Passing Métis government recognition bill a firm step towards reconciliation
The passage of Bill C-53 will be the reconciliation the Supreme Court told Canada to undertake with the Métis on Sept. 19, 2003.
Saskatchewan First Nations challenging provincial control of natural resources
Chief Bobby Cameron of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says the treaties First Nations signed with the Crown in the 1870s are pieces of international law that supersede later federal and provincial legislation.
Looking forward to National Day of Reconciliation
Vancouver and the Lower Mainland enjoy a handful of Indigenous-owned art galleries and gift shops, restaurants, and hotels. There’s something different on the West Coast about the high demand to learn more about Indigenous Peoples from locals and tourists alike.
Yukon premier wants feds to invest in ‘nation-building’ infrastructure to unlock critical minerals and boost Arctic sovereignty
Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai says recent comments by a fellow northern premier criticizing the federal government are ‘accurate,’ and he is seeking similar commitments from Ottawa to the ones recently made to his territorial counterpart.
Tight controls: barbed wire and Indigenous Peoples
There is a shared experience in life lived behind the walls of Canadian penitentiaries: whether you are a prisoner or an employee, if you are of First Nations, Métis or Inuit ancestry, you are met with systemic racism, discrimination, bullying, and harassment.
Cast a critical eye to attempts to link fossil fuel expansion to Indigenous well-being
Some Indigenous people with previous grassroots legitimacy have become unwitting spokespersons for the extractive economy, contrary to their peoples’ responsibilities to the lands, waters, and the future.
Collaborate to make the Columbia River Treaty an opportunity to face today’s challenges
A renewed Columbia River Treaty should be about building ecosystem and community resilience amid the climate crisis.
Colonialism continues its brutal reign
Colonialism and racism are alive and well in Canada, and the police’s refusal to search for the remains of Indigenous women in a Winnipeg dump is the latest evidence.
A request for humanity in the newly named cabinet
Reconciliation is all about learning, making mistakes, and the commitment to do better. Since scripted messaging completely precludes the humanity of relationship, the only option is to trust ministers who have the judgment and the ethics to find a way through.
Liberals face uphill battle in ‘war of ideas’ over best path forward on reconciliation, say pundits
A recent Pollara survey suggests the Conservatives have a 12-point lead amongst Indigenous voters, which policy analyst Melissa Mbarki says could be partly due to the party’s talking points on fiscal responsibility and spending.
