‘Reconciliation in action’: Quebec Cree leaders sign governance, funding agreement with Ottawa
CBC Deputy Chief Rodney Mark, Grand Chief Matthew Coon Come, and Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett, were surrounded by Cree community chiefs at the signing ceremony in Ottawa Tuesday. (Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada) Agreement follows 7...
Two First Nations band together to say no to sale of traditional land
Eagle Feather News Two First Nations in Saskatchewan are banding together to say no to the proposed sale of their traditional territory by the Saskatchewan government. The chiefs of Waterhen Lake First Nation and Flying Dust First Nation, which are an hour a part and...
Brazil’s indigenous people outraged as agency targeted in conservative-led cuts
Guardian The Brazilian agency charged with protecting nearly a million indigenous people and their extensive reserves is barely functioning after a debilitating assault from a powerful group of conservative politicians and a cost-cutting government. The concerted...
How to make ‘nation to nation’ relationship genuine
Toronto Star - By Noah Richler Here are five actions that should be taken to improve relationships with First Nations in Canada. Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde speaks with Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett before the start of...
The signing of the Selkirk Treaty 200 years ago helped shape the West
Winnipeg Free Press In praise of Peguis Before Manitoba was part of Canada, European settlers lived a life of mutual respect with their helpful Indigenous neighbours Two-and-a-half pages. Eighteenth-century legal paper, likely "borrowed" from a fur-trade ledger, the...
(Not) Fry Bread: The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen
Peter d'Errico Sean Sherman’s latest cookbook, The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen, offers recipes mixed among wisdom about sustainable living When the publisher asked if I’d like to review an advance copy of The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen, I said yes. I would...
The Decolonization of My Story
Terese Mailhot Decolonization isn’t necessarily about the reclamation ofone’s singular culture, but dismantling the establishment’s control of indigenous people Taking colonization from its locus in my narrative, or cultural history, has been an act of...
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