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What’s next for Idle No More? Why provincial governments should matter to the movement

Posted on February 8, 2013April 27, 2013 by Hayden King

The movement’s paid scant attention to the part provinces have played in perpetuating the challenges faced by Indigenous communities. That must change.

Government blames sex workers for violence used against them

Posted on March 10, 2011March 17, 2011 by Sarah Hunt

I had planned to write my first post here about something light-hearted (I’m working on pieces about yoga and an awesome art project). Much of my time is spent thinking about violence in our communities, so I wanted to take on some more positive issues, reminding us of our strengths and possibilities as Indigenous people. […]

Christie Blatchford’s “Helpless” is hapless and historyless account of Caledonia conflict

Posted on November 19, 2010November 22, 2010 by Hayden King

About six months ago, the Globe and Mail‘s Christie Blatchford filed a series of courthouse dispatches from Hamilton, ON regarding the case of a Caledonia, ON family and their $7 million lawsuit against the Ontario government for failing to protect them from “the natives” (of Six Nations) as a result of the Caledonia land conflict. […]

Why are First Nations still paying Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) in Ontario?

Posted on September 2, 2010September 2, 2010 by Tim Fontaine

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 […]

HST rebates: A how-to for Status Indians living in Ontario

Posted on August 25, 2010August 26, 2010 by Tim Fontaine

Are you a Status Indian living in Ontario? Have you bought anything there in the past two months off-reserve and paid sales tax? If ‘yes’ on both fronts, beginning Sept. 1, you can submit your claim for a refund of the Ontario portion (8%) of the province’s new 13% Harmonized Sales Tax (HST).  To claim it, […]

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