We are at a crossroads for progress where we must accelerate or risk stalling
The urgency which the current issues require our ongoing initiative and collaboration cannot be under-stressed.
Liberals have failed Indigenous Peoples as infrastructure gap grows
Governments of all levels must stop the patterns of colonialism that have persisted for 150 years, respect Indigenous Peoples’ abilities to make their own decisions, and stop preventing Indigenous Peoples from revitalizing their languages.
It is 2024 and where are we on reconciliation?
We need to stop denying racism. We need to see how colonial policies are still causing the issues, and how the solutions are available with willing change.
Urgent action needed for Indigenous nations
Indigenous communities are disproportionately affected by lack of housing, issues related to on-reserve water, remote health care, and more.
The Indian Act: a name that carries baggage
No matter how much the Indian Act is revised, it will forever be seen as the patronizing patchwork that it is.
Real change requires change in self
I’ve worked on many levels of government projects to engage Indigenous communities. Each time, I’ve been disappointed that bureaucratic and political systems perpetuate oppressive outcomes for Indigenous groups that are gracious enough to repeatedly engage.
Climate change adaptation through decolonizing stewardship
Those best situated to be the stewards of Canada’s lands and waters are the Indigenous Peoples who have been doing this for 10,000 years or longer.
Flipping the paradigm
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission and UNDRIP are both committed to ensuring Indigenous Peoples are treated equal to that of any other Canadian. Yet, there is little acknowledgement of the value of Indigenous experience, knowledge, or life ways.
Trudeau government needs to move into high gear on TRC, MMIWG calls
Former commissioners who led the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) recently called on the federal government to use what time it has left in its mandate to make better progress on completing the 231 Calls for Justice that resulted from the years-long effort. Now-Quebec Senator Michèle Audette spoke to […]
EU law to reduce deforestation misses the Indigenous people for the trees
The EU’s rigid stance fails to consider the dynamic nature of Canada’s forests, and risks sidelining Indigenous-led forest management.
