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Renegotiating Sovereignty? Māori Resistance in the Face of Colonial Erasure

Ashley Kyne / November 21, 2024

Last week, on November 14th, Māori Member of Parliament Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke rose in the Aotearoa (New Zealand) Parliament to vote on a proposed Treaty Principles Bill. Opposing the proposed law, she tore the bill in half and led a haka alongside members of her party, Te Pāti Māori. The haka, a traditional Māori expression of […]

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The Supreme Court of Canada’s Child Welfare Ruling: Short and Long-Term Implications

Scott Franks / February 20, 2024

The SCC has decided that Indigenous peoples’ inherent right to self-government over child and family services is constitutional. What does this mean for self-government?

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Nibi onje biimaadiiziiwin is not a metaphor: The relationship between suicide and water insecurity in First Nations in Ontario

Jeffrey Ansloos / May 3, 2023

Jeffrey Ansloos presents compelling evidence surrounding the link between water insecurity and suicide in First Nations in Ontario, illustrating that “water is life” is not a metaphor, but is a struggle for life itself.

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Tkaronto is a Place for Sustenance

Kaitlin Rizarri / April 11, 2023

In response to the Special Report, “Indigenous Food Sovereignty in Ontario: A Study of Exclusion at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs”, Kaitlin Rizarri addresses how OMAFRA restricts BIPOC farmers in cities from reclaiming their food systems.

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Strategies for Revitalization on National Indigenous Languages Day

Jennifer Meness / March 31, 2023

On National Indigenous Languages Day, Jennifer Meness outlines the importance of revitalizing Indigenous languages for decolonizing our minds.

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Let’s Talk about Indigenous Mental Health: Trauma, Suicide & Settler Colonialism

Michaela McGuire - Jaad Gudgihljiwah / January 22, 2022

ON A DAY designated for talking about mental health, let’s talk about the mental health crisis Indigenous people face resulting from colonialism. While the term itself has been adopted by federal officials, it often seems an effort to manipulate meaning. When “colonialism” or even “genocide” are interpreted in abstract and sanitized ways, it becomes easy

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