Outgoing AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde on a decade of progressBellegarde speaks to Paul Wells on the important advances made during his tenure and the road ahead as the Assembly of First Nations chooses a new national chief
Election 2019 primer: Indigenous affairsHere’s where the parties stand on issues affecting Indigenous people and their sometimes fraught relationship with Ottawa
By including Indigenous peoples, the USMCA breaks new groundOpinion: Perry Bellegarde on why the ’new NAFTA’ is the most inclusive international trade agreement for Indigenous peoples developed to date
Are First Nations back to vague assurances on child welfare?Jane Philpott’s emergency summit reflected a new era of good will. Concrete agreements were harder to come by.
Perry Bellegarde on Gord Downie: ’He will continue to walk with us’The National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations on Downie’s advocacy for Indigenous peoples and his continuing legacy
Why the government’s decision to split INAC is a step in the right directionOpinion: Perry Bellegarde on why he’s ’cautiously optimistic’ about the Trudeau government’s split of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
The Liberals’ plans for Indigenous reconciliation are just beads and trinketsAs the Assembly of First Nations prepares for its annual general assembly, the Liberals try to repackage old promises as new principles
The troubles in Thunder Bay should trouble all CanadiansPerry Bellegarde on the way forward in Thunder Bay, where seven Indigenous children have been found dead since 2000
Perry Bellegarde on recognizing this land’s founding Indigenous peoplesThe National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations on changing minds, his mother’s sacred teachings, and building a fairer Canada
Maclean’s on the Hill: Canadian politics mourns Jim PrenticeYour weekly podcast debrief on all things #cdnpoli