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Opinion: Indigenous rights are more than fish – Telegraph-Journal
Jan 30, 2025 Indigenous empowerment enhances opportunity for all rather than putting a burden on one vulnerable commercial sector Read More: https://tj.news/new-brunswick/opinion-indigenous-rights-are-more-than-fish
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Podcast: Fred Bergman, Senior Policy Analyst at the Atlantic Economic Council on the economic impact of indigenous business – CKBW
Aug 1, 2024 Fred Bergman, Senior Policy Analyst at the Atlantic Economic Council joins us today on the Insights podcast to talk about an important new report written by the organization. The report provides an assessment of the economic impacts of Indigenous communities and businesses across Atlantic Canada. The Indigenous economy is worth $6.2 billion […]
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Minority language media outlets treat Indigenous issues differently – Policy Options
March 19, 2024 A recent study found that media serving the linguistic majority in any area are more critical while media serving the minority are more supportive. The media play an important role in building positive links and new understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities, and in supporting reconciliation. But their frames of reference vary […]
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Child poverty trends up sharply in Guysborough County – Guysborough Journal
February 21 2024 GUYSBOROUGH — A new report outlining a sharp rise in childhood poverty rates in Guysborough County after the first year of the pandemic is renewing calls for a substantial shift in public policy. The research released this month from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ (CCPA) Nova Scotia office reports that the […]
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Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami suggests I’m a criminal – IRPP
December 12, 2023 Recent claims by the ITK president that NunatuKavut Inuit may be committing criminal fraud need to be addressed. I am Inuk. I demand recognition. I am a two-time alumnus of Dalhousie University. I began as a student in 2002, as a faculty member in 2009 and am now a Canada Research Chair […]
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Unifor members lead rally to oppose changes to Policy 713
September 6, 2023 Unifor members rallied to oppose changes to New Brunswick’s Policy 713, the province’s gender-identity policy in schools. Recent updates to the policy require teachers to obtain parental consent before using the chosen name and pronoun of a child under 16, forcing teachers to potentially ‘out’ students who aren’t ready or willing to […]
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Repudiation of Doctrine of Discovery could change the world for Indigenous Peoples – IRPP
May 5, 2023 Placing the Pope’s action as the basis for all future land claims negotiations would tilt the playing field in favour of Indigenous Peoples. When I was growing up in the 1960s in my remote community on the coast of Labrador, I remember a bunch of us kids talking about how, or if, […]
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N.B.’s ongoing battle with Wolastoqey Nation is not reconciliation in action – IRPP
January 20, 2022 The Wolastoqey are seeking land title for the Saint John River. The province has responded with fearmongering. It is time for calmer voices to emerge. New Brunswick cabinet ministers seem to be on a sustained campaign to create division between non-Indigenous New Brunswickers and the Indigenous people of New Brunswick. Why? Because […]
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Shifting the relationship between provinces and First Nations to a diplomatic focus – IRPP
August 17, 2021 Provinces can be at the leading edge of government-to-government reconciliation by shifting their focus away from government “processes.” The nation-to-nation relationship is often perceived as a singular one between two groups ─ Canada (represented by the federal government) and Indigenous peoples. However, it is much more complex. Indigenous peoples constitute multiple nations […]
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Indigenous self-government in Yukon holds lessons for all of Canada – IRPP
Few know the story of Yukon’s journey toward self-government. But if Canada is serious about reconciliation, it should take notes on the process. June 28, 2021 The Yukon government and a committee of First Nations chiefs reached a significant milestone early this summer. On June 3, 2021, they struck an agreement to establish a First […]
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