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tansi ninôtemik, For the purpose of this blog, we use the term “Indian” when discussing the Indian Act and citizenship under the Indian...

tansi ninôtemik ,  What does it mean to fight for a country that has not fought for you? For Indigenous veterans, this question carries a...

Senator Murray Sinclair passed away earlier this week. Sinclair was a trailblazer, working tirelessly throughout his career to advance...

tansi ninôtemik, The Truth and Reconciliation Commission recognized the harmful legacies of both residential schools and the Canadian...

tansi ninôtemiki,  It is not often that we get to see individuals express their hurt and anguish about colonization directly to the...

tansi ninôtemik,   There are days where we feel like we have finally begun to move on from the damaging narratives imposed upon...

The 82nd annual Alberta Forest Products Association (AFPA) conference was held in Banff earlier this month. The event brought together...

tansi ninôtemik, The duty to consult and accommodate is a constitutional duty that the Canadian government is obligated to do for...

tansi ninôtemik,  “ We do not own the land. We belong to the land. We are part of the land .” Lihkt’samisyu Chief Dsta’hyl[1] On October...

tansi ninôtemik, Trigger Warning: Disturbing content regarding details of violence against Indigenous women In a recent Manitoba case,...

Last week, a momentous three-day hearing took place at the Federal Court. The question on trial is whether the Canadian government has a...

tansi ninôtemik, Both European and Indigenous cultures have a history of holding celebrations during the fall, being thankful for food....

tansi ninôtemik, Before European contact, 300 to 500 Indigenous languages were spoken across the land now known as Canada and the United...

tansi ninôtemik,  The land is ever-pervasive in discussions of Indigenous law. In our most recent blog , we criticized the Canadian...

tansi ninôtemik, On October 2nd, four Ecuadorian-Indigenous women leaders visited Ottawa to express concerns about a proposed free trade...

tansi ninôtemik, On October 4th, we honour the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQIA+ people (MMIWG or...

tansi ninôtemik, In a live press conference after the signing of the Inuvialuit Coordination Agreement (the “Agreement”) on September 30,...

tansi ninôtemik, Phyllis Webstad, a residential school survivor and member of the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation, is the founder of the...

tansi ninôtemik, Are you looking for ways to get involved with reconciliation? Here are 5 actions you can take to support and learn from...

tansi ninôtemik, How do you define a person or a living entity? Are all such entities entitled to the rights laid out in the Charter of...