Ja’miil Millar reflects on her experience at Yellowhead’s Radical Policy School (Misko Aki Knowledge Exchange), sharing that hope is not passive—it’s a powerful practice, a survival instinct, and a collective force.
Oil on the Sahtú: Imperial(ism), Resource Regulation & Modern Treaties Read More »
Ja’miil Millar reflects on her experience at Yellowhead’s Radical Policy School (Misko Aki Knowledge Exchange), sharing that hope is not passive—it’s a powerful practice, a survival instinct, and a collective force.
Hope As A Survival Instinct Read More »
As the Land Back Movement in Canada grows, political officials have worked to co-opt and distort the aims of Indigenous people from restitution towards “economic reconciliation.” Meanwhile, the duty to consult and the principle of free, prior and informed consent have also been channelled into the discourse of economic partnerships with industry, which is most
Resource Development and Indigenous Rights in Northern B.C.: A New Divide and Conquer Read More »
In this brief, Eriel Deranger identifies the critical nature of the climate emergency amidst the dangerous exclusion of Indigenous peoples from environmental decision-making being made by colonial governments. Deranger asks, what does a climate plan look like without consideration of Indigenous rights and what should they look like from [an Indigenous] perspective?
The Climate Emergency & the Colonial Response Read More »
It is becoming clearer that COVID-19, and future pandemics, are tied to climate change. How can we prevent that impending reality? This Brief imagines our current moment as transformational for climate policy, our notions of economic development, and reconciliation.
Can We Achieve Climate Action and Reconciliation in a Post COVID World? Read More »
Since the Fall of 2018, the Indigenous Land Stewardship Circle has been organizing to protect a number of sacred sites in and around what is now the City of Toronto. Among their campaigns is the effort to manage High Park responsibly. As part of their campaign, they have issued this Call to Action, republished here.
Based in the Faculty of Arts at Toronto Metropolitan University.