I am very excited to announce that my book Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis and Inuit Issues in Canada, is now available as an eBook, for those of you who prefer this format or who simply do not want to wait until September 6th! The eBook is $20.80, and you can purchase…
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Book announcement: Indigenous Writes
Folks, I have some exciting news! MY BOOK IS FINALLY COMING OUT! JUST LOOK AT THIS BEAUTY!!! At last I’ve collected and expanded some of the pieces found on this blog, and wrote some new ones! I spent a tonne of time curating resources for each chapter so that people interested in a specific subject…
Who are the Métis?
Although I wrote about the various ways Métis identity is interpreted in a post years ago, I still get asked, “who are the Métis”? In fact, I am asked this more and more frequently since the Daniels decision. It’s a live issue and since I have been drawn into providing some answers based on being…
“So what are the solutions!?”
The question I get, every single time I publish any piece at all on Indigenous issues is, “okay fine, but what are your solutions?” Often coupled with this question is the implication or outright accusation that all “we” (Indigenous people, or maybe just me, personally) do is complain without thinking of ways to make things…
Really quick info to help understand the Daniels case
The first thing people must understand about Canada in general is that the Constitution Act of 1867 divides up powers between the federal and provincial governments. Most folks learn this in high-school but don’t necessarily remember it forever, unlike quadratic functions ;). The provinces have power over things like the solemnization of marriage, property and…