Talking Points Treaty Annuities The talking points on modernizing treaty annuities are intended to provide an accessible means of conveying the key points to a general audience, with later translations into French and Cree (the largest Indigenous language group in …
Points de discussion : la modernisation des annuités
Points de discussion _ la modernisation des annuités_ (Talking Points-FRENCH) Les points de discussion sur la modernisation des annuités visent à fournir un moyen de transmettre les points clés à un public général, plus tard avec les traductions en français …
mâmiskôcikewin: anohch ekwa tipahamâtowi-sôniyâw [ᒫᒥᐢᑰᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ: ᐊᓄᐦᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑎᐸᐦᐊᒫᑐᐃᐧ ᓲᓂᔮᐤ]
Talking Points: Modernizing Treaty Annuities [CREE both in roman orthography and cree syllabic] mâmiskôcikewin: anohch ekwa tipahamâtowi-sôniyâw ka ohtinamakehk wehcihôpayiw mâmiskôcikewin ayeseyenowak ka penâtohtahkwaw asici nêhiyawascikêwin ekwa itwêstamâkêwin wêmistikôsîmowin mâmiskôcikewin awatamakewin nikotwâsik oyahowewin tipahamâtowi-sôniyâw kwayask ka peyakwakimiht awîyak kwayask tipahamâtowi-sôniyâw …
Modernizing Treaty Annuities – A Policy Blueprint
Almost all aspects of the historical treaties signed between Indian bands and the Crown between 1850 and 1921 have been modernized over the past forty years. The notable exception is the treaty annuity, the single provision in the treaties specifically …
No Chains Required—Just Canadians Who Value Reconciliation
The origin of a potentially groundbreaking step towards meaningful reconciliation between Canada’s first people and settlers can be laid at the feet of Métis leader Louis Riel. Literally. In 1994, Métis activist Jean Allard had lots of time to think …
Event Replay “Let the People Speak” By Sheilla Jones
Let the People Speak launched at McNally Robinson Booksellers in Winnipeg on September 19, 2019. Many Frontier supporters were unable to attend the September 2019 book launch of “Let the People Speak”. We are pleased to provide this the highlight …
New Book: Let the People Speak
New Book: Let the People Speak In Let the People Speak, author and journalist Sheilla Jones raises an important question: are the well-documented social inequities in Indigenous communities—high levels of poverty, suicide, incarceration, children in care, family violence—the symptoms of …
You are invited to a new book launch!
Thursday September 19, 2019 at 7:00pm McNally Robinson Bookstore Grant Park Mall, Winnipeg, MB
APTN Interview with Sheilla Jones: Treaty Payments
When treaties were signed they were agreements to share Canada’s growing prosperity with the original people of this land. It was a $4- to $5-annual payment for every man, woman and child back then. Today, it remains a $4 to …