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Indian Act abolishment, B.C. election and First Nations First Ministers meeting | Truth & Politics

On this week's Truth and Politics panel, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew's calls to abolish the Indian Act steal the show at the First Nations-First Ministers meeting and the snap election call by David Eby in British Columbia backfires. Joining host Dennis Ward to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz of Paskw…

HANNAFORD: What? Get rid of the Indian Act?

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew raised eyebrows this week when he said the Indian Act must go. Not that he’s wrong; people have been saying so for decades, for all sorts of reasons. Even Prime Minister Carney initially agreed with him, although hours later he qualified his unrehearsed comments. »»» Su…

Why repealing the Indian Act isn't so simple

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew called for the Indian Act to be abolished, which was met with echoes from Prime Minister Mark Carney who agreed that it should be scrapped. The act was passed in 1876 with aims of assimilating Indigenous populations into Eurocentric ways of living through legislation that…

The Black Leaf Podcast episode 4. Should Manitoba be Canada's 2nd official bilingual province?

Welcome to The Black Leaf Podcast episode 4. This one will be a little bit different from what I usually talk about. This one is about bilingualism. I’m a bilingual person. My first language is actually French. I lived the cold reality of what a bilingual province, as I’m from New Brunswick. Wab Ki…

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Today is Election Day, with many voters across Indian Country turning out at the ballot box in many states. Brian Bull recently talked to Underscore Native News colleague Nika Bartoo-Smith (Osage & Oneida Nation), who is a joint reporter with Underscore and ICT, and asked her what the nationwide …

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Today is Election Day, with many voters across Indian Country turning out at the ballot box in many states. Brian Bull recently talked to Underscore Native News colleague Nika Bartoo-Smith (Osage & Oneida Nation), who is a joint reporter with Underscore and ICT, and asked her what the nationwide …

Unpacking Wab Kinew's Call to Abolish the Indian Act

It could present an opportunity to trade old colonial rules for new relations. By Frank Deer. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew recently called for the abolition of the Indian Act during a meeting in Ottawa with Prime Minister Mark Carney, provincial premiers and First Nations leaders. Holding up his Indi…

Who Will Protect Our Culture When We're Gone?

If you ask a second grader at Quil Ceda Tulalip Elementary what they want to protect for seven generations, you might hear salmon. Or drumming. Or the right to wear their hair long.In part two of our S6E8 Schoolutions conversation, co-teachers Kristin Page and Dr. Melissa Cullen show me how they te…

'It is a real absurd distraction': The Indian Act and Wab Kinew

On this edition of APTN News InFocus: Why discussions surrounding the Indian Act seemingly came out of the blue. Chair in Indigenous Governance at Toronto Metropolitan University Pam Palmater and McGill Indigenous Relations Initiative Faculty chair Veldon Coburn join the show to discuss Manitoba P…

Ruffled Feathers: Is It Time to Repeal the Indian Act? | Grey Matter with Leighton Grey

For 150 years, the Indian Act has governed First Nations status, reserve lands, band finances and significant aspects of community government. Is Canada finally prepared to move beyond it? During a recent meeting between First Nations leaders, provincial premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney, M…