The 2024–2025 federal budget includes significant new allocations for Indigenous communities, but chronic shortfalls and a paternalistic financial relationship remain.
A Decade of Disappointment: Reconciliation & the System of a Crown Read More »
In this brief, Riley Yesno examines the 2023 federal budget and how it measures up to Indigenous demands.
Budget 2023: A Profound Failure to Meet Indigenous Demands Read More »
As the third wave of COVID-19 emerges, Indigenous folks who find themselves unhoused are now being threatened with violence to clear encampments, with no promise of safe, permanent housing. Toronto Indigenous Harm Reduction raised a teepee on March 27, 2010 as a space for healing, community and ceremony in Allen Gardens, a gathering place for many houseless Indigenous people in the city.
Toronto Indigenous Harm Reduction in Solidarity with Indigenous Encampment Residents 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?
This brief considers the importance of research and Northern research responses to the pandemic, but also some infrastructure challenges that must be addressed to ensure the health and well-being of Inuit.
COVID-19 and Inuit Nunangat: Research, Responsibility & Infrastructure Inequality Read More »
As the dust continues to settle on the inaugural term of the United Conservative Government, many groups within the private, public and Indigenous sectors are grasping the full scope of ongoing and future harm. This briefs offers an analysis of the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation (AIOC), which was hailed as a “game changer” to allow First Nations in Alberta to participate in self-determination.
The Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation: A Critical Analysis Read More »