Indigenous

OPINION: I launched the Ipperwash commission as Ontario’s attorney general. Its urgent recommendations remain relevant today — acting on the first one would be a fitting tribute to Dudley George.

First Nations communities have been challenging the terms of the Robinson-Huron Treaty since before it was even signed in 1850 — now they’re the closest they’ve ever been to a resolution.

School reopening presents a real threat for First Nations communities, where education has historically been underfunded. Biigtigong Nishnaabeg, still waiting for federal dollars, is turning to land-based learning.

TVO.org speaks with Falen Johnson about the 1995 conflict — and what has and hasn’t changed in the past quarter-century.

TVO.org speaks with journalist Kelly Boutsalis about being Indigenous in journalism and the responsibility that comes with telling stories from your own community.

TVO.org speaks with professor Carmen Robertson about representations of Indigenous people in media — and how news stories have helped shape Canadian identity.

TVO.org speaks with Megan Fowler of Journalists for Human Rights about what institutions can do to create environments where Indigenous journalists can thrive.

Teionkwatenhontsó:ni aionaktó:take tsi nón:we aón:ton aiakwathró:ri ne onkwakara’shón:’a – tánon iah tha’teiotenhontsóhon taiakwarihwáthe’te, aontaionkwáton’ne tóka’ ni’ aiakwanonhtonniónhwe teiakwa’nikónhrhare.

OPINION: Media needs spaces where we, as Indigenous people, can tell our stories — without having to explain ourselves, soothe discomfort, or feel like troublemakers.

Meditation by phone. Traditional healing via video chat. In the midst of a pandemic, the Noojmowin Teg Health Centre is adapting to meet the needs of its clients.

Ayaawag ge-wiiji’iwewaad ge-izhi-oko-wiiji’idiyang Noojmowin teg health centre.

TVO.org speaks with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people from across Ontario about what the day means to them — and how they’ll be marking it during the pandemic.

TVO.org is speaking to activists across Ontario to find out what’s happening in their communities — and how they’re fighting injustice. Today, we interview Keisha Erwin, an Afro-Indigenous member of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band.

The federal government says it will be late delivering a MMIWG action plan due to COVID-19. Advocates say the pandemic has only emphasized the need for action.