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[RFS]

Let’s be clear: the statistic is not factual.

https://www.national...wg-it-was-wrong

Lmfao. That article basically says the stat isn't true because it's racist.

[Benezet]

Lmfao. That article basically says the stat isn't true because it's racist.

It says this:

“The inquiry's report also noted that, up until very recently, RCMP didn't even record whether victims or offenders were Indigenous.”

[Victoria Watcher]

it’s correct. we spent nearly $100 million and did not arrive at any other figure. you can bet if they found a much smaller figure they would have published it.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 09 June 2019 - 02:36 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

It says this:

“The inquiry's report also noted that, up until very recently, RCMP didn't even record whether victims or offenders were Indigenous.”

 

maybe it's actually 90%.  not the 80 i stated.

 

Rather than being an inter-group form of violence, the murder of Aboriginal females is largely confined to the Indigenous community. RCMP and other statistics reveal that 90 per cent of these murders are committed by Indigenous men who knew their victims; 72 per cent of Aboriginal women are murdered mainly in their homes; very few women involved in the sex trade, whether Indigenous or not, are murdered by their clients; and, contrary to urban mythology based on the vile Robert Pickton saga, “… it would be inappropriate to suggest any significant difference in the prevalence of sex trade workers among Aboriginal female homicide victims as compared to non-Aboriginal female homicide victims.”

 

These statistics also suggest that the very formation of this inquiry represented a privileging of the murder and disappearance of Indigenous women over other population groupings, including Indigenous men. Between 1980 and 2012, of the 20,313 national homicides, five per cent of victims were Aboriginal women. Meanwhile, Indigenous men represent at least 70 per cent of murdered or missing Aboriginal persons. Don’t these murdered men deserve some consideration as well?

 

 

https://nationalpost...-wasnt-genocide

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 09 June 2019 - 03:42 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

and a comment on the article that i can agree with:

 

The real issues here is isolation of First Nation Communities, poverty, drug & alcohol abuse and the nature of the reserve system. Reserves are too often sited in areas where developing a business and creating employment is difficult to impossible. This leads to poverty, despair and drug abuse. In reserves most of the land and property is controlled centrally with most band members unable to own their homes. Home ownership is the method used by most people to accumulate wealth; this avenue remains closed. Their education system is vastly inferior to what others take for granted meaning that their ability to generate income off the reserve is compromised. 

 

The report suggests a guaranteed annual income; the fastest way to destroy someone is to give them money for doing nothing. 

 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 09 June 2019 - 03:48 AM.

[Mike K.]

A commentor says she had never heard of the 70% figure prior to reading that piece and that that has got her thinking about its veracity.

Then “Dennis” opines:

The article above is clear, you ask what the number referred to in the RCMP report, but that cannot be answered because the number was never included in any RCMP report.

Also, the premise of the article is that the 70% statistic is not true, and the article makes it's case, so it is a bit concerning that you ask for the truth behind the statistic, if any.

The “article” makes no counterclaim with any statistics of its own, it just declares the 70% figure “wrong.” Dennis believes that because the article “makes its case,” that that’s as good as proof for him, and as such it’s concerning that anyone would question the article’s veracity. He literally says “it is a bit concerning that you ask for the truth behind the statistic.”

Yikes.

Dennis is backed up by Warrior Woman, who also criticizes the individual asking for more substance.

Dennis, very well said. This article is clearly written to debunk myths about the false 70% statistic ( which is not an actual statistic b/c it was not gathered from a critical analysis of data). The underlying egregious issue is that perpetuating this false narrative detracts from taking accountability for the larger issue of assimilation and the annihilation of Indigenous culture and peoples. Therein lies the need for accountability for historical injustice.

[RFS]

And because people are actually actively trying to ignore the actual murderers and motives, these murders will continue unabated.

[RFS]

Organization of American States wants to probe MMIWG allegation of ‘genocide’

https://globalnews.c...e-report-probe/

Now Canada is being investigated for genocide by an international body. Perhaps Trudeau will be tried and convicted under international law.

[Mike K.]

There are a couple of links to StatCan data in the comments. They’re worth a read.

StatCan does not discuss the ethnicity of murderers or those charged with assaults, but they do provide quite a number of data points related to violence encountered by First Nations women compared to the general population of women in Canada.

[Midnightly]

while the 70% statistic might not hold any truth or paper trail to back it up, you can't deny the statistic that most people who are murdered are killed by someone they know.. and i'm sure there are other statistics that point to higher risk like drug use and poverty all which can lead in favor of that 70% soo many talk about maybe it's a number for them to look into debunk it instead of ignoring it

[amor de cosmos]

Kiya Bruno will be decked out in beaded Blue Jays bling when she walks onto the field at the Rogers Centre Saturday to belt out O Canada in Cree and English.

https://www.cbc.ca/n...nthem-1.5193921

[spanky123]

Richard Hunt seems to have an issue with the RBCM gift shop selling licensed FN art.

 

https://www.timescol...aint-1.23873006

[tedward]

Richard Hunt seems to have an issue with the RBCM gift shop selling licensed FN licensing their art.

 

https://www.timescol...aint-1.23873006

 

Fixed that for you.

 

Apparently "selling out" for some is OK but for others not so much. 

Edited by tedward, 04 July 2019 - 03:53 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

Fixed that for you.

 

Apparently "selling out" for some is OK but for others not so much. 

 

yes it sounds like the gift shop already did the right things. 

[amor de cosmos]

The Tahltan First Nation, whose traditional territory encompasses some of the most resource-rich lands in B.C., is now an equity owner in three hydro-electric facilities collectively valued at over $2.5 billion. It is believed to be the largest clean energy investment by a First Nation in B.C.

The Tahltan Nation has purchased a five per cent stake in Northwest British Columbia Hydro Electric Facilities for $124.3 million from Axium Infrastructure Canada and Manulife Financial Corporation.

“It’s a historic, unprecedented situation for the Tahltan Nation to be able to own such a significant portion of a major project in our territory,” said Chad Norman Day, president of the Tahltan Central Government. “It’s been a long time coming for our people to start becoming equity partners in some of the major projects in our territory.”

The power-generating facilities are comprised of three run-of-the-river projects: Forrest Kerr, McLymont Creek and Volcano Creek, located in Tahltan territory.

https://vancouversun...-in-b-c-history

[amor de cosmos]

Nearly all of the dozens of Indigenous languages in British Columbia are threatened with extinction but, according to a local First Nations organization, the tide is turning as more and more young people learn the languages.

Aliana Parker, language programs manager with the First Peoples' Cultural Council on Vancouver Island, said the "huge amount of effort" to revitalize the languages appears to be paying off.

"There has been 150 years or more of policies that have deliberately aimed to extinguish these languages and, because of that, all of the Indigenous languages in B.C. have severe threats to their vitality," Parker said.

"But we have great hope that the trend is reversing."

*snip*

According to the First Peoples' Cultural Council's report, though, about 78 per cent of the people learning the languages are under the age of 25.

"Language revitalization is very complex work and it won't happen overnight but there's a lot that is being done," Parker said.

"We have great hope."

https://www.cbc.ca/n...uages-1.5236919

Edited by amor de cosmos, 06 August 2019 - 08:01 AM.

[amor de cosmos]

Users of Google Earth are now able to hear over 50 Indigenous language speakers from across the globe saying words and simple phrases and even singing traditional songs.

The project, called Celebrating Indigenous Languages, is designed to honour the United Nations International Year of Indigenous Languages.

*snip*

The project can be found in Voyager on Google Earth, an educational storytelling platform.

"We've seen lots of people using maps to do things like preserve traditional place names," said Raleigh Seamster, senior program manager with Google Earth Outreach.

While there are almost 7,000 Indigenous languages worldwide, this project features only 50 so far, but Seamster said there's hope the project will grow if more people are interested in adding their own languages.

https://www.cbc.ca/n...uages-1.5240672

[amor de cosmos]

The federal government has approved up to $3,998,760 toward protecting and conserving areas with cultural and ecological importance to Tahltan people.

Catherine McKenna, minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced Monday the funding for the Tahltan Central Government project was approved from the $175 million Canada Nature Fund's Target 1 initiative. It is one of 67 conservation initiatives receiving funding across Canada.

Projects under the Pathway to Canada Target 1 Challenge initiative will help toward conserving 17 per cent of Canada's land and freshwater by the end of 2020.

The project aims to establish Tahltan Indigenous protected and conserved areas through the Tahltan Nation land use planning process. This includes key habitats for species at risk like the Woodland Caribou and Pacific Salmon

A press release from the Tahltan Central Government, the government body of the Tahltan Nation, says the project will help them to further enact and define Tahltan stewardship in their territory. It will also decrease uncertainty for industry and businesses as the area has seen "unprecedented levels of resource development and exploration" over the last two decades, states the release.

"This is an important step forward that will assist in bringing improved stewardship and economic certainty to Tahltan territory," Chad Norman Day, president of the central government, stated in the release.

*snip*

Minister McKenna also said Monday the federal government plans to put funding toward protecting land and water in Clayoquot Sound through the $100 million Natural Heritage Conservation Program in partnership with the Ahousaht and Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations.

This will help to connect the Strathcona Provincial Park with the outer coastal provincial parks and the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve and protect the habitat of 15 federally listed species at risk.

https://www.cbc.ca/n...nding-1.5252517

Edited by amor de cosmos, 20 August 2019 - 08:46 AM.

[amor de cosmos]

Over the next two years, Quebec-based Indigenous language and culture programs will receive a $8.7 million boost from the Canadian government, Pablo Rodriguez, minister of Canadian heritage and multiculturalism, announced Monday.

“Indigenous languages are an integral part of our country’s identity and play an important role in sharing culture,” Rodriguez said in a statement. “Most Indigenous languages in Canada are considered endangered, and we recognize the importance of preserving them.”

According to Rodriguez, the government allocated funding to programs whose mandate “[keeps] with the spirit of the Indigenous Languages Act,” legislation which came into effect earlier this summer after two years of consultation and development with Indigenous organizations.

This year’s federal budget committed $333.7 million over five years – starting in 2019 – to support implementation of the act.

The funding, according to a press release, will support 48 community-based projects that include “the promotion of Indigenous cultural heritage, language camps, classes, immersion programs,” as well as distributable resources – like translator tools and children’s books – and other unspecified educational material.

https://aptnnews.ca/...st-from-canada/

[amor de cosmos]

A new school in Cedar will be only the second in B.C. to feature indigenous language immersion.

Snuneymuxw First Nation, along with Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools, officially unveiled the new Qwam Qwum Stuwixwulh School Friday, a 19,000-square foot modern school building on Stuywut Street in Cedar, replacing the old 3,800-square foot facility at Centre Street.

According to Kevin Brand, school principal, enrolment has risen to 72, from 43, and while it follows the new B.C. curriculum, it will have Hul’q’umin’um’ as its second language, instead of French.

“On a daily basis, we’re going to be interacting, and as we, as staff, learn the language ourselves, we’re going to be using that and honouring that language and we’re holding ourselves open to the teachings of the elders to improve our own language and to share that language with the children,” said Brand. “It will be in announcements, it will be in gatherings, it will be in classroom sharing circles, it will be in the hallways. In the signs in the school, in the signage out front. As much as possible, we’re seeking to identify that as the language of the school and the language of this land.”

https://www.nanaimob...uage-immersion/