#I fled Putin’s Russia for Canada. It opened my eyes.

#I fled Putin’s Russia for Canada. It opened my eyes.

“I fled Putin’s Russia for Canada. It opened my eyes.” I decided to leave Vladimir Putin’s Russia—the first time—in 2006. And though it’s almost impossible to imagine now, people at home and around the world that year were applauding the Russian president’s successes. Russia had just hosted a G8 summit and signed a deal with…

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#‘At every turn, Canada chooses the path of injustice toward Indigenous peoples’

#‘At every turn, Canada chooses the path of injustice toward Indigenous peoples’

“#‘At every turn, Canada chooses the path of injustice toward Indigenous peoples’” Pam Palmater: Reconciliation has not just gone off the rails—many Indigenous peoples think it’s dead Reconciliation has not just gone off the rails—many Indigenous peoples think it’s dead. That is a damning assessment from peoples who, more often than not, have extended their…

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#Cindy Blackstock: A relentless champion for Indigenous children’s rights

#Cindy Blackstock: A relentless champion for Indigenous children’s rights

“#Cindy Blackstock: A relentless champion for Indigenous children’s rights” She serves as executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, whose litigation against Canada has secured hundreds of thousands of services for First Nations youth Cindy Blackstock is No. 27 on the 2021 Maclean’s Power List, a ranking of 50 influential Canadians. Click here…

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#10 pivotal First Nations rights disputes to watch in 2021

#10 pivotal First Nations rights disputes to watch in 2021

“#10 pivotal First Nations rights disputes to watch in 2021” First Nations are demanding recognition of rights in a chain of potential flashpoints across the country No region is exempt from the challenge of fulfilling Indigenous rights through action—a challenge that First Nations leaders say non-Indigenous governments have been slow or unwilling to face. Here’s…

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#Death and distrust in Alberta

#Death and distrust in Alberta

“#Death and distrust in Alberta” Jacob Sansom and Morris Cardinal went on a hunting trip and never came back. The killing of the two Métis-Cree men deepens Indigenous peoples’ sense that their lives are less valued. Sansom (left) and Cardinal in the selfie sent to Sansom’s wife hours before the pair were killed (Photograph by…

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