Lloy Wylie

The settlement of the land now known as Canada meant the erasure – sometimes from ignorance, often purposeful – of Indigenous place-names, and understandings of territory and associated obligations. The Canadian map with its three territories and ten provinces, electoral boundaries and districts, reflects boundaries that continue to fragment Indigenous nations and traditional lands.

From the migrant caravan that has travelled across Central America, to the ongoing exodus from Syria, the plight of refugees has become a global crisis. There are currently more refugees and asylum seekers fleeing conflict and violence around the world than ever before.