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MEDIA INDIGENA 243

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Canada's latest un-principled action / MI 243

ON THIS WEEK'S INDIGENOUS ROUNDTABLE:

How Canadian practice undermines Jordan’s Principle. A new brief from the Yellowhead Institute has shone a light on yet another Canadian government attack on the spirit if not the letter of a human rights order demanding equity for First Nations kids.

Issued by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, the order supports the right of First Nations children to access the same essential public services as any other kid in Canada, free of delays due to disputes over who should pay for it. It's known as Jordan's Principle, named for the late Jordan River Anderson, whose all-too-short 5 years of life was marred by such jurisdictional disputes.

Although everyone says they agree with the principle, their actions tell a different story. A new chapter of which is well documented in the recent Yellowhead brief, "Happy New Year To Everyone But Non-Status Kids: Jordan’s Principle & Canada’s Persistent Discrimination." In this episode, we sit down with Yellowhead Associate Fellow Damien Lee to learn more about what's driving federal moves to restrict the principle to Status Indian kids only—in other words, to only those kids Canada deems 'legitimately' Indian, regardless of who First Nations themselves claim as citizens.

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OTHER LINKS REFERENCED / CONSULTED THIS EPISODE:

• "Genocide, Indian Policy, and Legislated Elimination of Indians in Canada": Aboriginal Policy Studies

• Equality delayed is equality denied for Indigenous women: Policy Options

• Beyond Blood: Rethinking Indigenous Identity: UBC Press

• "Canada is appealing a ruling that makes more First Nations kids eligible for supports under Jordan’s Principle ... [We] asked [the ISC minister] why" @APTNnews

• Bill C-92 won’t erase problems for Indigenous children and families Cult MTL

• 26 Indigenous governing bodies are actively reclaiming authority over child welfare APTN News