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Two Weeks, Six Dead: Police Violence, Indigenous Dehumanization & Canadian Indifference

By Michaela McGuire - Jaad Gudgihljiwah / September 24, 2024

The dehumanization of Indigenous peoples is reflected in the indifference of Canadians today – so much so that our deaths become merely passing bylines. Over a two-week period (August 29 – September 9, 2024), police have killed six Indigenous people. The details of the cases range. In two separate instances, Tammy Bateman and an unnamed …

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Addressing Transportation Inequities for Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+

By Dr. Tiffany Hind Bull-Prete / August 6, 2024

The lack of safe and accessible intercommunity mobility options for Indigenous Peoples in rural and remote First Nation communities across Canada has urgent social, economic, and cultural implications. Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people face unique risks of sexual and gender-based violence, as highlighted in the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and …

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Connection Creating Change: Indigenous Youth Perspectives on Trauma, Storytelling & Healing

By Alexa Blyan / October 14, 2021

In this brief, Alexa Blyan, an Indigenous youth activist, discusses her project “Digital Voices” which seeks to provide a destigmatized space for youth to discuss their experiences. Through Digital Voices, Blyan explains how the platform can promote connection and healing through the process of storytelling.

CIRN-ACK! Leaked Government document outlines the Indian Department’s “Indigenous Agenda” and “Accomplishments” for 2019-2020

By Hayden King / August 11, 2020

In February 2019 Anishinaabeg communities in Ontario will vote to ratify a regional self-government agreement. While there are some expanded powers and new resources for communities, the Agreement is founded on outdated federal policies.

Police Brutality in Canada: A Symptom of Structural Racism and Colonial Violence

By Krista Stelkia / July 15, 2020

As the discussion of defunding police goes on, Krista Stelkia has written a Brief identifying how structural racism operates within the criminal justice and in Canadian institutions more generally. Can we hold systems accountable?

Banking While Brown: Indigenous People and Structural Racism in Canada

By Nikki Sanchez / February 27, 2020

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?

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Two Weeks, Six Dead: Police Violence, Indigenous Dehumanization & Canadian Indifference

Addressing Transportation Inequities for Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+

Connection Creating Change: Indigenous Youth Perspectives on Trauma, Storytelling & Healing

CIRN-ACK! Leaked Government document outlines the Indian Department’s “Indigenous Agenda” and “Accomplishments” for 2019-2020

Police Brutality in Canada: A Symptom of Structural Racism and Colonial Violence

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