‘Beat Nation’ Brings Skateboard and Hip Hop Culture to the Vancouver Art Gallery
Beat Nation is an exhibition of 27 aboriginal artists from every region of North America.
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My extensive reporting on aboriginal issues has been short-listed for two awards by the Canadian Association of Journalists.
From in-depth coverage of missing and murdered aboriginal women, to profiles of indigenous artists, leaders and environmental advocates, my work has been published in the Toronto Star, Windspeaker, Indian Country Today Media Network, The Tyee, THIS Magazine, and the Vancouver Observer.
Below are some samples from my aboriginal and indigenous portfolio.
Mistrust, Frustration Deepen as Police Spying on Pipeline Critics Comes to Light
Aboriginal leaders are outraged after secret documents revealed that police have been keeping tabs on critics of Enbridge Corp.’s Northern Gateway pipeline.
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.
Inquiry’s failure succeeds in pulling together groups
A coalition of interested groups have rejected pleas to rejoin BC’s missing women inquiry, saying they will instead focus on a United Nations investigation and proposed royal commission.
Pickton inquiry: ‘Erin Brockovich of Downtown Eastside’ refuses to stay silent on missing women
Last April, as lawyers prepared for an inquiry into the Pickton investigation, retired street nurse Bonnie Fournier was told to expect a call. Nine days remain, and she’s still waiting.
Canada’s Missing Women Inquiry Faces Renewed Community Boycott
In the wake of an Aboriginal lawyer’s resignation from hearings into why police failed to catch serial killer Robert Pickton sooner, 15 groups rejected pleas to rejoin proceedings.
Divide and conquer: Indigenous peoples, the budget, and a chat with Romeo Saganash
The federal budget continues Canada’s legacy of paternalism towards Indigenous peoples. The Left Coast Post talks to former NDP contender Romeo Saganash.
Joe Oliver’s Speech Coloured By “Racism”: First Nations Grand Chief
Natural Resources Minister’s comments go beyond paternalism and border on racist, First Nations Grand Chief Stewart Phillip said.
Lawyer quits Missing Women Inquiry: Indian Country Today photograph
Lawyer Robyn Gervais resigns from Missing Women Commission of Inquiry.
Canadian Women’s Foundation fights poverty, violence against women, and ‘sexual slavery’
Beverley Wybrow, president and CEO of the Canadian Women’s Foundation, hopes to empower women to overcome barriers. Photo by David P. Ball
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