In the age of transparency, fairness, and equity this infographic demonstrates how spectacularly different the Alberta Chiefs’ total compensation per registered member across 15 reserves inAlberta. The highest paid per capita Chief of Duncan’s First Nation makes $419...
In the age of transparency, fairness, and equity this infographic demonstrates how spectacularly different the Saskatchewan Chiefs’ total compensation per registered member across 13 reserves in Saskatchewan. The highest paid per capita Chief of Kinistin Saulteaux...
In the age of transparency, fairness, and equity this infographic demonstrates how spectacularly different the Manitoba Chiefs’ total compensation per registered member across 8 reserves in Manitoba. The highest paid per capita Chief of Buffalo Point makes $879 per...
Canada is, without question, a land of historic treaties, particularly in the West. There were treaties between the Hudson’s Bay Company and Indigenous communities in Rupert’s Land for building trading posts and using waterways. The Métis of the Red River Settlement...
For the defiant act of holding church services despite public health orders, Alberta pastors James Coates, Tim Stephens and Art Pawlowski were arrested and jailed. Some, including those within the faith, think the pastors should acquiesce to the government edicts....
More than 500 years ago, Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press revolutionized the world of letters. Instead of having to painstakingly copy books by hand, books could be printed by the thousands. The very first book that came off Gutenberg’s printing press was the...
Frontier Centre in the media from the Winnipeg Free Press.
Much has been made of a recent move by a Cree community in Quebec to "ban" traditional First Nation spiritual practices. Ouje-Bougoumou is an overwhelmingly Christian First Nation community located over 700 kilometres north of Montreal. The problems began when a local...
A new made-in-Edmonton TV series called Blackstone is making waves.
The new TV drama depicts corruption and crime on a First Nation reserve. Already, it is expected the show will broadcast on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) and Showcase TV.
The show is being criticized for perpetuating stereotypes about First Nation reserves. However, even one of the main characters, Gordon Tootoosis, who plays elder Cecil Delaronde in the series said: “But we can’t be sweeping things under the rug like this. One of these days we’re going to trip over it.”
Joseph Quesnel's study Defending Matrimonial Property Legislation is getting good play around the country. For examples, see here and here.
Calvin Helin worked his way up from an impoverished boyhood in a remote First Nations village in northern British Columbia to become a successful lawyer and international businessman. He has dedicated his life to helping others break the bonds of economic dependency and emerge with newfound confidence and self-worth.
Aboriginal women continue to face obstacles, as evidenced by a recent Frontier Poll which found that on-reserve women were still vulnerable and need property rights protection.
Darcy Bear, chief of Whitecap Dakota First Nation, a small band south of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, has thrown his support behind the First Nations Financial Transparency Act, the proposed legislation that would require disclosure of chief and councillor salaries. Part...
Legislation that provides for equal matrimonial laws on Indian reserves should be supported by indigenous leaders as it balances self-government with fundamental justice.
A recent seizure of record amounts of illegal tobacco on Montana First Nation in Alberta has raised public attention about the challenge of illegal tobacco.
Cigarettes distributed through Native channels avoid provincial, federal and often excise taxes. They are often sold to non-Aboriginals at heavily discounted prices.
Governments and police have avoided “cracking down” on these illegal smoke shacks or operations because of First Nation insistence on internal self-government.
Problems are these cigarettes often find their ways into the hands of teenagers and no one can regulate their contents.