Archive - Apr 15, 2012

Children On Cat Lake First Nation Send Important Message To Drug-Addicted Parents

from Huffingtonpost.ca

Cat Lake: Children On First Nations Reserve Send Heartbreaking Letter To Drug-Addicted Parents

Posted: 04/15/2012

CAT LAKE, Ont. - Item number nine in the letter to members of the Cat Lake reserve from the children in Grade Six is as blunt as it is painful.

"Colonialism is the dominant force in Canada" explains why First Nations protect their lands

 

from CalgaryHerald.com

 

Why First Nations cling to their reserves

BY RICHARD WAGAMESE - APRIL 15, 2012

Certain questions come back time after time in mainstream Canada's hunt for understanding of First Nations issues. One of the most important focuses on the nature of reserve communities. If the situations on Canada's First Nations reserves are so horrible, why don't the people just leave?