Wanted to highlight a Nov. 6 Winnipeg Free Press column by Colleen Simard questioning the recent appointment of 7 Chiefs to the board of a southern Manitoba Child and Family Services (CFS) authority. According to the CBC, the southern CFS authority “oversees 10 child and family agencies… [with] 4,200 First Nations children in foster care.” […]
The Association for Canadian Studies out of Montreal recently commissioned a poll asking 1,500 Canadians “Which of the following groups played the most important role in founding Canada” — the British, the French, or, as they write, “the Aboriginals”? Leaving to the side the annoying (if common) usage of the term ‘the Aboriginals’ to refer […]
Political junkies and technophiles alike might enjoy this archive of a recent webinar conducted by the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) as part of their ongoing campaign to promote Native American voter participation within mainstream US politics. Known as Native Vote, organizers regard Indian Country [as] … an increasingly powerful voting bloc. In recent […]
On this week’s chat with THE WORD’s Lady V, we announced details of our ticket giveaway for the ELECTRIC POWWOW, happening tonight in Winnipeg as part of Aboriginal Music Week. (Psst! One ticket is still up for grabs as of 12:28 pm Winnipeg time)! We also quickly discuss our comparison of the politics of potash […]
The fearsome foursome behind Ottawa’s ELECTRIC POWWOW are bringing their beats to Winnipeg for Aboriginal Music Week 2010. Anchored by four Native DJs spinning the best in hip hop, dancehall, electronica and mash-ups, the EP crew consists of Bear Witness, Deejay NDN, Deejay Frame, and DJ Shub. It all happens this Thursday night at the […]
