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The slow violence of an evergreen genocide
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Last year’s writers looked at Call to Action 41 seventeen months after the Inquiry’s final report, and it’s 293 Calls...

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Jan 21, 20224 min read


Justice for One, Justice for All: MMIWG and 2SLGBTQQIA+
Tansi Nitotemtik, “Justice for one, justice for all.” A simple sentence in theory made much more complicated, particularly in Canada when...

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Jan 20, 20223 min read


Calls to Action #30 & 31 towards Territorial Preventative Measures
Tansi Nîtôtemtik/Negha Dagondih, When we think of justice, sometimes we think of how to treat people within systems, but when we take a...

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Jan 19, 20224 min read


Preventing Overrepresentation of Indigenous Offenders
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, “Why does your law, from the Ten Commandments to the Criminal Code, speak only about what people should not do? Why...

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Jan 18, 20223 min read


Law is a tool to solve problems. Here's how.
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, hello everyone! Often, great justice hides in plain sight. Imagine the stories: "Patron takes deep breath, avoids bar...

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Jan 16, 20224 min read


Looking forward to a deep dive on questions of culture
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Rounding out our first week back in 2022, here’s a look at what will be coming up in March. Our final theme for the...

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Jan 14, 20222 min read


Previewing Indigenous Health Issues
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, This week Team ReconciliACTION YEG is introducing topics that we plan to bring you during the term. Not only do we have...

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Jan 13, 20223 min read


A Collective Analysis of Justice
Tansi Nîtôtemtik/Negha Dagondih, Calls to Action #25 - 42 all speak of various ways of advocating, ensuring, and promoting justice for...

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Jan 12, 20222 min read


Historical announcement... but does "every child" truly matter now?
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Last week, on January 4th, the Federal Government alongside the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, the...

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Jan 11, 20223 min read


Meet Team ReconciliACTION YEG 21/22: Hero Laird
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Welcome to 2022, a new year in the Gregorian Calendar. For some, this is a time of aspiration, hope and new beginnings....

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Jan 10, 20223 min read


ReconciliACTION 2021 Gift Guide
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Books are among my favourite gift to give this time of year, especially to the littles in my life and I’ve started...

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Dec 10, 20213 min read


A Very Merry Colonized Christmas
‘Tis the season. For both holiday magic and Indigenous guilt. Christmas has always been my favourite. Fluffy trees cloaked in baubles,...

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Dec 9, 20213 min read


How Do You Celebrate the Holiday Season? - A ReconciliACTION YEG Christmas Special
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Today, on this special holiday edition, we weave together the thoughts and reflections of two of our writers, one...

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Dec 8, 20213 min read


Metis Christmas & kissy New Year!
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, The sound of the bells rang across the snowy ground, and the horses’ breath hung in the frozen air. The sky was a dull...

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Dec 7, 20214 min read


Liz’s End-Semester Reflection
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Today is my last day of blogging with team ReconciliACTION YEG. I am handing over the Monday slot to Hero Laird who you...

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Dec 5, 20214 min read


What's in a name? And how do you get it back?
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Earlier this year, a collective gasp was heard across Turtle Island as the horrific discovery of 215 children’s remains...

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Dec 3, 20214 min read


Government’s Gift of the Gift to Decide Who We Gift
There is very little more complex than what it means to be Indigenous in Canada. The Government of Canada has its definition, communities...

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Dec 1, 20213 min read


Aboriginal Sports Circle NWT - Traditional Games
Tansi Nîtôtemtik Call to Action #66 states: “We call upon the federal government to establish multi-year funding for community-based...

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Dec 1, 20213 min read


There is no honor in the Crown.
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Every now and then, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) delivers a decision that is seemingly benign, maybe even a little...

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Nov 30, 20215 min read


Abandoning the Rule of Law on Wet'suwet'en Lands
A ReconciliACTION YEG Long Read Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Last week, while the lower mainland of British Columbia struggled to respond to...

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Nov 28, 202111 min read
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