The numbers are so off the charts I almost wondered whether they’re typos. A recent piece in the Sydney Morning Herald puts Australian rates of Aboriginal incarceration at incredible levels. According to Herald columnist Cynthia Banham: Indigenous incarceration rates “are 19 times higher than for the rest of the population” 1 in 5 Indigenous children […]
Centretown News reports that embattled artist Pamela Masik, fresh off the abrupt cancellation in Vancouver of her exhibition of paintings of missing/murdered women, may soon seek a more positive reception in the nation’s capital: “As the cornerstone of Canada’s decision-making process, Masik has expressed interest in bringing the show to Ottawa.” The CN piece cites […]
Barely two days after MEDIA INDIGENA wrote about possible efforts by Indian & Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) to oversee the process of verifying Métis identity, leaders from the affected groups have come out swinging. CBC News writes that Manitoba Métis Federation president David Chartrand is “furious” and “determined to fight,” and quotes his description of […]
A few days ago, we discussed how the government of Alberta overlooked affected Aboriginal communities when deciding on the composition of an advisory panel charged with reviewing conflicting water-monitoring data from the province’s Oil Sands. I called it a stunning oversight at the time and it now appears I am not alone in thinking so. […]
The Department of Indian & Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) seems poised to oversee the process of verifying Métis identity, at least according to a contract award notice on the government’s tendering service website, MERX. A branch of INAC, the Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians has tentatively awarded a contract of between $50,000 to 100,000 […]
