Reading Time: 3 minutes By ensuring revenues are wisely spent, transparency and accountability is of most benefit to First Nations communities
Tag: Aboriginal Politics
Strong link between culture and health for indigenous populations
Reading Time: 4 minutes We need to to restore cultural practices to indigenous communities, which provide more value than simply moving entire communities
Urgent investment in Indigenous health care needed
Reading Time: 4 minutes A shared federal-provincial initiative could bring new focus to a desperate problem
Canada’s isolated Aboriginal communities can thrive
Reading Time: 3 minutes We can prevent tragedies like that in Attawapiskat by focusing on culture, connectivity and commerce
Money alone won’t solve the Attawapiskat crisis
Reading Time: 3 minutes To stop the tragedy of youth suicide, Canadians must reach out in real human ways to mentor and support
Waiting for things to get better in Astawapiskat not an option
Reading Time: 4 minutes The time for waiting is over. Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result, per the cliché, is the definition of insanity
Lack of property rights root cause of on-reserve housing problems
Reading Time: 3 minutes A contributing factor to the deplorable housing conditions may be a lack of property rights on reserve
Land claims largest deterrent to mining investment in B.C.
Reading Time: 3 minutes 77 per cent of respondents for B.C. said that uncertainty from disputed land claims was a deterrent to investment
Let’s hold First Nations and unions more accountable
Reading Time: 3 minutes Surely First Nations and union leaders should be held to the same standards as other Canadians
First Nation financial details must not be hidden
Reading Time: 3 minutes If the Trudeau government has any respect for indigenous peoples, it will restore the financial transparency act