and 94, relating to Newcomers to Canada. While there has been some movement to address these Calls, the citizenship education for new Canadians remains deeply colonial.
Just as national and provincial Metis organizations begin self-government discussions, a dispute about Metis identity threatens to divide the Nation.
During the latest Six Nations of the Grand River band council election, on-line voting was used for the first time, It was discovered that deceased citizens ‘participated’ in voting, leading to the questions explored in this brief around the intersection of citizenship, data and governance.
Yellowhead Associate Fellow, Damien Lee considers the impending and dramatic changes to Indian Status rules and the consequences for Indigenous notions of belonging and relationality.
Based in the Faculty of Arts at Toronto Metropolitan University.