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Personhood of the North Saskatchewan River
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Typically we refer to the life cycle of people, animals and plants when we consider something to be alive. But have you...

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Feb 18, 20224 min read


Striking a delicate balance: protecting water, protecting Indigenous interests
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, On January 28th, the Alberta Court of Appeal dismissed the actions brought by the Stoney Nakoda and Piikani Nations as...

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Feb 17, 20225 min read


Violence Begets Violence: Women & Water
“We are water – we come from water and when the water is sick – we are sick.” – Autumn Peltier, Indigenous Advocate, United Nations,...

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Feb 16, 20224 min read


Shutting Down Assumptions: The Cost of Clean Drinking Water
Tansi Nîtôtemtik/Negha Dagondih, Clean drinking water. An expected right for most Canadians, and something we don’t often even think...

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Feb 15, 20225 min read


A love letter to the snow - and the spring - and you
Photo Credit: From We Are the Water Protectors written by Carol Lindstrom, illustrated by Michaela Goode [1] Tansi Nîtôtemtik, good...

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Feb 13, 20225 min read


When is a broken bone not a broken bone? When it belongs to a Indigenous person, apparently.
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Nearly a month ago, a study of Alberta emergency visits was published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. [1]...

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Feb 11, 20224 min read


Motherisk: Science Gone Bad
What do you do when the system is against you? What should you do when you’re the only one that knows the truth? What can you do? This...

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Feb 9, 20224 min read


Racism in Health
Tansi Nîtôtemtik/Negha Dagondih, Racism in health exists on many plains and in various ways. Conscious and unconscious bias, stereotypes,...

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Feb 9, 20224 min read


Welcome Home? Law & Living Conditions Impact First Nations’ Health
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, What is a home? Our sanctuary, our place of refuge. Hopefully, somewhere we know we are emotionally and physically...

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Feb 8, 20223 min read


What’s love got to do with it?
Photo Credit: At the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage, Amy Foote, centre, and Echavarria, right, receive donated moose meat from...

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Feb 4, 20224 min read


What a week.
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, What a week. Last week, we watched the “freedom convoy” move towards Ottawa protesting public health mandates. At the...

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Feb 4, 20226 min read


Guilty until Proven Innocent: Who Pays the Price of Judicial Reform?
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Guilty until proven innocent is the new reality for Alberta drivers. Since the implementation of the Justice...

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Feb 3, 20225 min read


Indigenous Support in Correctional/Custody Facilities
Tansi Nîtôtemtik/Negha Dagondih, Today’s post will focus on the incarceration of inmates in the Northwest Territories, and the attempts...

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Feb 2, 20225 min read


Truly Criminal: Systemic Racism in the Justice System
There has been a general recognition in Canadian society that Indigenous people are overrepresented in the justice system. However, we...

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Jan 31, 20224 min read


A glance at the TruckerConvoy2022
A glance at the TruckerConvoy 2022 and getting involved in law reform Tansi Nîtôtemtik, good morning everyone, Some laws need to change -...

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Jan 30, 20224 min read


Something to talk about
Convoys and conversations: how can we learn if we cannot speak to one another? Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Talking about education and justice is...

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Jan 28, 20226 min read


The Truth We Seek: BIPOC, Mental Health & the Law
On June 4th, 2020, the RCMP responded to a wellness check in Edmundston, New Brunswick, regarding an individual in distress. That call...

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Jan 27, 20223 min read


Level Justice within Secondary School Settings
Tansi Nîtôtemtik/Negha Dagondih, Expansion of legal education, legal outreach, and accessibility to law. These are all fundamental...

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Jan 26, 20223 min read


Failing to make the Grade and How to Pass: Law School Responses to Call to Action #28.
Updated: January 27, 2022 with corrections. Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Unlearning the victor’s narrative is challenging. It makes us question...

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Jan 25, 20224 min read


Kneading the dough, learning our truths
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, hello everyone! If you have made sourdough, muffins, bannock, pizza, or other tasty snacks, you know what it takes to...

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Jan 23, 20224 min read
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