According to the most recent Census, the “census metropolitan area” of Winnipeg “had the largest Aboriginal population of any city in Canada in 2006” at 68,380 people. (Rounding out the top 3 cities are Edmonton at 52,100, and Vancouver at 40,310.) That works out to 10 per cent of Winnipeg’s population. And a good chunk […]
A new voice has entered the fray in the mediaINDIGENA-hosted debate over theoretical understandings and practical implications of culture — in particular, the contentious idea that cultures can and ought to be compared and evaluated against one another. Here, the intellectual and political dispute centers around federal policy regarding First Nations in Canada, a debate that’s […]
Some recent tweets by RezSuperstar and YorkAboriginalU have alerted me to a disturbing, decade-long trend in federal support for First Nations students. According to the Chiefs of Ontario‘s Summer 2009 newsletter, an internal Indian and Northern Affairs Canada audit published last spring January reveals a less-than-rosy picture regarding the number of Status Indians attending post-secondary […]
Remember when I said that, beginning Sept. 1, the province of Ontario was going to be honouring point-of-sale tax exemptions for its (8%) portion of the 13% Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)? Well, it seems some retailers didn’t get the message. While shopping today, I flashed my trusty Secure Certificate of Indian Status at both Walmart […]
Missed this Tuesday’s mediaINDIGENA segment on STREETZ 104.7 FM? Have no fear! Thanks to the magic of digital recording, you can catch Rick Harp and THE WORD host Lady V here on mediaINDIGENA. Listen as they discuss two pieces of global Aboriginal political history, plus, how controversial comments by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg reveal […]
