Renewing the relationship between First Nations and Ottawa and a discussion on retiring the Indian Act. . . . → Read More: A Leap of Faith: Trust and the Relationship with Government
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The documentary Last Call Indian begins with a simple premise captured in its very first shot. The narrator’s voice begins as the camera pulls back from an empty bed fitted with railings in a small sunlit bedroom. It’s a sick room. The empty bed speaks volumes. Then a woman’s voice emerges, soft and clear: “I’ve never [...] . . . → Read More: First look at ‘LAST CALL INDIAN’ On July 22, mediaINDIGENA’s Rick Harp sat down with CBC Radio’s “Up to Speed” to discuss that much-hated piece of legislation, the Indian Act. In particular, AFN National Chief Shawn Atleo’s pledge to repeal and replace the Indian Act by 2015. Rick also shared some insights gleaned from our poll, “Should the Indian Act be gone by [...] . . . → Read More: mediaINDIGENA on CBC Radio re: Indian Act Repeal Poll The folks over at ‘Crazy Bitches R Us’ are taking the view that, despite Sharon McIvor and others’ criticisms of it, Bill C-3 (a bill essentially proposing changes to the Indian Act that would remove some, but not all, of the sexist impediments to passing Indian Status on to one’s children) is better than the [...] . . . → Read More: The Argument FOR Bill C-3: It ain’t perfect, but the alternative is too risky The Native Women’s Association of Canada has released an open letter to MPs from Sharon McIvor opposing Bill C-3 (aka, the “Gender Equity in Indian Registration Act”): According to the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Bill C-3 will make about 45,000 people newly eligible for registration as Indians. But [...] . . . → Read More: Sharon McIvor to MPs: Kill Bill C-3, It Won’t End Sex Discrimination of Indian Act Now, if you’re like me, you occasionally find yourself needing to refer to every First Nations person’s favorite piece of legislation, the Indian Act. For many, it can be a bit of a slog to locate the Act in its most user-friendly form. So, to help make that task a little bit easier, we tracked it [...] . . . → Read More: The ‘Indian Act’: A Hard Act to Find |
     
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