In this Brief, Cassandra Blondin Burt examines the consequences of interrupting Residential School mental health supports on Indigenous communities, showing how reconciliation remains contingent on unstable administrative decisions, rather than sustained, long-term commitments.
Reconciliation on Hold: The Impact of Pausing Residential School Survivor Funding Read More »
In this Brief, Anton Clark highlights the role of the Indigenous Screen Office (ISO), which was built on decades of Indigenous advocacy, to enact these principles by supporting Indigenous creators and shaping international diplomacy and the circulation of their stories.
At a time when the mass criminalization of Indigenous people is widely recognized as a national crisis, can the IJS offer change? Kanatase Horn explores the evolution of the IJS and the elements that may set it apart from previous attempts.
The Indigenous Justice Strategy: “Progressive and Transformative Reform”? Read More »
In mid-July, after years of Human Rights Tribunal Rulings, litigation and negotiation, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) announced an agreement with Canada aiming to end discrimination against First Nation children in the child welfare system. AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak hailed the agreement as a turning point and thanked the “Government for coming
Last week the Federal Government released the 2024-2025 budget, with new funding allocations for Indigenous communities. While these allocations are significant and there are even new policy approaches to be found in the budget, chronic shortfalls and the historically paternalistic Crown-Indigenous financial relationship remain.
Federal Budget 2024:
An Indigenous Accounting Read More »
This Brief examines the recent commitments from the federal government in relation to the existing information about infrastructure deficits in First Nations. Specifically, how do physical distancing/isolation requirements align with housing, water, and health services needs in First Nations?