Have media helped or hurt most Canadians’ understanding of Idle No More?
Mainstream media that try to distil a whirlwind of voices and visions into a soundbite or two, risk confusing their audiences as to who and what Idle No More is actually about
Category: ISSUES+POLITICS
What has Idle No More meant to you?
Complete the following sentence: “Idle No More has…”
Why First Nations calling for a Nation-to-Nation relationship might want to walk their talk first
I didn’t really mean to be too provocative with that headline. (Okay, that’s a lie. Still, if it got your attention…) But, I have to say it: all these calls of late for nation-to-nation relationships between the Crown and Indigenous peoples? They don’t appear to have been backed up in practice on much if not […]
You say divided, I say diverse: Is Idle No More about factionalism or freedom?
As people frantically try to get a handle on the explosive, never-a-dull-day developments in Indian Country lately, one recent exchange in the media caught my attention: the battle to characterize and frame the semi-spontaneous events on the ground collectively known as ‘Idle No More.’ The exchange began when National Post columnist Andrew Coyne asserted the […]
Read All About It! Métis and Non-Status Indians Win Recognition at Federal Court
Federal Court rules that metis and non-status indians fall under the definition of “indians” under section 91 (24) of the Canadian Constitution.
