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The discovery of an unmarked grave holding the remains of more than 200 Indigenous children, including one possibly as young as age 3, has shaken Canada. The burial place was found using a ground-penetrating radar at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia. Residential schools were government-sponsored religious institutions intended to forcibly assimilate Indigenous children into white culture. A network of 130 residential schools was established across the country beginning in the 1870s, and the last one didn’t close its doors until the mid-1990s. The schools were r...

The Globe and Mail Kent McNeil and Brooks Arcand-Paul Contributed to The Globe and Mail Published April 15, 2021 Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press Kent McNeil is professor emeritus at Osgoode Hall Law School. Brooks Arcand-Paul is vice-president of the Indigenous Bar Association. “Not broken, but simply unfinished.” As reflected in this li...

Canada’s adoption of the UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights has never been more urgent. By Sheryl Lightfoot and Joshua Nichols 5 Mar 2021 | TheTyee.ca Sheryl Lightfoot is the Canada Research Chair of Global Indigenous Rights and Politics at UBC. She is Anishinaabe and a citizen of the Lake Superior Band of Ojibwe. Joshua Nichols is an assistant professor in the faculty of law at the University of Alberta. He is mixed-rooted Anishinaabe-Métis from Treaty 8 Territory in northeastern B.C. SHARES Police arrest Brenda Michell (Geltiy) on Wet’suwet’e...

The memorandum marks an apparent shift in provincial policy. It is the first instance in which the province has signalled its willingness to proactively recognize Aboriginal title and negotiate shared jurisdiction over the land. It reflects the government’s commitment to engage Indigenous governance traditions not simply as a historic residue to be removed but as part of the future of resource management in the province. Now, a year after the protests began, it’s not yet clear how shared jurisdiction between the provincial government and hereditary chiefs would work. How can legal paradig...

Article content Elder Carolyn King from the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation has likened the Order of Canada to the eagle feather she received from her community. Now, she joked, she has both honours after she was among the 59 additions announced this week to the order. Each join one of the nation’s highest honours that since 1967 has added more than 7,000 names. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Former chief named to Order of Canada Back to video Rideau Hall noted King’s years of efforts to educate the non-Indigenous population about I...