Reading Time: 3 minutes The large and growing Indigenous middle class has shown us the way, by successfully integrating without any loss of their Indigenous culture and identity
Tag: Aboriginal Politics
Enduring words of wisdom on reconciliation
Reading Time: 4 minutes If we had listened to Pierre Trudeau, we would no longer be talking about reconciliation – we would be at least part way there
The silence over Indigenous woes is deafening
Reading Time: 5 minutes You can’t solve problems that can’t be discussed, yet we refuse to have frank and open discussions about a very real crisis
The soft racism of low expectations
Reading Time: 3 minutes You take away people’s independence and their pride by placing them in a different category than everyone else
Ripples from ’60s Indigenous children Scoop continue
Reading Time: 3 minutes If governments hadn’t protected Indigenous children, they would have faced lawsuits for failure to honour their commitments to those children
Beyak should not be silenced about Indigenous issues
Reading Time: 4 minutes The senator has enabled all of us to take the first step in honestly discussing race and culture
Beyak should not be punished for demanding a broader perspective
Reading Time: 4 minutes The bad experiences at residential schools have been well documented. But we can’t forget that there were good experiences as well
First Nations spending accountability is essential
Reading Time: 3 minutes Forward-looking Indigenous governments realize that transparency is the only way to improved social and economic conditions
A fundamental flaw at the centre of the Truth and Reconciliation report
Reading Time: 3 minutes The commission seems to have begun its work with a conclusion in mind, then spent six years and more than $60 million amassing evidence to support it
Court decisions hurting Aboriginal communities
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s time to look beyond the courts for political leadership that works to achieve greater certainty for everyone