Federal Court affirms rights of Metis and non-status Indians
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Aboriginal Issues Primer
I thought it might be a good idea to have a thread with some good background facts for people coming into this forum. There is an awful lot left out of Canadian education when it comes to even the most basic of issues pertaining to Aboriginal peoples. The majority of Canadians do not even understand Status, much less more complex issues like Aboriginal title, or duty to consult.
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Jul 11, 2019
New book challenges mainstream understandings of violence in Latin America
Brent Patterson
"Organized Violence" is rigorous in its research, scholarly while still being accessible, hard-hitting, and emotionally powerful.
Abluqta society starts food bank and thrift store in Baker Lake, Nunavut
rabblepedia
New initiative which is accepting donations and volunteers
Jul 3, 2019
Environmental racism needs to end
Maya Bhullar
Many activists argue that "environmental racism" is a new and pernicious face of colonialism and historic discrimination. Here are environmental justice campaigns that need support.
Jun 27, 2019
One way to decolonize this Canada Day
Doreen Nicoll
Short films that celebrate reclamation, rematriation, and revitalization of Indigenous knowledge, languages, and culture help settlers understand the long journey out of colonization.
Jun 25, 2019
America is a mass grave
Gabriela Jiménez
An ensemble of living and non-living beings is calling an alarm: America is a mass grave. América es una fosa común.
Jun 18, 2019
Canada has a long history of ignoring reports like that of the MMIWG inquiry
Karl Nerenberg
The hullabaloo over the inquiry's use of the word genocide has obscured its broader message, and that is more than a pity. It is a tragedy.
Jun 18, 2019
Five actions to take on National Indigenous Peoples Day
Maya Bhullar
On June 21, 2019 Canada commemorates National Indigenous Peoples Day. Let's stand with the organizers fighting for Indigenous rights.
Jun 13, 2019
Definitions aside, we all have a responsibility in Canada's genocide
Do not be overly deferential to definitions -- they are always in flux, always contested.
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