Pipe Dreams: Indigenous Protest in the U.S. and Canada Liam Ragan Feb 9, 2018 A Tale of Two Pipelines Moving up in unison, dozens of national guard and police enter Oceti Sakowin camp with…
Closing the Gap: Indigenous Injustice Parallels in Australia and Canada Maha Asad Nov 18, 2017 It’s strange that the country ranked second-best in the world for quality of life is, at the same time, becoming…
What Would Trudeau Do?: The Effect of Canadian Mining Companies in Latin America Gretel Kahn Sep 6, 2017 During his post as Prime Minister, Stephen Harper enthusiastically promoted the expansion of extractive Canadian …
Canadian Complacency: Trudeau in the Trump Era Quinn Lazenby Jan 12, 2017 “We’re actually closer than friends. We’re more like siblings,” said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a state…
Peru’s Elections Shines Light on Dark History of Forced Sterilizations Sara Gold Apr 21, 2016 On Sunday, April 10th, Peruvians went to the polls, to elect a successor to current President Ollanta Humala,…
For Berta Caceres, A Month After Her Death Julia Bugiel Apr 8, 2016 This is an ode to Berta Caceres. Over one month after her murder, even as most newspapers have moved on to new…
Trudeau Promises a “Total Renewal” of Relationship with First Nations Peoples Jasmine Lee Jan 20, 2016 In September, I published an article looking at the abominable treatment of Canada’s Aboriginal community by its…
The Changing Role of Ecuador’s Indigenous Movement Julia Bugiel Nov 24, 2015 In Latin America, indigenous groups are increasingly letting their voices be heard, whether through the cultural…
Interview with Patrick Brennan: Aboriginal Rights in Canada Bella Shraiman Nov 21, 2015 MIR Online interviewed Patrick Brennan, Executive Director of McGill's Institute for the Study of International…
kanion’ke:haka Resistance to Montréal’s 8 Billion Litre Sewage Dump Arabella Colombier Nov 14, 2015 The city of Montréal planned to dump one-third of its untreated sewage, including medical and industrial waste,…