For the first time in Canada’s history, a federal government has a plan for Indigenous people that is going to be great for them
Category: First Nations
Essays on the First Nations of Canada, including Inuit and Métis, by Wayne K. Spear
Nobody gives you power. You take it.
So far the MMIWG National Inquiry has been a disappointment, but I wonder how much it is within the power of this organization to do better. To what extent is the National Inquiry hindered by Canada?
In November, it will have been 20 years since the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples…
Colonialism can not be reconciled with decolonization. Canada’s assertion of Dominion from sea to sea to sea can not be reconciled with Indigenous assertion of sovereignty, anywhere in Canada, and certainly not within a S.35 Constitution Act framework.
This is a story about folks who just want a chance to clean the slate and…
In 2010, I interviewed the former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Phil Fontaine,…
I love being an entrepreneur. Why? Because every day, for me, is an opportunity. An…
Wayne K. Spear in conversation with Justice Murray Sinclair | August 1, 2015 Photo by…
A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, Zoe Todd posted a YouTube video inviting people to read from…
BRITISH COLUMBIA’S Education Minister, Peter Fassbender, announced late last week that the province will introduce…
It’s a sunny Tuesday in Ottawa, and I’m having shawarma with my son on Bank…
Will Canadians learn anything of useful value from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada?…
As I write this, it’s late. I’ve spent 11 hours travelling across a country. I’m…
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