List: Indigenous Rights, Restitution and Reconciliation | Curated by Jared Milne

Dec 3, 2023
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Indigenous Rights, Restitution and ReconciliationEssays and articles dealing with Indigenous rights and relationships with non-Native Canada.
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Book Review: Namwayut: We Are All One-A Path To ReconciliationI started writing this article on October 1, 2023, the day after Canada’s third annual Truth and Reconciliation Day. Also known as ‘Orange…
Nov 19, 2023
Nov 19, 2023
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Time to remove antiquated doctrineWhen Pope Francis visited Canada last year to apologize on behalf of the Catholic Church for its role in the residential school system, he…
Mar 27, 2023
Mar 27, 2023
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Book Review: Recovering Canada: The Resurgence Of Indigenous LawIndigenous rights are one of the biggest issues in Canadian politics right now. From the news media to the blogosphere to the arts and…
May 8, 2022
May 8, 2022
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Reflections On Canada Day 2021: The Toxic Legacy Of ‘One Flag, One Empire, One School, One…I’m writing this on the morning of Canada Day 2021, thinking about all the fascinating things I’ve read and the people I’ve met.
Jul 1, 2021
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Only real change achieves true reconciliationThe horrific discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children buried in unmarked graves at a former residential school in Kamloops…
Jun 20, 2021
Jun 20, 2021
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Book Review: The Reconciliation Manifesto: Recovering The Land, Rebuilding The EconomyIndigenous protests and anger over the way settler Canadians use lands and resources is a fixture in Canadian news even during COVID…
May 24, 2021
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May 24, 2021
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What does it mean to live on ‘stolen land’?A year ago, before Canada was turned upside down by the coronavirus, many Canadians’ attention was held by the angry blockades and…
Mar 8, 2021
Mar 8, 2021
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Paying Tribute to Canada’s Indigenous HeroesEach November Canadians  commemorate Remembrance Day as a way to pay respects to the soldiers and veterans who fought and gave…
Nov 4, 2020
Nov 4, 2020
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Indigenous blockades and the ‘rule of law’ in Canada: Conflicts and…intersections?Is there common ground between supporters of Indigenous rights and supporters of resource development?
Aug 2, 2020
Aug 2, 2020
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Issue of blockades and ‘rule of law’ is a lot more complicated than it seemsAlmost all of the blockades in support of the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs in British Columbia have come down. Many non-Indigenous…
Mar 14, 2020
Mar 14, 2020
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LETTER: Force isn’t the answer to blockades and protestsThe blockades and protests being erected across Canada in support of the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs of the Coastal Gas Link line in…
Mar 4, 2020
Mar 4, 2020
Jared Milne
Reflections On Canada Day 2019: Two Sides To The CoinI’m writing this on the morning of Canada Day 2019, thinking about all the fascinating things I’ve read and the people I’ve met.
Jul 1, 2019
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Jul 1, 2019
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We need to dump the myth of the ‘vanishing Indian’The stereotype of the “vanishing Indian” is a common one in Canadian and American pop culture. According to the stereotype, the vanishing…
Jun 5, 2019
Jun 5, 2019
Jared Milne
Criticism of Beyak is based on facts, not political correctnessHaving already debunked Senator Lynn Beyak’s nonsense about residential schools last year (‘Beyak wrong on residential schools’, St. Albert…
Jun 1, 2019
Jun 1, 2019
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Community response to racist letter ‘a hopeful sign’For the last week and a half, one of the main things on St. Albertans’ minds has been the sickening letter that targeted Indigenous…
Oct 27, 2018
Oct 27, 2018
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Reconciliation a long way off for non-Indigenous Canadians“Reconciliation” is a popular word in Canada these days, especially in relation to Indigenous people. By reconciling with First Nations…
Aug 25, 2018
Aug 25, 2018
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Reflections On Canada Day 2018: The Meaning Of True Patriot LoveI’m writing this on the morning of Canada Day 2018, thinking about all the fascinating things I’ve read and the people I’ve met.
Jul 1, 2018
Jul 1, 2018
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Beyak wrong on residential schoolsLast month, Senator Lynn Beyak harshly criticized the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) on the impacts of the…
Feb 17, 2018
Feb 17, 2018
Jared Milne
Canada 150 is getting a rough rideCanada 150 is a time to commemorate the contributions we have made to the world, but also to critically consider our past shortcomings.
Aug 24, 2018
Aug 24, 2018
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Reflections On Canada Day 2017: What Does It Mean To Be Canadian?I’m writing this on the morning of Canada Day 2017, Canada’s 150th anniversary, thinking about all the fascinating things I’ve read and the…
Jun 29, 2018
Jun 29, 2018