The story of the Winnipeg Aqueduct might seem of little consequence or interest to anyone except those curious about a particular time and place. It actually represents a case study in colonialism, where the local and the global are one and the same.
Update on ambitious crowdfunder in support of Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, a community whose water has quenched Winnipeg’s thirst for the past century, but are unable to drink it themselves.
Canada’s imposed ‘Transparency’ Act for First Nations obscures as much as it supposedly reveals, writes Rick Harp.
Released in Spring 2013, “Clearing the Plains” has garnered University of Regina historian James Daschuk both attention and awards.
Will this “historic gathering of movements” live up to its hype? Dan David investigates the People’s Social Forum, to see how deep this ‘bro-mance’ goes between Indigenous types and lefty socialists.
