Exploring Theme: "Indigenous Identity"

Policy requires documented proof of Indigenous ancestry claims — not merely self-declaration CBC Indigenous: The federal body that funds research in Canada is set to launch a pilot project aimed at ensuring that grants and jobs meant for Indigenous people go to genuine Indigenous people.  This is the latest step by the Social Sciences and...

Attempts to ‘verify’ the Indigenous identity of faculty, staff and students, and to get rid of ‘fraudsters’ are hurtful and often based on false premises. The Inukshuk is a symbol of Inuit identity. Who gets to claim that identity is a matter of dispute. SHUTTERSTOCK/ Megan Frost Photography Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP)...