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8 Things You Need to Know About On-Reserve Housing Issues
Did you know that adequate housing was recognized in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights? Did you know almost one in six Indigenous people...
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Indigenous Peoples and COVID-19
We are in uncharted waters these days as countries around the world scramble to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. While we are all at risk and all...
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8 Basic Barriers to Indigenous Employment - #1 of 3
In this article, we look at the barriers - some tangible, some not - that maintain the status quo of exorbitant rates of unemployment amongst...
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First Nation Election Facts
Prior to the introduction of the Indian Act in 1876, communities were self-governing and leadership was designated according to each community's...
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The 'Indian Act' and 'Bestseller' in the Same Sentence
I want to reflect on how the social and political landscape of Canada is changing. It may not be as fast as some of us would like, or as...
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What is Indigenous Identity?
We identify ourselves in many ways - by gender, generation, ethnicity, culture, religion, profession/employment, nationality, locality, language,...
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The Ongoing Impact of the Indian Act on Indigenous Peoples' Health
In nearly every country with an Indigenous population, and that includes some of the wealthiest countries in the world, there are disparities between...
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Indigenous Peoples, Reconciliation and Canada 150
June is National Aboriginal History Month, and this year, the day after National Aboriginal History Month ends activities for Canada 150 begin....
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A Brief Look at Indian Hospitals in Canada
We would like to acknowledge that this article was framed from the research and writing of authors Maureen Lux (Separate Beds: A History of Indian...
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A Look at First Nations Prohibition of Alcohol
The Indian Act Prohibited the sale of alcohol to First Nations (1884 - 1985) Every one who by himself, his clerk, servant or agent, and every one who...