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1. Struggling First Nations share common characteristics

   Appeared in the Globe and Mail, December 18, 2019 Earlier this year the Canadian government released new Community Well-Being (CWB) index numbers based on the 2016 census. It measured a combination of income, employment, housing, and education. One piece ...

2. B.C. First Nation’s prosperity offers important lessons to other First Nations

   Appeared in the Globe and Mail, September 17, 2019 First Nations members living on reserves are the most disadvantaged people in Canada, but some First Nations are finding a path toward prosperity. Scholars, like journalists, often focus on bad news, but ...

3. Métis self-government in Canada is a non-starter

   Appeared in the Globe and Mail, September 12, 2017 The Liberal electoral strategy in the 2015 campaign included striking promises to attract the aboriginal vote. Thus Justin Trudeau pledged to negotiate self-government and land-claims with the “Métis ...

4. The Debate about Métis Aboriginal Rights—Demography, Geography, and History

   In the 2015 federal election campaign, the Liberal Party promised to engage in “nation to nation” negotiations with the “Métis Nation” to establish Métis self-government and to settle unresolved land claims. Discussions are now under way with the ...

5. Why the Isaac report on Métis goes in the wrong direction

   Appeared in the Globe and Mail, August 8, 2016 “ Le mot français est dérivé du participle latin, Mixtus, qui signifie Mêlé ….”  Louis Riel The federal government has restricted First Nations’ freedom of movement, sent their children to residential schools ...