Styrofoam igloos: A 1950s cure for the Inuit housing crisis
By Scott Dumonceaux, Canada Research Chair in the Study of the Canadian North Postdoctoral Fellow, School for the Study of Canada, Trent University The COVID-19…
Opinion
What is at the core of the Indian problem in Canada?
Canada will produce reports and official sounding decrees that point to Canada’s continued efforts to manage and assist First Nations peoples in this country. Canada…
Seneca leader Red Jacket defended indigenous religious rights, upheld diversity
In his time, Red Jacket was a critical mediator in relations between the emerging United States of America and the Seneca. He personified the Haudenosaunee…
How better conversations can help reduce vaccine hesitancy for COVID 19 and other shots
Myles Leslie, Associate Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary New parents have many decisions to make soon after their baby is born. One…
New indie board games build worlds without capitalism or colonialism
By Kaelan Doyle Myerscough, OCAD University Thinking through alternatives to life under capitalism, the vestiges of colonialism or the catastrophic impacts of climate change is…
Tip of the iceberg: The true state of drinking water advisories in First Nations
By Kerry Black, University of Calgary Indigenous Services Canada has announced it won't end long-term advisories until 2023 at the earliest. In 2015, Prime Minister…
Federal budget 2021: $18 billion is a step towards closing gaps between Indigenous and non Indigenous communities
By Kerry Black There is no denying that the landscape of our collective reality has shifted dramatically since the pandemic began. Budget 2021 reveals significant…
Why words matter: The negative impacts of racial microaggressions on Indigenous and other racialized people
By Iloradanon Efimoff “Don't you go to school for free?'', “You don't pay taxes!'', “Do you live in a teepee?'' are things Indigenous students have…
Who’s really in charge in Indian Country?
First Nation Indigenous struggle with pandemic like circumstances every day in their fight for survival. The attacks to the original people are not openly visible…
Not in the past: Colonialism is rooted in the present
By Liam Midzain-Gobin Assistant Professor, Political Science, Brock University and Heather Smith Professor of Global and International Studies, University of Northern British Columbia At a…
Policing First Nations not working for First Nations
This week we learned of a RCMP Civilian Review and Complaints Commission report on Colten Boushie. The report detailed the RCMP’s “diplomacy” in relating the…
Indigenous youth are playing a key role in solving urgent water issues
By Elaine Ho, PhD Candidate, Social and Ecological Sustainability program in Integrated Water Management, School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, University of Waterloo and Richelle…
1862 – Six Nations refuses municipal governance
SIX NATIONS — Many today think the constitutional battle to recognize the sovereignty of the Six Nations Confederacy government versus the municipal style of governance…
Contrary to sensational reporting, Indigenous people aren’t scared of a COVID 19 vaccine
By Veldon Coburn, Assistant Professor, Institute of Indigenous Research and Studies, L'Universite d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa Indigenous people are playing a major role in one of…
Me n’ Wally – A tribute to Walter Gretzky
BRANTFORD — Anyone knowing the game of hockey knows the name of Gretzky. Whether its father or son, Walter and Wayne Gretzky are to hockey…