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Writer Thomas King is congratulated by Governor General Adrienne Clarkson after being invested into the Order of Canada at a ceremony in Ottawa in 2004. (CP PHOTO/Tom Hanson)

Universities’ work towards Indigenous identity policies signals difficult conversations

Apart from impacting individuals, false declarations of Indigenous identity can impact institutions’ reputations and harm Indigenous academics and research communities.
Lorelei Williams, whose cousin was murdered by serial killer Robert Pickton and whose aunt went missing in 1978, sheds tears while responding to the report on the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canada’s MMIWG report spurs debate on the shifting definitions of genocide

Understanding genocide as a process can help people grapple with the ongoing threat faced by Indigenous people in Canada, as named in the report into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

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