Indigenous peoples did nothing wrong to the government of Canada: Ken Coates in the Toronto Star
Reconciliation cannot be achieved by a naïve desire to put the past behind us. Rather, Canada must recognize how our colonial history hangs as...
The Right to Say Yes on Resource Projects: Ken Coates for Inside Policy
If reconciliation means anything, it must mean that Indigenous peoples have the power not just to say “no,” but to say “yes” to...
Trudeau, Canada, fail to understand depth of First Nations fresh water problems: Melissa Mbarki in the Toronto Star
For decades, Ottawa has oversimplified Indigenous issues, often reducing complex infrastructure, political and legal issues to simple statements, writes Melissa Mbarki in the...
By stifling pipelines, Trudeau is stifling opportunity for Indigenous people: Melissa Mbarki in the National Post
Increasing Indigenous participation in energy development would have been an easy way to improve the standard of living of many First Nations. Instead,...
Indigenous issues fade in the election, but can a consensus emerge? Ken Coates for Inside Policy
Given the national uproar over residential schools just a few weeks ago, it’s disappointing to many that Indigenous issues have largely fallen off...
Enough with the empty apologies - Canada must move forward in partnership with Indigenous peoples: MLI Commentary by Ken Coates
OTTAWA, ON (August 24, 2021): Tragic headlines about residential schools have finally caused many Canadians to pay attention to the generations of trauma...
The Trudeau government can no longer ‘freeze out’ pro-development First Nations: Heather Exner-Pirot in the National Post
Canada can be a very unfriendly place for Indigenous leaders looking to create jobs and own source revenues, writes Heather Exner-Pirot in the...
What if Money is Not the Answer for Indigenous Communities? Ken Coates for Inside Policy
Indigenous peoples deserve a much better future, one defined by real authority over their affairs, partnership with the peoples and governments of Canada,...
A Survivor of Residential Schools Says to Not Tear Down the Statues of Canadian Forefathers: Chris Sankey with On Point with Alex Pierson
MLI Senior Fellow Chris Sankey joined On Point with Alex Pierson to discuss his experiences of being an intergenerational survivor of residential schools....
Most Indigenous people support resource development: John Desjarlais Jr. and Heather Exner-Pirot in iPolitics
It's high time we pushed the discussion about Indigenous peoples and resource development past polarizing and simplistic slogans, write John Desjarlais Jr. and...