Ho-leh, the Canadian media world is getting browner and browner these days. Or so it seems to me. From print to radio to television to the world wide interweb, a new Indigenous face or voice practically emerges every few weeks. To my mind, that is an indisputably good thing for all concerned, not least, for Canadian [...] . . . → Read More: Aboriginal Journalists Assemble!
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Your guide to Aboriginal politicians in provincial and territorial governments As I’ve pointed out in my previous ‘Who’s Who’ posts, a small but growing number of Aboriginal people have been running for and winning seats in the federal government. Now here’s a quick overview of how many Aboriginal people are already sitting in provincial and territorial [...] . . . → Read More: An Aboriginal Who’s Who of Canadian Politics: Provincial/Territorial Version After a record number of Aboriginal candidates participated in the last federal election, just how browner is Canada’s parliament? As you can see in this updated ‘Who’s Who’ of Aboriginal politicians in Canada’s Parliament, the numbers have risen slightly, but the biggest gains have been within the Conservative ranks. Read on! The House of Commons Made up of [...] . . . → Read More: UPDATED: An Aboriginal Who’s Who of Canadian Politics In an ill-advised bout of social media enthusiasm, I thought it would be cool and nifty and useful if I tweeted the UN Declaration pertaining to Indigenous Peoples rights. Had I known beforehand what it would take to distill the dang thing, I might have re-thought my initial impulse. But I persevered and glad I’m [...] . . . → Read More: Sweet Tweets: UN Declaration, 140 characters at a time If you’re an eligible Aboriginal elector who does not subscribe to the notion that participation in Canadian elections is inappropriate, be it as a candidate or as a voter, you may be curious to know whether your vote could prove decisive in your local race. Certain ridings (officially known as federal electoral districts) have now [...] . . . → Read More: From marginal to margin of victory? Ridings where Aboriginal vote could make or break majority BOOK REVIEW: Edward S. Curtis: Above the Medicine Line, Portraits of Aboriginal Life in the Canadian West – Rodger D. Touchie, Heritage House Publishing, 2010, 191 pgs. The first time I heard the name Edward S. Curtis was in a library. Somehow in a book somewhere I read he was a great American photographer fixated with images of [...] . . . → Read More: Portrait of a Photographer: Edward Curtis Comes to Canada UPDATE: Evidently, some folks are having difficulty seeing all 5 columns in the grid, especially on the far right (ironically, the NDP’s column), so I offer you the option to simply download the pdf version of this blog post instead. Distribute it far and wide and make sure you tell ‘em where you got it. If [...] . . . → Read More: Canadian Election 2011 Party Platforms: Aboriginal Peoples It’s federal election time in Canada and across the country campaigns are in full swing. Whether you choose to vote or not, here’s a quick look at Aboriginal involvement in the 41st federal election, and information about some interesting ridings to watch. Keep in mind that, as per Elections Canada rules, the deadline for nominations is [...] . . . → Read More: An Aboriginal Who’s Who of Canada’s 2011 Federal Election And they said it couldn’t be done. Actually, no one said that: it’s just one of those clichés that come to mind when you pull together an anniversary entry like this. There was no ‘They’ then or now acting as naysayers. Indeed, the only They that matters is You — our audience, many of you newer to [...] . . . → Read More: What a difference a year makes To me, the Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG) has been among the best barometers of how well the feds have honoured their agreements with Indigenous peoples. With Aboriginal affairs a stated priority since her term began in 2001, AG Sheila Fraser has produced a number of audits into Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, [...] . . . → Read More: OMG, I ♥ the OAG (the Office of the Auditor General of Canada) A new publication released today takes a critical look at the differences between news coverage for missing/murdered Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women. In “”Newsworthy” Victims? Exploring differences in Canadian local press coverage of missing/murdered Aboriginal and White women”, Carleton University PhD candidate Kristen Gilchrist reveals what is evidently a sharp contrast in the amount and content of [...] . . . → Read More: Are missing & murdered Aboriginal women not considered “newsworthy”? You would not believe the quantity of professional research being produced around the world on Indigenous peoples, cultures, economies, demography, geography… you name it, someone’s studying it and publishing on it. And so, to help you stay in the loop, we are pleased to present what we hope will be a semi-regular (or at least occasional) [...] . . . → Read More: Indigenous Research Roundup: December 2010 With so many people getting news & info from social networks, we thought it prudent to see which Aboriginal politicians and groups are capitalizing on this trend and using Twitter to get their message out. Of the five Aboriginal elected Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, only three are on Twitter: Leona Aglukkaq (Inuit), CON [...] . . . → Read More: An Aboriginal Who’s Who of Canadian Politics (Twitter version) Are you a Status Indian living in Ontario? Have you bought anything there in the past two months off-reserve and paid sales tax? If ‘yes’ on both fronts, beginning Sept. 1, you can submit your claim for a refund of the Ontario portion (8%) of the province’s new 13% Harmonized Sales Tax (HST). To claim it, you [...] . . . → Read More: HST rebates: A how-to for Status Indians living in Ontario Canada’s political rumour mill has churned out correctly predicted the possibility that John Duncan will has become the next Indian and Northern Affairs Minister, thereby replacing fellow B.C. MP Chuck Strahl (who is in turn rumoured to has become the next Government House Leader Transport Minister). Should Since the speculation prove to be is now fact, [...] . . . → Read More: Canada’s new Indian Affairs minister: on the record Points toward language and medicine websites. . . . → Read More: Indian Summer of Language and Medicine Earlier this month, StatsCan released a study entitled “Participation in sports and cultural activities among Aboriginal children and youth.” Based on the 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey, the report drew on a total of 11,940 respondents, representing nearly 170,000 children. First, the overall picture: over 65% of Aboriginal children participated in sports at least once a week about 40% [...] . . . → Read More: New stats on Aboriginal youth sport and culture activity Aniin! Interested in learning an Indigenous language? Here are two digital tools that might make it easier: The folks over at the Miyo Wahkohtiwin Community Education Authority have taken their Online Cree Dictionary and turned it into an iPhone/iPad app, free of charge. Not i-based but still just as cool is Isadore Toulouse’s dimdim-based Anishinabemowen (Ojibway) virtual classroom. Also [...] . . . → Read More: Digital Tools for Learning & Preserving Indigenous Languages On Tuesday, June 15 in Winnipeg, CBC Radio’s The Sunday Edition will host a public forum (to be broadcast at a later date) entitled “Canada and The Aboriginal People: Can We Finally Get It Right?” Here’s the thing: last time I checked, the collection of territories called by the name of Canada for the past [...] . . . → Read More: CBC Aboriginal Forum Gets It Wrong Before It Even Gets Started During our recent sit-down with outgoing Chief Marcel Balfour, it wasn’t long before the discussion turned to Canada’s infamous ’2% funding cap.’ That’s the cap Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) places on annual increases to First Nations’ budgets. According to a report hosted on the department’s own website, this “2 per cent funding cap was [...] . . . → Read More: First Nations Funding: A System Built to Fail? |
     
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