Recently, the law firm Fasken, known for battling against First Nations in court, announced that former AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde would be joining the firm. What does this mean for Indigenous communities who have experienced the negative effects from the firm’s poor reconciliatory record?
If You Can’t Beat Them… Join Them? The National Chief to “Indian Fighter” Pipeline Read More »
The long-fought for child welfare compensation settlement agreement has recently been rejected by the Human Rights Tribunal. What does this mean for the future of the settlement agreement?
The Assembly of First Nations & the Failure of the Child Welfare Settlement Agreement Read More »
Kelsi Balaban and Hayden King Interview the Callers of Action, Eva Jewell and Douglas Sinclair. who have produced the two most rigorous approaches to tracking progress on the TRC calls. Learn about their findings and process.
On the surface, Inuit in Nunavut are portrayed to have successfully achieved self-determination. However, Kunuk Inutiq argues the assumption that the public government is a form of self-determination is a facade. In this brief scrutinizes this facade and who it benefits in Nunavut.
Hungry Days in Nunavut: The Façade of Inuit Self-Determination Read More »
THE CONSENSUS ANALYSIS of Budget 2022 seems to revolve around the term “centrist.” Mainstream Canadian media has emphasized the Trudeau Liberals’ plans to lower the national deficit while highlighting investments in policy areas like housing and dental care. But centrist can also be a euphemism for big cuts. While there are investments in areas meant to
Balancing the Budget at Indigenous Peoples Expense Read More »
Content Note: The following contains information related to colonial violence and Canada’s Indian Residential School system, which may be distressing for some readers. THE MATTER OF Indian Residential Schools (IRS) came to the forefront many times in the past year. More recently, on April 1st, 2022, several Indigenous delegations went to the Vatican to hear an apology
Residential School Graves, Canada’s “Slow” Genocide & The International Criminal Court Read More »
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