Acts of genocide were strategically implemented by church and the Canadian government to remove Indigenous people from their land and, in turn, their culture.
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The MMIWG Inquiry two years later: What’s changed and what still needs to be done?
An Indigenous lawyer makes the case that what happened to Indigenous children who went to residential schools is genocide and the case should be tried by the International Criminal Court.
A commitment to eliminating racism must be reflected in accountability mechanisms that focus on the impacts of coordinated and consistent anti-racist action.
Ground-penetrating radar located the remains of 215 First Nations children in a mass unmarked grave, revealing a macabre part of Canada’s hidden history.
The federal government needs to amend the necessary regulations of the Indian Act and First Nations Elections Act to allow First Nations to choose their own voting methods.
The federal government’s announcement that boil-water advisories on First Nations won’t end until 2023 at the earliest isn’t surprising. The true crisis is much greater than widely known.
These issues matter to our strategic allies, particularly in the Pacific. Dutton’s climate change scepticism and attitudes toward First Nations people could have a damaging effect.
To combat the biodiversity crisis, we need to fundamentally shift our economy and society and make nature conservation the norm.
Budget 2021 includes significant investment in Indigenous communities. Moving forward, post-pandemic recovery and future budgets need to address systemic inequalities.
Does it really matter that Indigenous people and other racialized people experience microaggressions? The short answer: Yes.
The destruction of IAP residential school records and media reports that continually emphasize compensation will ensure that if remembered, the process will be remembered through a colonial gaze.
While investments are important, what’s more important is the process and mechanisms through which Indigenous people access funding.
Narratives that historicize colonialism are not new. Canadians and our leaders have a long history of denying our settler colonial present.
Student respondents to a survey discussed memories of historical trauma of infectious disease and displacement, financial hardship related to Alberta tuition hikes and mental health concerns.
A tax on sugar-sweetened beverages may be intended to improve health, but for Indigenous consumers, such a tax would be unethical, contravene tax law and undermine Indigenous rights.
COVID-19 has exposed how systemic racism affects the lives of many racialized students in Canada. But what are some possible solutions?
First Nations people have almost no say in how water is used in Australia. The Productivity Commission’s latest report does little to address that.
Historical photographs of bison extermination are a window into a history of relationships between humans, bison and the environment.
The federal government’s focus on eliminating long-term drinking-water advisories diverts attention from other water-related issues.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Assistant professor, Faculty of Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, Convenor: Indigenous Land & Justice Research Group, UNSW Sydney
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Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, and Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University
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Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair, Integrated Knowledge, Engineering and Sustainable Communities, University of Calgary
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York Research Chair in Environmental Law & Justice in the Green Economy, York University, Canada
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Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor of Economics, University of Manitoba
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Professor, Associate Dean, and Canada Research Chair, Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba
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Professor of Political Science, University of Guelph
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Assistant Professor, Indigenous Methodologies, Chanie Wenjack School of Indigenous Studies, Trent University
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Director Monash Indigenous Studies Centre, CI ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence against Women (CEVAW), School of Philosophical, Historical & International Studies (SOPHIS), School of Social Sciences (SOSS), Faculty of Arts, Monash University
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Associate professor, McGill University
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Lecturer, Griffith Law School, Griffith University
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Professor of Criminology, Australian National University
