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Myth #4: Indigenous Peoples Receive Free Post Secondary Education
Myth #4: Indigenous Peoples receive free post-secondary education. Reality: To say that Indigenous Peoples receive free post-secondary funding is...
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The Secret of the Battle of the Little Bighorn
A few years ago, while on a driving vacation in the United States, my travel companion and I had an opportunity to visit the Little Bighorn National...
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Indian Giver - Don’t Make the Same Mistake as Matt Lauer
Earlier this year, I wrote about Kevin O’Leary, a business commentator and co-host of The Lang & O’Leary Exchange, unwisely using the term “Indian...
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Differentiation: Indigenous Peoples and Non-Indigenous Peoples
Many non-Indigenous people believe that Indigenous Peoples, under the Indian Act receive “special treatment” and unfair advantages. More...
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Indian Act and Women's Status Discrimination via Bill C31 and Bill C3
Indian Act policies subjected generations of Aboriginal women and their children to a legacy of discrimination when it was first enacted in 1876 and...
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Myth #3: First Nations Get Free Housing on Reserves
Myth #3: First Nations get free housing on reserves. Reality: Indigenous People can apply for social housing programs offered by the Canada Mortgage...
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Myth #2: First Nations Have No Restrictions on Reserve Lands
Myth #2: First Nations have no restrictions on reserve lands. Reality: This is another myth I frequently hear in my workshops. It supports the...
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Aboriginal Images and Symbols
A question comes up from time to time about the use of Aboriginal images and symbols in organizational logo design and/or presentations. There are...
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The Royal Proclamation of 1763
In Canada, the relationship between the Crown and Indigenous Peoples was driven primarily by the Royal Proclamation of October 1763; of particular...
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Were All Indigenous People Nomadic?
There has been a long-held idea that all Indigenous Peoples were nomadic peoples living in primitive conditions roaming the land searching for their...