We’re launching the Indigenous and public engagement for 3 regulatory initiatives today. 💬 Don't miss your chance to #HaveYourSay on #ImpactAssessment. Find out more about them ➡️ canada.ca/en/impact-asse…

"The Minister of Indian Affairs still has ultimate authority over us and our land." On NDN POV Chris Beaver talks to @Taiaiakealfred (@McGillu), Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ & Naiomi Metallic (@schulichlaw) about the ongoing impact of The Indian Act on First Nations youtu.be/iUPUHiDHxRQ?si…

"The Indian Act had several objectives, but its main purpose was to control First Nations and forcibly assimilate them." Chris Beaver talks to @Taiaiakealfred (@McGillu), Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ & Naiomi Metallic (@schulichlaw) about The Indian Act youtu.be/iUPUHiDHxRQ?si…

Open to all Kahnawa’kehró:non, and to other Rotinohshonni by request. Message here or email [[email protected]] to register and be provided with the link to the Zoom session. This is part of a series of hosted web-based discussions focusing on the history of Kahnawà:ke governance

Fast way (11 minutes) to learn A LOT about the Indian Act and its colonizin' friends, where it's been and where it's going, from awesome group of experts

"The Indian Act had several objectives, but its main purpose was to control First Nations and forcibly assimilate them." Chris Beaver talks to @Taiaiakealfred (@McGillu), Ri / ᕒᐊᔦᓬᐄ & Naiomi Metallic (@schulichlaw) about The Indian Act youtu.be/iUPUHiDHxRQ?si…

A discussion paper I helped develop as part of the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Circle of Experts has been released and is now open for public and stakeholders' comment: letstalkimpactassessment.ca/lets-talk-indi… The paper focuses explores potential benefits, limitations, challenges, and options for regulations

Team working in Kahnawà:ke today!

5 Star review from Kahnawà:ke’s Riddler! 🤙🏾 #itsallabouttheland University of Toronto Press

Sure, celebrate ‘ethical space’, ‘braiding’, ‘reconciliation’, but don’t ask about the open secrets of white folks pretending to be Indigenous — and their enablers— who use these liberalist frameworks across the country to undermine Indigenous sovereignties & call it progress. 👀

The Kahnawà:ke Governance Project is on Instagram: instagram.com/kahnawakegover…

Mohawks of the Kahnawá:ke lacrosse team. The team made three tours of England in 1867, 1876 and 1883, playing before Queen Victoria. The Sheffield Museum in England has two of the sticks, one inscribed with “P. Kanatho.” 📷 W. Notman | © The Trustees of the British Museum

$1-million human rights complaint filed against Quebec government over Bill 96 cultmtl.com/2024/08/1-mill…

A great recently published article on the intersection of ceremony, sport and politics in Kahnawà:ke in the 1800s, by Prof. Gerald Reid #lacrosse #haudenosaunee #INDIGENOUS read.dukeupress.edu/ethnohistory/a…

In honour of the upcoming National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, I'll be speaking at an event in Orangeville, Ontario on September 26th. The County of Dufferin is hosting me to deliver a keynote speech on the subject of Truth and Reconciliation, with a particular focus on

Oceans, lakes, and rivers across the entire world used to look like this. (but tell me again how great industrial civilization is)

Lots to think about here in terms of academic culture. We are a lot better at virtue signalling that we are at modeling the values we defend.

Ringleaders in the dumping scheme could face up to $1 million in fines and companies up to $6 million for poisoning Mohawk land. Of course, that won’t undo decades of damage but it’s a real consequence of whistleblowers and journalists working together therover.ca/a-dirty-busine…