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What are iconic images to some are considered stereotypical, generic, ignorant and insulting to others. When it comes to the masses, stereotypical First Nation cultural images continue to do a great disservice to the cultural diversity of Indigenous...
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ȽÁU, WELṈEW̱ Tribal School This is the first in a two-part series on culturally inclusive schools. Here we look at why some believe it’s important to...
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Treaties are negotiated agreements that define the rights, responsibilities and relationships between Indigenous groups and federal and provincial...
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Cultural competency has become a buzzword in the Indigenous Awareness training industry and we get a lot of requests from individuals and...
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On Wednesday June 11, 2008, the Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, made a Statement of Apology to former students of...
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Have you ever been in the socially awkward situation of being around someone who says something that is inappropriate and culturally offensive? Have...
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Do First Nation members hold Aboriginal and treaty rights individually or collectively? Or, put more simply do the interests of individuals trump...
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There was a really great item in the news in early September about President Obama. While on a trip to Alaska, he joined some young Alaskan native...
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James B. (Jamie) Wilson is the former* Commissioner, Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba. He is passionate about the importance of treaty...
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James B. (Jamie) Wilson, B.A., U.S.T.C., M.Ed. is the Commissioner, Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba In an Opaskwayak Cree Nation family...
