Indigenous innovation in education works for all of us
Supporting a transformed system will advance reconciliation and place education—once the instrument of assimilation—at the centre of Indigenous-led efforts to revitalize language and culture.
AFN national chief urges politicians to ‘put their politics aside’ to support First Nations’ access to clean water
In a wide-ranging interview, AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak urges cross-party support to resolve critical issues facing First Nations communities, including police-related deaths, access to clean water, and procurement.
Hundreds of billions in ‘contingent liabilities’ loom large over Canada
This year’s increase in the deficit is just the first of many payouts of Indigenous contingent liabilities from the backlog of claims accepted in principle but not yet paid.
Federal departments fix 61 errors related to Indigenous business contracts on public database
The RCMP has corrected the status of two firms as non-Indigenous at Indigenous Services Canada’s direction. But one of those companies remains on the government’s controversial Indigenous Business Directory.
Always leave them wanting more: Fraser tops All Politics Poll as he looks to exit federal politics
The results of The Hill Times’ 2024 year-end poll are in. Liberal MP Sean Fraser scores a hat trick and takes the ‘Most Valuable Politician’ title for the second year in a row, while Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre divides respondents.
What’s the future of the Métis National Council?
Reconciliation demands legitimacy in our national Indigenous organizations.
Former Indigenous procurement auditor calls pledge to examine the program ‘hypocritical’ after feds were warned of issues for years
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says her department is working on a plan to conduct an extensive audit of the government’s Indigenous procurement program.
Ottawa removed 118 companies from its Indigenous Business Directory this year
The list is constantly updated ‘as businesses grow, dissolve, or change,’ says Indigenous Services Canada, with 1,100 companies scrapped from the directory in 2022.
Implement the special interlocutor’s final report on unmarked graves now for a new path forward
As long as we don’t know for certain what happened to the children who never returned from residential school, Canada is in no position to investigate itself.
Two ways the federal government can save money
Stop the ever-expanding shadow civil service called the minister’s office staff, and please stop fighting in court against the rights of Indigenous Peoples.
