*This article was originally published in Lawyer’s Daily on April 4, 2018 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claims that there is no more important relationship than the one with Indigenous peoples and committed to a renewed nation to nation relationship based on respect for Indigenous rights. To this end, Trudeau made many promises to First Nations,…
Continue reading…about Canada’s Criminalization of the Indigenous Tobacco Trade
The days of only looking at issues that impact our local communities (bands) are long over if we expect to protect our cultures, identities and Nations for future generations. The issue of our sovereignty as Indigenous Nations (Mohawk, Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, etc) must be looked at in the bigger context. I am the first to admit…
Continue reading…about Mohawk Tobacco Trade – Standing up for Our Sovereignty
With all this talk of a possible federal election, I was wondering how long it would take for the three major national parties (Liberals, NDP and Conservatives) to start talking about their platforms in relation to Aboriginal peoples. Thanks to APTN National News, we got to hear a preview of their platforms last night. For anyone who…
Continue reading…about Conservatives’ Election Platform for Aboriginal Peoples is “Assimilatory”