The Treaty 4 Agricultural Benefits Settlement aims to address unmet Crown promises, but tensions over governance, transparency and leadership could undermine its potential for Indigenous communities.
Articles on The Crown
Displaying all articles
This playlist of podcast episodes invites listeners to engage in learning and unlearning; to acknowledge the tragic legacies of residential schools and to move beyond a single day of remembrance.
For centuries, colonial powers have used starvation as a tool to control Indigenous populations and take over their land and wealth. A look back at two historic examples on two different continents.
While these shows all try to claim part of the noughties nostalgia trend, they feel politically and contextually vacant.
When The Crown debuted in 2016, the quality of the story lines, acting and impressive production standards were striking. What happened?
Queen Elizabeth II managed to claw back popular support after the PR disasters around her handing of Diana’s divorce from Prince Charles and her response when she died.
While this will only be the second British coronation to be televised, popular culture has provided many opportunities to see fictional depictions.
There will be not one, but seven crowns present at the king’s coronation ceremony.
Ironically perhaps, it may be the move toward reconciliation between Indigenous Peoples and settler Canadians that revives the focus of the Crown in Canadian schooling.
Otago University has followed Massey in aspiring to be a “Tiriti-led” institution. But this implies being on the Crown side of the partnership – which is not where a university should be.
The federal government must appeal this ruling — not because it disagrees with it, but because such a consequential decision requires greater appreciation of the Crown and its constitutional nuances.
Far from the romance of 1981’s made-for-TV films, Spencer is trapped in a frozen Sandringham setting, gasping for air.
The chorus of disapproving voices declaiming The Crown’s approach to royal storytelling are angling for the biographers’ holy grail and seeking to protect their own lucrative market share.
In this new season of The Crown, Queen Elizabeth has two rivals for centre stage: Margaret Thatcher, played dazzlingly well by Gillian Anderson, and Diana Spencer.
A first look at the new series of The Crown finds a changing of the guard, with a fresh cast. Increasingly, in this series, the public hold Elizabeth and the royal family more accountable.
A recent historical win for Ontario First Nations against the government of Canada is as significant for the legal process, which took into account Anishinaabe law, as it is for the win itself.
Charles has been a “rebellious” prince, but that won’t translate when he’s king.
From The Crown to Outlander to classics such as Pride and Prejudice, clothes make a period drama. In The Crown, historical accuracy was crucial; other shows incorporate modern elements.
Top contributors
-
Associate Professor of English, Flinders University
-
Fashion historian, Edith Cowan University
-
Assistant Professor, University of Alberta
-
Emeritus Professor, Brunel University of London
-
Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Education, University of New Brunswick
-
Professor in Pathways Education, University of Southern Queensland
-
PhD Student, Interdisciplinary Studies, University of New Brunswick
-
Associate Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies, University of Regina
-
Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Literature, University of Birmingham
-
Adjunct Professor, Stout Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington and Auckland University of Technology, Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University
-
Senior Lecturer in English Literature, De Montfort University
-
Associate Professor of History, Toronto Metropolitan University
-
Lecturer in Constitutional and Administrative Law, and Public Procurement, Bangor University
-
Assistant Professor of Indigenous Communication, Identity and Community, Simon Fraser University