Reading Time: 3 minutes When we are truly honest with ourselves, we can find ways to heal society. This is the lesson we must live and share on a global level
Tag: Aboriginal Canadians
System that rewards status Indians is spectacularly unfair
Reading Time: 3 minutes And things will get a whole lot worse – and costly – as more and more people are added to the list of entitled
Ring of Fire: burning down a rare economic opportunity
Reading Time: 3 minutes First Nations can’t veto development in northern Ontario. They must engage in good faith, just like business and governments, and not squander this opportunity
Taxing First Nations encourages accountability, good governance
Reading Time: 3 minutes Indigenous citizens would have real control over their communities and destinies if more funds were generated through taxes on reserves
Conservatives should distance themselves from Beyak
Reading Time: 3 minutes Senator’s twisted perspective on residential schools and the horrible suffering students went through should not be accepted by the party or other Canadians
New data pans First Nations custom-made election rules
Reading Time: 3 minutes May lead to discrimination and abuse of power, with disputes frequently ending up in federal court
Attawapiskat First Nation refuses to address its problems
Reading Time: 3 minutes De Beers decided to shelve plans to expand its mine because of the difficulty of dealing with continual protests from community members
How being politically correct can muddy complex waters
Reading Time: 3 minutes University of Calgary’s “cultural engagement” guidelines bear little resemblance to the complex relationship that existed between aboriginals and later immigrants
How political activists have weaponized “duty to consult”
Reading Time: 3 minutes First Nations in Ontario are challenging routine maintenance work on the Canadian Mainline, which carries natural gas from western to eastern Canada
An education system’s journey to inclusion
Reading Time: 3 minutes One B.C. school district is making huge strides in embracing First Nations culture – and improving outcomes for all students