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Trade and specialization were common to First Nations in Canada and throughout the Americas in the pre- and early contact periods. Moreover, public infrastructure, standards, mediums of exchange, and property rights to support markets were also...
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In 2017, we had just over 816,000 visitors to our blog Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples® looking for information on a wide variety of...
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Sometimes it’s the simplest gestures that have the greatest impact. The Shoebox Campaign is one such example. If you are unfamiliar with the...
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By Juanita Muwanga Gimaa radio CHYF 88.9, which broadcasts from M'chigeeng First Nation, started as a dream of the late Carl Beam, an internationally...
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When the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Report was published in 2015 it revealed the reality of residential schools, the damage the...
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Definition: Chief (n.) c. 1300, "head, leader, captain; the principal or most important part of anything;" from Old French chief "leader, ruler,...
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...there is a growing number of IBAs signed between industry and Aboriginal communities that include a clear target for a number of employment...
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Did you know that many, if not most, large projects undertaken in Canada are being done by proponents without any effect on their own balance sheet?...
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"The art of consensus decision making is dying. We are greatly concerned that Aboriginal people are increasingly equating ‘democracy’ with the act of...
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Although daily newspapers have covered Indigenous issues extensively, news organizations are being called upon to reach a higher standard. As Truth...
