TORONTO — In its 26 years of existence, officers with Canada’s largest Indigenous police force have never shot and killed anyone and no officer has died in the line of duty, despite a grinding lack of resources and an absence of normal accountability mechanisms. Continue reading
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The Wet’suwet’en Nation re-occupies Unsurrendered Territories
The following is a primer on the Wet’suwet’en Nation who are re-occupying their traditional and un-surrendered territories to halt the construction of numerous oil and gas pipelines. Heal the people, heal the land. Continue reading
Netflix announces new partnerships with Canada’s Indigenous screen organizations
On June 12th, at the 2019 Banff World Media Festival, Netflix joined imagineNATIVE, The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) and Wapikoni Mobile to announce a suite of partnership programs that aim to develop the next generation of Indigenous creators across Canada. Continue reading
National Inquiry calls for transformative change to eradicate violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA
Ending this genocide and rebuilding Canada into a decolonized nation requires a new relationship and an equal partnership between all Canadians and Indigenous peoples says Commissioner Qajaq Robinson Continue reading
Justice for First Nations women
“Justice for the women of our Nations can no longer wait. Discrimination on the part of police services towards First Nations women must be subject to a specific review by United Nations bodies such as the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. Continue reading