Shiri Pasternak

Members of the Gitxsan and Wet'suwet'en First Nations hug to celebrate the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to recognize Indigenous land rights. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chuck Stoody

December 11, 2022

Delgamuukw 25 years on: How Canada has undermined the landmark decision on Indigenous land rights

Shiri Pasternak, Toronto Metropolitan University

Twenty-five years after the landmark Delgamuukw case, Canada is still failing to fulfil its legal obligations to Indigenous Peoples.

A person holds a sign calling for to defund the police during an October 2020 protest in Ottawa after a police constable was acquitted of manslaughter in the 2016 death of a Black man, Abdirahman Abdi. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

June 9, 2022

Thin‑skinned blue line: Police fight against defunding, showing their true colours

Shiri Pasternak, Toronto Metropolitan University and Kevin Walby, University of Winnipeg

Has the defund the police movement had an impact in Canada? It depends on how you define success.

The Wedzin kwa River, an important source of fresh water for the Unist'ot'en and Wet'suwet'en people near Houston, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

February 7, 2020

Wet'suwet'en: Why are Indigenous rights being defined by an energy corporation?

Shiri Pasternak, Toronto Metropolitan University

Impact benefit agreements between energy companies and First Nations are typically confidential. But documents suggest First Nations may be trading away their Aboriginal rights.

3

0

Delgamuukw 25 years on: How Canada has undermined the landmark decision on Indigenous land rights

Thin‑skinned blue line: Police fight against defunding, showing their true colours

Wet'suwet'en: Why are Indigenous rights being defined by an energy corporation?

Contact Shiri for