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Fast Facts: Rite of Passage
Graduating from high school is a rite of passage, but for students at risk, high school can be an oppressive and intimidating place. Programs like…
Work Life: The Canada Jobs Grant
Perpetuating Aboriginal Exclusion There are now many examples of policies introduced by the federal government that will have significant implications for Indigenous sovereignty, preservation of…
Proposed forest policy leaves First Nations bereft
Ten years ago, the provincial government made the welcome decision to provide greater opportunities for First Nations to participate in and benefit from forestry operations…
A windfall for BC’s five biggest forest companies?
Shortly before the May election, the provincial government withdrew legislation that could have handed de facto control of publicly owned forestlands to a handful of…
Fast Facts: “Indians Wear Red”
Aboriginal Street Gangs in Winnipeg They were kids when they started. Teenagers locked up in the youth detention centre, watching movies about American street gangs.…
Fast Facts: Investment in Aboriginal Early Childhood Development Needed
Doctors are demonstrating their ethical duty to patients by working towards a society in which everyone has an opportunity to lead a healthy life. Last…
First Nations poverty and the Canadian economy
Aligning policy with what works A recent CCPA study showing the extent of First Nations poverty in Canada provides yet more evidence that Canada is…
Does Premier Clark, the great petro pretender, have a Plan B?
In January, one of the world’s most sophisticated deep-sea drilling vessels, the $540-million Chikyu, left the Japanese Port of Shimizu destined for a distant point…
Woven Words for Indigenous Education
This useful collection brings together the reflections and perspectives of practising professionals in the field of Indigenous education. By sharing their own learning journeys and…
Actually… appropriate funding is an important part of the solution
A recent editorial in the Globe and Mail (“Accountability, not lack of money, is the real problem on federal reserves”, June 19th 2013) misrepresents the…
Work Life: Poverty or Prosperity, Indigenous Children in Canada
As we celebrate National Aboriginal Day this year, we must also take the opportunity to consider the unacceptable conditions so many Canadian Aboriginal people struggle…
Infographic: From Bad to Worse: Child Poverty Rates in Canada
From bad to worse: our infographic reveals Indigenous and non-Indigenous child poverty rates across Canada, based on our study Poverty or Prosperity: Indigenous children in…
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