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Tips for Teachers of Indigenous Students

The Indigenous population is the fastest-growing population in Canada. Whether teaching at a Federal Reserve school, or in the Provincial system, it is inevitable that every teacher will be a part of educating Indigenous students. Therefore, it is...

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Battle of the Little Bighorn Memorial

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The Secret of the Battle of the Little Bighorn

A few years ago, while on a driving vacation in the United States, my travel companion and I had an opportunity to visit the Little Bighorn National...

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Are There Aboriginal Paralympians? Yes! Richard Peter!

Richard Peter, a proud member of the Cowichan Tribes of Vancouver Island, is a veteran on the men’s wheelchair basketball team and will be competing...

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Nunavut Lands Claim Decision

Robert Janes, Janes Freedman Kyle Law Corp, Aboriginal Law in Canada Blog

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Indian Act and the Right to Vote

The right to vote, which most Canadians take for granted, was a hard-fought battle for Indigenous Peoples. In most parts of Canada, First Nations...

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Rick Mercer and the Indian Act

There has been a lot of discussion of late on whether or not the Prime Minister of Canada is going to revamp the Indian Act. All the discussion...

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Indian Giver - Don’t Make the Same Mistake as Matt Lauer

Earlier this year, I wrote about Kevin O’Leary, a business commentator and co-host of The Lang & O’Leary Exchange, unwisely using the term “Indian...

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Indigenous Sacred Plants: Tobacco

Tobacco, one of the four (sweetgrass, sage and red cedar being the other three) sacred plants of Indigenous Peoples has a very long history and a...

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Aboriginal Consultation and Accommodation

Aboriginal Consultation and Accommodation is a rapidly advancing area of law. Get it right and everything goes well. Get it wrong and everything goes...

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