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Tansi Nîtôtemtik, The Truth and Reconciliation Commissions’ Call to Action #4 calls upon the federal government to enact Aboriginal child...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Last Friday we reviewed the Federal Court’s key findings on the case between the Attorney General of Canada and the...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, If you read enough Aboriginal law cases, patterns start to emerge. Long delays. Obscure questions about jurisdiction...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Yesterday we talked about five year-old Jordan River Anderson's story and the principle that children come first when...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik “Jordan's Principle makes sure all First Nations children living in Canada can access the products, services, and...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Many holidays can be difficult for people who have suffered trauma, and Thanksgiving is no different. Many families...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends who celebrate the season, and happy Monday to those who don’t. Today, on this...

The Canadian child welfare system perpetuates the cultural genocide that residential schools began. Today, we look at recent developments...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, With heavy hearts, we continue the discussion on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's five Calls to Action on...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik Separately, the word ‘child’ and the word ‘welfare’ don’t bring out certain feelings or emotions. Once put together, in...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Yesterday we discussed residential schools and the sixties scoop as a historical backdrop to the current state of child...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Throughout the month of October, ReconciliACTION YEG will be exploring the “truth” portion of the Truth and...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, “The heartbeat of reconciliation is faintly heard.” Yesterday, we shared those words to describe what has come from...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Today marks Canada's inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. For some, a day of grief, and others, a day...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik What does reconciliation mean to you? Based on relationships, community presence, independent and communally learned...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Yesterday we discussed the Supreme Court of Canada’s definition of reconciliation. Today, we will explore how the Truth...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik As Canada's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation approaches, we at Team ReconciliAction YEG reflect upon what...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik, In a federal election that seems to have changed not much at all, perhaps the most consequential change occurred in the...

(Family photo from 2019 vote and 2021 vote) Voting and Indigenous people go together like moose nose and peanut butter… they don’t. At...

Tansi Nîtôtemtik Mumilaaq Qaqqaq was the Nunavut NDP MP in the House of Commons, and during her two years as an elected official, she has...