Internal documents challenge government’s funding claims for Indigenous children
The government’s refusal to meet the terms of the Human Rights Tribunal ruling reminds us that Canada’s economy systematically devalues Indigenous life.
Anna Stanley is a Visiting Fellow in the faculty of Environmental Studies at York University and is a Broadbent Policy Fellow.
The government’s refusal to meet the terms of the Human Rights Tribunal ruling reminds us that Canada’s economy systematically devalues Indigenous life.

First Nation children are denied equal access to health care supports and services, and receive significantly less per capita funding for their education and far less funding per capita once in care despite this greater need.

The Supreme Court of Canada’s recent stunning ruling has the potential to fundamentally change Indigenous-Crown relations.
Recent Mi-kmaq protests need to be contextualized in the violent history of the RCMP against Indigenous self-determination and months of peaceful protest.
The passage of two budget implementation bills in 2012– The Jobs, Growth, and Long Term Prosperity Act, and The Jobs and Growth Act– reek of neoliberalism and neocolonialism. It is clear both bills target Indigenous rights and land soverignity.

