Indigenous rights
I fled Putin’s Russia for Canada. It opened my eyes.
Canada showed me the importance of Indigenous rights. Now I want the same for Indigenous people in Russia.
‘At every turn, Canada chooses the path of injustice toward Indigenous peoples’
Pam Palmater: Reconciliation has not just gone off the rails—many Indigenous peoples think it’s dead
Cindy Blackstock: A relentless champion for Indigenous children’s rights
She serves as executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, whose litigation against Canada has secured hundreds of thousands of services for First Nations youth
10 pivotal First Nations rights disputes to watch in 2021
First Nations are demanding recognition of rights in a chain of potential flashpoints across the country
Death and distrust in Alberta
Jacob Sansom and Morris Cardinal went on a hunting trip and never came back. The killing of the two Métis-Cree men deepens Indigenous peoples’ sense that their lives are less valued.
‘As a First Nations MPP in Ontario…I cannot deny my loneliness.’
Sol Mamakwa: Every day I enter Queen’s Park, I see paintings of Queen Elizabeth, the faces of former premiers, and speakers of the house. I see them, but they don’t see me.
Why Canada needs an independent Indigenous human rights commission
Natan Obed: B.C.’s provincial UNDRIP law creates a self-reporting obligation, which has proven faulty in the Wet’suwet’en situation
Gord Downie championed Indigenous rights. But did he make a difference?
‘Activism is not about embracing a famous person who makes an album about a situation. It’s about facing hard truths that may make you feel uncomfortable’