The mandate of N.B.’s systemic racism commissioner perpetuates the problem
Mi’gmaq and Wolastoqey chiefs and many others across the province called for a public inquiry into systemic racism against Indigenous Peoples in New Brunswick’s criminal justice and policing sectors. In December 2020, when asked to support a motion in the legislature calling for a public inquiry, the government refused.
Federal Indian Boarding School System Intentionally Sought to Destroy Native Families
“There’s not a single American Indian, Alaskan Native, or Native Hawaiian in this country whose life hasn’t been affected by these schools,” Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs Bryan Newland said during the press conference about the investigation and report last week.“That impact continues to influence the lives of countless families, from the breakup of families and tribal nations, to the loss of languages and cultural practices and relatives. We haven’t begun to explain the scope of this policy until now.”
Change the Way We Do Things
It’s been an interesting couple of years for me since getting elected in 2019, and then my unceremonious exit from the Legislative Assembly two years...