Exploring Theme: "Treaty Relationships and Indigenous Rights"

‘I want to leave a greener economic footprint for my grandchildren and for their grandchildren,’ says former Lake Babine Chief Murphy Abraham. The Tyee: Murphy Abraham got into politics with a view to the future. “My whole journey here is to continue to pave the way for the next generation,” he said in a recent...

Reading Niigaan Sinclair helps us to see Winnipeg with fresh eyes — and Canada too. The Tyee: Some years ago, the British fantasy writer China Miéville published a novel, The City & the City, about two cities that somehow occupy the same space. The people in each city have been trained from childhood to ignore or...

Nationtalk: On the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, 9 August, the ITUC demands the right of self-determination for Indigenous peoples worldwide. ITUC General Secretary Luc Triangle stated: “This day is an important reminder of the rich cultural diversity, historical contributions, and ongoing struggles faced by Indigenous communities. Indigenous peoples face systemic discrimination, marginalisation,...