Any illusions of credibility for “sham” Missing Women Inquiry fade as Aboriginal rep resigns
Tensions reach boiling point over true purpose of Inquiry: to account for lives and deaths of missing and murdered women, or for the (in)actions of police?
Category: ISSUES+POLITICS
VIDEO: Tom Jackson urges people to ‘make change’ for Attawapiskat
Actor & musician Tom Jackson made Attawapiskat the last stop on his 2011 Christmas tour – and he brought a camera crew with him, including Algonquin filmmaker Caroline Monnet. The result is a short documentary about the remote northern Ontario community, which gained international recognition after it was learned that some residents were forced to […]
A History of Violation: Why an Aboriginal grave site robbery is no isolated incident
In Tsartlip, a Coast Salish community near Victoria, BC, a family grieves the loss of a loved one for the second time. Back in 1999, a fatal car accident took the life of then-30 year old Frazer Joe Smith Jr.. Thirteen years later, the family struggles to understand the removal of a totem pole memorializing […]
Sisters in spirit? NWAC hit by division, funding crunch
For the past six years, families who have lost a loved one have been brought together from across the country at special, commemorative events by the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC). Known as ‘Family Gatherings,’ they’re an opportunity to honour a missing or murdered Aboriginal female family member, to ‘give voice’ to their story […]
A Leap of Faith: Trust and the Relationship with Government
Renewing the relationship between First Nations and Ottawa and a discussion on retiring the Indian Act.
