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Tom Longboat Day to be marked June 4 across province of Ontario

“This legendary Canadian has been ignored for too long,” Eglinton-Lawrence M.P.P. Mike Colle said after Ontario members of...

Sharing John Paishk’s drum with the world

Four years after witnessing the drumming and dancing at Sandy Lake, I photographed John Paishk of Red Lake, Ont., with his...

Beaver animal of choice in Mattagami

It was a beautiful day to visit Mattagami First Nation April 24 to check out the annual Beaverfest celebration in the...

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Debeers road blockade ends
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A jury of peers

First Nations people rarely end up on juries. Some blame jury rolls, others, systematic problems such as racism. Regardless, the issue raises troubling questions about the meaning of justice in...

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Jury rolls just one part of issue with justice system

In 1977, David Kairys authored a study on the underrepresentation of African-Americans on juries across the United States.
The study examined why, nearly two decades after the start of the...

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Eastern James Bay Cree justice and corrections department going strong

As Aboriginal people continue to represent a disproportionate number of the prison population across Canada, First Nations communities and tribal councils are trying to find ways to bring the...

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Quick action needed on jury rolls report
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