June 21 is National Indigenous People’s Day in Canada, and many activities will be underway across the country. The reality, however, is that reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples can only happen in a genuine way if the truth has been told, understood and accepted. And currently, Canada’s colonial, settler and racist history is still barely accepted.
This month, join our live Off the Hill panel as our guests discuss the critical nature of “truth” and how it plays out in the media, politics, and communities across the nation.
Guests this month include: Joan Phillip, Melanie Mark and Rachel Snow. Hosted by Robin Browne and Libby Davies. Register for this free, virtual event here.
Off the Hill is a fast-paced live panel on current issues of national significance, hosted by Robin Browne and Libby Davies. This series focuses on the impact politics and policy have on people, and on ways to mobilize to bring about progressive change in national politics — on and off the hill. To support Off the Hill, visit rabble.ca/donate.
Meet our panelists
Robin Browne is Off the Hill’s co-host. Robin is a communications professional and founder of the 613-819 Black Hub, living in Ottawa. His blog is The “True” North.
Libby Davies is Off the Hill’s co-host and author of Outside In: a Political Memoir. She served as the MP for Vancouver East from 1997-2015, and is former NDP Deputy Leader and House Leader.
Joan Phillip is a respected community leader and Indigenous Elder who has dedicated her life to fighting for social justice, human rights, and climate action. Her work experience includes youth counsellor at Britannia School, program director at the Aboriginal Friendship Centre, and lands manager for the Penticton Indian Band.
Melanie Mark served as the MLA for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant from 2016 to 2023. Mark is the first First Nations woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and the first First Nations woman to serve in the Cabinet of British Columbia. Mark is Nisga’a, Gitxsan, Cree and Ojibway.
Rachel Snow is Iyahe Nakoda, the daughter of late Reverend Dr. Chief John Snow. She holds a juris doctor from the College of Law, University of Saskatchewan and is an outspoken educator, speaker, writer and co-contact person for the Indigenous Activist Networks. She is also a columnist for rabble. Snow resides on her ancestral lands in Mini Thni which is west of Calgary, Alberta.
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