Ongoing Aboriginal deaths in custody, high rates of incarceration, and police brutality require us to dismantle these systems
Author: Vicki Chartrand
Sign the Open Letter on Kwigw8mna, in support of the Indigenous Students Alliance – Google Forms
The undersigned faculty and staff stand in solidarity with the Indigenous Cultural Alliance (ICA) and call for fairer treatment and real consultation on the proposed Kwigw8mna Indigenous Student Gathering Space and Resource Centre.
Source: Open Letter on Kwigw8mna, in support of the Indigenous Students Alliance – Google Forms
Indigenous activist Autumn Peltier vows to hold feds accountable for 61 boil water advisories | CTV News
A new documentary that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival has put a renewed spotlight on an Indigenous clean water advocate known as the ‘water warrior.’
Tank Standing Buffalo explores incarceration, isolation in TIFF animated short | CBC Radio
When Tank Standing Buffalo created RKLSS, he thought he’d post it on Instagram, get a couple of likes and move on. Instead, it premiered at TIFF this week.
Source: Tank Standing Buffalo explores incarceration, isolation in TIFF animated short | CBC Radio
DHS draft document: White supremacists are greatest terror threat – POLITICO
The documents are slightly different drafts of the same annual threat assessment, which is not yet published.
Source: DHS draft document: White supremacists are greatest terror threat – POLITICO
Pregnant inmates are getting prenatal care far below health standards, study shows | CBC News
Pregnant women in Ontario jails are getting prenatal care that falls far short of international standards, says a new study from McMaster University.
Source: Pregnant inmates are getting prenatal care far below health standards, study shows | CBC News
Deadly force | CBC News
More than 460 Canadians have been killed or died while being subdued by police between 2000 and 2017
Source: Deadly force | CBC News
Defunding The Police Will Save Black And Indigenous Lives In Canada | HuffPost Canada
If we truly want to effect change that could stop police killings of Black people, we need to have this conversation.
Source: Defunding The Police Will Save Black And Indigenous Lives In Canada | HuffPost Canada
Saskatoon advocate calls for prisons to be abolished | Globalnews.ca
A spokesperson for the Indigenous Joint Action Coalition said prisons are part of a colonial legacy of oppression and should be replaced.
Source: Saskatoon advocate calls for prisons to be abolished | Globalnews.ca
A young Black man was fatally Tasered in his own backyard – now his family is demanding answers | CBC News
For months, Clive Mensah’s family has watched with a knowing horror as the stories of George Floyd and so many others have made headlines. All the while Mensah’s story has remained untold — until now.
