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Articles by Alvin Fiddler
The water emergency in Kashechewan must spur action on federal legislation
The water emergency in Kashechewan must spur action on federal legislation If the government does not act now, our First Nations communities will continue to be plagued with more critical infrastructure failures. The prime minister and Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty promised to re-table the federal First Nations water legislation that was introduced under the previous Parliament, but it hasn’t yet materialized, writes Alvin Fiddler. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
The fly-in court shooting in Wapekeka should draw our attention to two urgent issues
The recent fatal police shooting of a 23-year-old First Nations man in Wapekeka First Nation is being portrayed as an urgent issue of courtroom security. What we know is that police shot a man who was allegedly holding a knife. Tyresse Kenny Padro Cree Roundsky was pronounced dead at the scene. An investigation into the incident is ongoing and should reveal more about what happened that day. It’s important that we do find out more, and that we understand the broader context.
No justifying police conduct
Regarding The Chronicle-Journal editorial from Sept. 15, Racism Claim Not Backed Up: The only thing worse than the conduct of Thunder Bay Police officers as reported by the CBC is the attempt by the police, and this newspaper, to justify it. Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Enough talk, systemic racism is killing Black and Indigenous people in Canada
By Alvin FiddlerContributor Tue., June 30, 2020timer3 min. read While Canada’s leaders grapple with semantics, systemic racism is killing Black and Indigenous people in Canada at an alarming rate, so forgive me if I pass on a piece of the birthday cake or don’t participate in the online Canada Day celebrations.
Thunder Bay has three years to address its police racism problem
By Alvin FiddlerOpinion Thu., Dec. 13, 2018 It came as no surprise that Ontario’s police watchdog was unequivocal in its confirmation that systemic racism exists in Thunder Bay Police Service at an institutional level. In fact, OIPRD Director Gerry McNeilly noted that he approached the police with similar concerns 10 years ago.
Doug Ford needs education on reconciliation
Across Canada, thousands of Indian residential school survivors shared their experiences with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. In collecting their statements, one primary question was heard more than any other: What will you do to ensure our history gets into the schools? The response came in the form of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action. Many of the Calls to Action deal specifically with education reforms.
Opinion | Colten Boushie verdict more proof legal system plagued by systemic racism
The acquittal of Gerald Stanley in the death of Colten Boushie has re-exposed systemic racism in the justice system — from the day Colten was shot; to the actions of the police; the peremptory challenges during jury selection; and the verdict delivered last week. The legal system failed Colten. Our hearts are with his family and friends.
Chiefs demand answers on Thunder Bay river deaths
As leaders of Nishnawbe Nation, Grand Council Treaty No. 3 and Rainy River First Nations, we have lost faith in the ability of local police to investigate the tragedies involving these three deaths, and the other Indigenous “River Deaths” around Thunder Bay. These deaths in the city’s waterways has caused a crisis of confidence in policing; specifically, the credibility of investigations into the deaths of Indigenous people in the city’s waterways.
Why Ontario First Nations stand with Standing Rock | Toronto Star
I felt it was important to stand in solidarity with those who oppose this encroachment in their homelands. This pipeline threatens the health and well-being of the Dakota and Lakota people of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe through contamination of their waters, crops and sacred burial grounds. The construction of the pipeline violates U.S. law and treaties as well as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
Let’s walk with Gord on the path to reconciliation | Toronto Star
Fifty years later, and just a few weeks ago, I was honoured to address Ontario’s newly called lawyers during my keynote address at the Toronto Call to the Bar ceremony at Roy Thomson Hall. Looking at their faces when I took the podium, I’m sure they expected a fist-banging tirade about the many injustices faced by Canada’s indigenous peoples and a general shaming of the legal system.
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