Atleo’s Last “Historic” Moment
Dan David on what the ex-National Chief’s sudden departure might tell us about the apparent free-fall of the AFN
Tag: Stephen Harper
Why is the house of “sober, second thought” the first line of attack on Indigenous rights?
A look into the reasons behind the Canadian Senate launching so much legislation undermining the rights of Indigenous peoples
Indian Affairs Minister John Duncan: Menacing or Muzzled?
A well-researched missive this week over at The Dominion (“New Minister a ‘Declared Enemy’ of First Nations”) examines whether the August 2010 appointment of combative MP John Duncan as Indian and Northern Affairs Canada minister was the harbinger of a new, nastier tone to come in federal Aboriginal policy. I have to admit, reviewing some […]
Harper busts a move in Inuvik
Not sure why I’m so tickled by this, but during a recent arctic tour Canada’s Prime Minister reportedly got down to some local drumming in Inuvik, NWT. And I’m pretty sure that’s newly appointed Minister of Indian & Northern Affairs John Duncan right beside him. If anyone has video of this pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeease send it our […]
Sorry is Right: The True Meaning of Canada’s Residential School Apology
Two years ago almost to the day, much was made of the Canadian government’s Statement of Apology to survivors of the country’s ‘Indian’ residential schools, where the only thing Indian about these grievous institutions were the children forced into them. We know the intended mission behind the schools: to systematically destroy the Indian in the […]
