In this Brief, Scott Franks examines the significance of Cook et al v Manitoba (Misipawistik), where the Court recognized that First Nations in Manitoba hold an Aboriginal right to self-government over child welfare and child and family services under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.
Manitoba’s Bill 48 empowers police to target individuals of perceived drug intoxication and detain them for 3 days in solitary confinement. How does the expansion of involuntary detention and forced detox, made possible through Bill 48, deepen colonial harm? In this Brief, Sage Broomfield and Sidney Leggett argue that Bill 48 advances carceral colonialism under the guise of care – expanding police power, sanctioning confinement and displacing Indigenous-led harm reduction with punitive, ineffective, and life-threatening interventions.
Care not Cages: Involuntary Detox Treatment is Carceral Colonialism in Winnipeg, MB Read More »
The arrest of Max Johnson and his family at the Bank of Montreal follows a long trend in Canada of casually criminalizing Indigenous people. How can these examples of racism be addressed?
Banking While Brown: Indigenous People and Structural Racism in Canada Read More »