3 min read
A Tribute to the Late Alvin Dixon
On Sunday, July 19, 2014, with the passing of Alvin Dixon, a light went out for a great many people. Mr. Dixon quietly toiled behind many scenes to...
Indigenous Issues (5)
2 min read
Indigenous Alcohol Intolerance
There is a Canadian Press and Steve Lambert article out with a headline that reads "Online brochure tells lodge visitors aboriginals have...
2 min read
Status Indians and Taxes
It’s tax time and that means tax pain, as the television commercials say. Tax time is also the time of year that one hears the common myth that...
2 min read
1969 White Paper - Rejected by Liberal Party of Canada
At the Liberal Party of Canada biennial convention in Montreal in February 2014, party members voted on a number of policy resolutions. Of particular...
3 min read
Sixties Scoop Apprehension of Indigenous Children without Consent
The term “Sixties Scoop” refers to the period from 1961 through to the 1980s that saw an astounding number of Indigenous babies and children...
4 min read
Open Letter to Minister Valcourt from Union of BC Indian Chiefs
Honourable Bernard Valcourt Minister, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada Les Terrasses de la Chaudière, North Tower 10 Wellington...
3 min read
Myth #1: Status Indians Exempt From Federal or Provincial Taxes
In my workshops, I frequently hear statements about unfair advantages and benefits that are available to Aboriginal People in Canada but not to...
1 min read
9 Tips for a Culturally Competent Environment for Indigenous Patients
Fixing the way in which healthcare is delivered to Indigenous people is a massive, complex undertaking on the national scale. However, on a smaller...
2 min read
Cultural Competency in Indigenous Health Care
What is a culturally competent healthcare environment? It is an environment in which Indigenous people feel culturally safe... where they are treated...
3 min read
Aboriginal Youth Suicide: An Interview with Vincent Schilling
This very compelling video Stay With Us Young Warriors, We Need You Here by Vincent Schilling, a Mohawk journalist and author, is a resource we can...