Protecting Métis children protects a Métis future
Under Bill C-53—the federal government’s proposed legislation to recognize self-government and self-determination to Métis in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario—it will be easier for Métis communities to develop child welfare services that make sense for Métis, writes Theresa Stenlund.
Barbs continue to fly as Innu Nation’s court challenge of NunatuKavut recognition pushed to new year
Innu Nation Grand Chief Simon Pokue says the NunatuKavut is using its ‘white privilege’ and well-connected evangelists in provincial and federal government to promote what it calls unearned claims of Inuit identity. But the NunatuKavut has a ‘tremendously long history,’ says its president.
Australia doubles down on colonization via a referendum
Indigenous Peoples in Australia and Canada share the experience of colonization: the majority making laws over the minority.
Canada needs strong principles to make sense of the critical minerals boom
To develop modern energy and transportation solutions, we need a modern approach to deciding where and when mineral development makes sense.
Before reconciliation, we need to reach the truth
Indigenous women need to be at the decision table to ensure that the voices of our communities are taken into consideration.
Reconciliation can benefit us all: Bob (Galagame’) Chamberlin
Canada’s Day of Truth and Reconciliation is a sign of this country’s growing awareness of the targeted injustice to Indigenous Peoples rooted in our colonial history. Canada’s Constitution, Supreme Court rulings, and reports such as the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous […]
‘Being prejudiced against Indigenous people is not working like it did in the past’: NDP victory in Manitoba a hopeful sign for justice for Indigenous women and girls
In the waning days of the election campaign, the Progressive Conservative government put up billboards defending its refusal to search Winnipeg-area landfills for the remains of three missing women.
Reconciliation is an empty word if Indigenous people are left in landfills
Until we find every single missing and murdered Indigenous woman and girl lost, reconciliation is an empty word. We are responsible to uphold the rights of all Canadians, including Indigenous Peoples.
Walking alongside Indigenous peoples in truth and reconciliation
Justice For All Canada, a Muslim human rights organization, immersed Canadian Muslim youth in a reconciliation process.
As Britain eyes Canada’s critical minerals, U.K. minister for the Americas seeks to build relationships with Indigenous Peoples in Canada
To move forward on the trade of critical minerals between Canada and the U.K. in a ‘constructive way,’ Minister David Rutley says he is ‘personally learning’ the importance of including Indigenous Peoples in that dialogue.
