New West celebrates third annual Pride
New Westminster celebrated its third annual Pride Aug 18, attracting the level of diversity organizers say they were hoping for.
Tag Archives: Gender
National Native Women’s Summit Announced to Tackle Inequality and Violence
Unequal economic and social conditions for indigenous women in Canada will be the focus of a national conference to be held in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Atleo Survives ‘Referendum’ on Leadership, but Critics Hope for Tougher Stance
Flanked by his great-aunts and adorned with a Nuu-chah-nulth woven cedar hat, Shawn A-in-chut Atleo took the stage to celebrate his reelection as National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
Time for Gender Balance in Native Leadership, Say Indigenous Women
With much attention to women candidates’ historic showing in the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) elections on July 18—four of eight hopefuls were female—many expressed hope for restoring a gender balance lost since First Contact.
Palmater dubbed a “wild card” in race for National Chief
Palmater, a lawyer and chair of Ryerson University’s Centre for Indigenous Governance, joined the quest for leadership of the Assembly of First Nations.
Self-determination key plank in Gabriel’s campaign
Decades after being chosen to represent her people in the 1990 Kanehsatà:ke standoff, Ellen Gabriel at is back in the spotlight as a candidate for National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
Missing Women Inquiry Hearings End Amid Cover-Up Charges From Victims’ Families
Eight months after they began, hearings into why police failed to catch serial killer Robert Pickton sooner ended much as they began: with families and aboriginal groups protesting outside.
Missing women inquiry ends in outrage: ‘We need more answers, what really happened?’
Michele Pineault’s daughter was killed on Robert Pickton’s farm, one of Canada’s 600 missing and murdered Native women. She spoke with the Left Coast Post at a closure ceremony on Wednesday.
Self-care and social change
It’s time to stop splitting social change from self-care – and embrace healing justice in our communities.
Organization of American States Joins International Scrutiny of Canada’s Missing Aboriginal Women
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is scrutinizing the disappearance of more than 600 aboriginal women in Canada, only months after the United Nations announced its own investigation.
David P Ball 