Here is “Trudeau apologizes to B.C. Indigenous community for 1864 hanging of chiefs.”
Canada
WaPo: “Thousands of Canada’s indigenous children died in church-run boarding schools. Where are they buried?”
The Guardian: “While Nestlé extracts millions of litres from their land, residents have no drinking water”
Here.
Canada’s Federal Court of Appeals Rejects Kinder Morgan Pipeline
Inadequate consultation with First Nations is among the reasons. More here.
Heartbreaking Study out of Manitoba: Moms in Foster Care More Likely to Lose Their Infants
Study here
Adolescent mothers in the care of CPS are much more likely to have their child taken into CPS care. By separating a quarter of young mothers from their infant within the first week of life, and almost half before the child turns 2, the cycle continues. For adolescents in CPS care who give birth, more and better services are required to support these mothers and to keep mothers and children together wherever possible.
Coverage here
A quick review of the study doesn’t reveal a direct link to Indigenous girls, but
She pointed to the province of Manitoba, where 10,000 of the 11,000 children in care are indigenous.
The number of children in care in Manitoba is among the highest per-capita compared with other provinces. It has nearly doubled in the last decade to 11,000. Nearly 90 per cent are Indigenous.
In neighbouring Saskatchewan, with roughly the same population, the number is roughly 4,000, Fielding said.
The Guardian: “Canada sued over years of alleged experimentation on indigenous people”
Here.
Why are Canada’s First Nations women dying at such an alarming rate?
In Canada, Status First Nations persons—those listed in the country’s Indian Register—are significantly more likely than the average Canadian to meet an untimely death. When it comes to wellness outcomes, disparities along racial and ethnic lines are well documented across many metrics. What is often overlooked, however, is what those data look like at the intersection of race and gender.
Here.
NYTs: “In ‘Paradigm Shift,’ Trudeau Announces Talks on Indigenous People’s Rights”
Here.
Magdelane Martel Profile on Colton Boushie Murder
Here is “Two Bullets and Numerous Misfires.”
Globe and Mail Article on Indigenous Scholar Val Napoleon
Here.
As a project for Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Prof. Napoleon created the Indigenous Law Research Unit – her proudest work to date. It allows Indigenous communities to articulate and restate their law and legal processes – a model that has been taken up across Canada and beyond.
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