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Fast Facts: Time to move forward with respect
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press June 5, 2019 For the last 100 days Camp Morningstar has nurtured a sacred fire on Hollow Water…
Homelessness, harm reduction and Housing First
I was recently invited to give a presentation at a two-day event discussing the overdose crisis and First Nations, with a focus on southern Alberta.…
Federal election primer: What we can’t ignore when it comes to reconciliation
“The structures and processes of colonization, which are often relegated to the past, are very much factors today.”- Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report…
Fast Facts: Social Impact Bonds
A Costly Innovation First published by the Winnipeg Free Press January 16, 2019 Social Impact Bonds or ‘SIBs’ are a relatively new mechanism for governments…
Social impact bonds: Everyone’s profiting, except at-risk Indigenous women
Social impact bonds…they’re back in case you didn’t get enough of them here or here. This time around they are in Manitoba and it’s a $3 million program that involves doulas…
The right to the city as a foundation for social justice
The right to the city comes out of critical theory, a branch of intellectual thought originating in the early 20th century at the University of Frankfurt.…
Why is Milk So Expensive in First Nations Communities?
Access to and Affordability of Milk in Northern Manitoba Download 1.48 MB20 pages This study finds milk is significantly costlier in First Nations communities than…
True reconciliation in BC requires implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
In the span of a decade, we have moved from the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples being largely absent from political and…
True, Lasting Reconciliation
Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in British Columbia law, policy and practices Download 1.04 MB28 pages Implementation of the…
How the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples can be implemented in BC law, policy and practices — new report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Coast Salish Territories/ Vancouver) A report released today outlines for the first time what implementation of the United…
Alternative Federal Budget 2019
No Time to Lose Download 1.26 MB84 pages With the country facing significant and unpredictable headwinds going into another federal election year, the 2019 Alternative…
Fast Facts: Indigenous language revitalization and child care
Indigenous peoples have a troubled relationship with the systems that have been imposed by settler colonial populations. The imposition of education through the residential school…
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