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Eyes wide shut: Chasing section 35 and ignoring the war
Pamela Palmater | Harper's aggressive actions since the Assembly of First Nations election more than proves his real agenda -- to once and for all eliminate the "Indian problem" -- and it's do or die time for us.
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Indigenous Nations in Canada face humanitarian crisis
Pamela Palmater | Canada portrays itself as a model nation but always hides the darker side of the historic genocide perpetrated on Indigenous peoples and the aggressive assimilatory actions it is taking currently.
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National Chief Manny Jules: Shared priorities, self-sufficiency and other policy myths
Pamela Palmater | Indian and Northern Affairs Canada's round of cuts to national Aboriginal organizations, regional First Nation organizations and tribal councils are very telling about their policy direction.
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When do First Nations children become a priority?
Pamela Palmater | There have been significant funding cuts to First Nations communities as well as to various First Nations organizations, yet the political world has been all but silent on the issue.
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What to look for in the federal budget on key water issues
Emma Lui | The federal budget is expected to start a series of cuts to critical public services as well as public service jobs. Here's what to look for in some water-related areas.
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AFN Election 2012: Stopping the assimilation of First Nations in its tracks
Pamela Palmater | After the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Shawn Atleo gave his speech at the Crown-First Nations Gathering, it became apparent that the 2012 AFN election campaign had begun.
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Atleo-bureaucrat summit: How bad does it have to get?
Pamela Palmater | The First Nation-Crown meeting was not to be as historic as the first ministers' meetings with First Nations because the provinces would not be in attendance and now, Harper is bailing out as well.
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Redeye
First Nations united against tar sands oil and pipelines
Jane Williams | Jackie Thomas of the Saik'uz First Nation was one of the chiefs involved in drafting the Save the Fraser declaration, which bans oil pipelines from crossing First Nations land.
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Photo: Jesse Winter
The cadets of Hobbema are a good news First Nations story that the media ignore
Jesse Winter | Media coverage often falls within certain 'frames' or codes that serve to uphold current misconceptions of Aboriginal peoples, perpetuating stereotyrpes.
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Poking holes in First Nations taxation mythology
Âpihtawikosisân | Time to focus on the factual aspects of First Nations taxation more than the philosophical discussions of 'who should be taxed' and 'where should my taxes go.' The truth will surprise many.
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Forced sterilization
| The legacy of forced sterilization in Canada
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Occupy(ed) Canada: The political economy of Indigenous dispossession in Canada
Shiri Pasternak | As the DND spies on the activities of Indigenous organizations, it is apparent that the questions at stake are not that of security but of Indigenous protest and land reclamation.