Indigenous Nationhood

Empowering Grassroots Citizens

Pamela Palmater

• Publisher: Fernwood Publishing
• Year: 2015
• Topic: Social Sciences
• eBook ISBN:
  9781552667965
• Subtopic: Global Politics
• Index: Social Sciences

Indigenous Nationhood is a selection of blog posts by well-known lawyer, activist and academic Pamela Palmater. Palmater offers critical legal and political commentary and analysis on legislation, Aboriginal rights, Canadian politics, First Nations politics and social issues such as murdered and missing Indigenous women, poverty, economics, identity and culture. Palmater's writing tackles myths and stereotypes about Indigenous peoples head-on, discusses Indigenous nationhood and nation building, examines treaty rights and provides an accessible, critical analysis of laws and government policies being imposed on Indigenous peoples.

Fiercely anti-racist and anti-colonial, this book is intended to help rebuild the connections between Indigenous citizens and their home communities, local governments and Indigenous Nations for the benefit of future generations.

Table of contents

• Oh Canada! Your Home’s on Mi’kmaw Land
• Chronology
• Introduction: Standing with Pride, Rebuilding Our Nations
• SECTION 1: RACISM
• 1–1: “No Natives” Allowed – How Canada Breeds Racism and Fear
• 1–2: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s Chief-Bashing Campaign
• 1–3: Eskan Racism – Bottled and Sourced in Canada for Over 500 Years
• 1–4: Sun Media or Hate Media – Racism for Sale
• 1–5: Laurie River Lodge Adventures – Watch Out for Animals and Indians?
• 1–6: Human Rights Museum or Harper Propaganda Show – Genocide in Canada Denied
• 1–7: The Silent War – Government Control of Indigenous Identity
• 1–8: Genocide? Murder? Criminal Negligence? Or Passive Indifference? – Canada Is Killing Our People
• 1–9: Harper’s Indigenous Manifesto – Erasing Indigenous Peoples from Canada
• Section 2: Social Justice
• 2–1: Urgent Situation Report on Humanitarian Crisis in Canada
• 2–2: It’s Time to Stand Up and Defend Our People
• 2–3: What Is the Idle No More Movement … Really?
• 2–4: Eyes Wide Shut – Chasing Section 35 and Ignoring the War
• 2–5: Jordan’s Principle and Standing Up for Those Who Can’t
• 2–6: Justice Minister Vic Toews’ Willful Blindness to the Ongoing “Crisis” in Justice System
• 2–7: Dramatic Contradictions – 2014 Report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples
• 2–8: From Savages to Terrorists – Justifying Genocide of First Nations
• 2–9: Unimaginable but Undeniable – Genocide in Canada
• Section 3: Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls
• 3–1: Funding for Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women – A Let Down by All Parties
• 3–2: Neanderthal Politics – Shame on Conservatives for Trying to Disempower Indigenous Women Again
• 3–3: Murdered, Missing, and Still Excluded – Indigenous Women Fight for Equality
• 3–4: Harper Solicits Research to Blame First Nations for Murdered, Missing, and Traded Indigenous Women
• 3–5: Déja Vu – RCMP Report on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women
• 3–6: RCMP Report on Murdered and Missing Aboriginal Women Is Statistically Skewed
• Section 4: Legislation
• 4–1: Transcript of My Testimony on Bill C-51 Anti-Terrorism Act – March 24 2015
• 4–2: Bill C-51 – The Anti First Nations, Environmentalist, Scientist and Bird Watcher Act
• 4–3: Myth of the Crooked Indians – Bill C-27, First Nations Financial Transparency Act
• 4–4: First Nations Controlled, First Nations Education Act – Standardizing the “Indian in the Child”
• 4–5: Defer, Deflect, Deny, Destroy – Harper’s First Nations Education Act
• 4–6: Right-Wing Post – The Fight for Integrity in the Media
• 4–7: Facts versus Rhetoric –Response to INAC’s Misinformation about Bill S-2
• 4–8: Bill S-4 – Backdoor Assimilation and Land Grab
• 4–9: Flanagan National Petroleum Ownership Act – Stop Big Oil Land Grab
• Section 5: Politics
• 5–1: Shiny New Beads and Trinkets – Old Assimilation Policies Repackaged
• 5–2: War and Peace – Illusions of Partnership at Conservative–First Nations Gathering
• 5–3: Federal Budget 2012 – The Battle Lines Have Been Drawn
• 5–4: October 7th Day of Action, The Royal Proclamation, and Idle No More – Wading Through the Hype
• 5–5: Feathers versus Guns – The Throne Speech and Canada’s War with the Mi’kmaw Nation at Elsipogtog
• 5–6: Willing Partner or Jail? Budget 2014 and the Elimination of First Nations Treaty Rights, Resources, and Trade
• 5–7: Conservative’s Fear Budget 2015 – Canada’s Future Not High on Harper’s Radar
• 5–8: To Vote or Not to Vote? A Question of Sovereignty for Indigenous Peoples
• Conclusion: Every Day Gets Warmer