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Reflections on “Rupture”: Mark Carney’s New World Order & an Indigenous Response

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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech in Davos earlier this month received a rare standing ovation from the World Economic Forum. But in his comments to build an alternative system, insulated from great powers, he inadvertently described the Crown-Indigenous relationship, echoing the long-standing dynamics of power and exclusion that shape that relationship. In this Brief, Janna Wale and Michaela M. McGuire (Jaad Gudgihljiwah) expose this connection and ask what this means for Indigenous Peoples (who have long demanded a seat at the table – as opposed to being on the menu) to create a different kind of rupture in our own relationships, within and among Indigenous nations.

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Reforming First Nation Child and Family Services: A Critical Review of the Final Agreement

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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

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Zaagi’diwin Inakinogewin | Love Law: A Policy Note For Protecting Two-Spirit, Non-Binary & Trans Indigenous Peoples

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In theis brief Fallon Simard proposes how Zaagi’diwin Inakinogewin (“love law”) may reorient legal, political, and human rights mechanisms and inspire a culture shift that honours Indigenous freedoms of gender and sexuality expression and identity.

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Happy New Year to Everyone but Non-Status Kids: Jordan’s Principle & Canada’s Persistent Discrimination

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If federal lawyers are successful in challenging the latest Candian Human Rights Tribunal Ruling on Jordan’s Principle, there are implications for Indigenous jurisdiction over citizenship. If a community recognizes a non-status child as a band member, shouldn’t they be eligible for Jordan’s Principle support? According to Canada, the answer is no. According to Damien Lee, this is ultimately an act of political violence.

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Jordan’s Principle 5 Years Later: A Band-Aid for Government Neglect?

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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.

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