Security guard who doesn’t see colour finds creative ways to racially profile Indigenous shoppers
A security guard at a Winnipeg store who says he doesn’t see colour isn’t letting that stop him from finding creative ways to racially profile Indigenous shoppers. Related story: Two…
White people somehow unable to come up with Halloween costumes that aren’t cultural appropriation, despite entire universe
Despite being surrounded by literally an entire universe of options, white people across North America lament the fact that they simply cannot come up with Halloween costumes that aren’t grotesque…
Sask. mulls burning down forests, draining lakes so Indigenous people can’t enjoy it
The governing Saskatchewan Party is weighing a dramatic policy shift in the hopes of putting a stop to what it calls “inappropriate” access to provincial lands and waters by First…
National Chief barred from boarding flight with emotional support MOU
National Chief Perry Bellegarde has been turned away from an Ottawa-bound flight because airline officials refuse to let him board with his emotional support MOU. The memorandum of understanding is…
New AR-type carbine rifles for Sask. conservation officers ‘totally not to intimidate First Nations’
New high-powered, military-style rifles for Saskatchewan conservation officers may be worrying First Nations leaders but they are strictly for safety, provincial officials say. “These high powered rifles are strictly to…
Saudi arms deal ‘not easy to break like a Treaty with First Nations’: Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said getting out of a controversial arms deal with Saudi Arabia isn’t easy because it’s a ‘difficult contract.’ “Our hands are tied here,” Trudeau told…
In act of penance, Trudeau quietly having every treaty number tattooed on body
Telling reporters he needed to show that indeed no relationship was truly more important to him than the one with Indigenous Peoples, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed that for…
Legal weed opens whole new world of cultural appropriation opportunities for Canadian companies
The legalization of cannabis in Canada has companies eagerly lining up to give pot products and shops ‘Indigenous-inspired’ names. Related story: Feds, provinces reach deal to give First Nations 0%…
Bellegarde, Trudeau spar over who wears Chewbacca, Han Solo costumes this Halloween
National Chief Perry Bellegarde and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau traded jabs over which costumes they would wear on Halloween night, during a very public exchange that took place in Ottawa…
Report suggests 87% of Indigenous people have stood on cliff edge in regalia, silhouetted against red sky
According to the results of a groundbreaking new study released on Friday, as many as 87% of Indigenous people have stood on a cliff or other high ground while silhouetted…